Spartan Race: Montana Beast May 6, 2017

Me and my mom were driving to Montana during night time from Calgary, and was thinking we can get there by 6am and race in the morning. Little did I know, the border was closed. We got there at 4am and border opens at 7am. After a short nap we start driving to the venue. It was a nice sunny day on saturday for the beast. Friends already are in the elite and competitive heats with the top finishers already crossing the finish line. I sign up for the open heat at 11.

This race was just extra training for me due to recovering from my plantar fascitis back in october. This was my third run this year, so I am not in race shape! I still feel pain in my heel so I just wear extra soles inside my shoes. The race ended up being 21km and 950m elevation ascend. It felt a lot easier than last year and previous years. Ended up doing 30 burpees for the spear throw. I thought I had it, the target was a fair distance away.
Since I was racing in the open, there was a lot of bush wacking for me. The rucksack carry was backed-up the most, so I had to go around all the people. The new obstacles like olympus and twister were fairly easy for me and super fun! My time was 3hr 30min. The first 5miles I felt great, after that I could feel myself slowing down and not running the easy slopes that I should have. More training is required. All in all it was awesome. Running towards the finish line and my mom giving me the medal, I was really happy!