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So i did this for Tough Mudder thought i might do one for Spartan Race.
Did the 14km "Super" yesterday in Morrisons, Vic.
First things first, this (IMO) is the far superior OCR (yeh apparently this is thing now Obstacle Course Race) when compared to Tough Mudder, as a word of advice if you only want to do one next year make it this one. Better obstacles, more of them, better course overall and far more challenging. Anyway onto the good and the bad.
What i liked-
- Awesome obstacles that really had some thought, creativity and effort put into them, even something as simple as a carrying obstacle had been thought through and made fun and challenging.
- Limited entry field, this basically meant no queueing at obstacles and also gave you the chance to have a solid crack at a time, no one clogging up the course!!
- The burpees for not completing an obstacle, i was pretty stoked as i completed all obstacles and didn't have to, but it meant people didn't just bail out without trying.
- The overall set up, the last challenges being near the finish line/festival gave you a real kick in the last few kms, the rope climb and the monkey bars actually had a crowd gathered around it was awesome!!
What i didn't like-
- Not much, the whole thing was really awesome, perhaps the last obstacle being 30 burpees felt like a bit of a cop out when the rest were so good.
Didn't get any response last time, but if anyone has any thoughts etc, put em here!!
Did the 14km "Super" yesterday in Morrisons, Vic.
First things first, this (IMO) is the far superior OCR (yeh apparently this is thing now Obstacle Course Race) when compared to Tough Mudder, as a word of advice if you only want to do one next year make it this one. Better obstacles, more of them, better course overall and far more challenging. Anyway onto the good and the bad.
What i liked-
- Awesome obstacles that really had some thought, creativity and effort put into them, even something as simple as a carrying obstacle had been thought through and made fun and challenging.
- Limited entry field, this basically meant no queueing at obstacles and also gave you the chance to have a solid crack at a time, no one clogging up the course!!
- The burpees for not completing an obstacle, i was pretty stoked as i completed all obstacles and didn't have to, but it meant people didn't just bail out without trying.
- The overall set up, the last challenges being near the finish line/festival gave you a real kick in the last few kms, the rope climb and the monkey bars actually had a crowd gathered around it was awesome!!
What i didn't like-
- Not much, the whole thing was really awesome, perhaps the last obstacle being 30 burpees felt like a bit of a cop out when the rest were so good.
Didn't get any response last time, but if anyone has any thoughts etc, put em here!!
