Spartan Beast WV Race Report (first TRIFECTA!)

I have been meaning to write this Race Report for a bit now. But you know, LIFE. LOL. Actually, it’s the weekend of the Spartan Beast in Killington, VT which is supposed to be one of the hardest, if not THE hardest Beast on the East Coast. So, AROOO!!! Go, Spartans!

So, thoughts on this race. Wow wow wow. I really didn’t know what to expect. I have never done this distance before. Quite honestly, I can’t remember the last time I ran 13 miles. In my training I only went up to 10. And adding 38 obstacles on top of that? Ha! Yeah, so it was just one big “fingers crossed”, hope-I-did-all-the-right-things kind of day.

It was fun. My brother and I drove up the night before. It was Spartan Central in WV, let me tell ya. This venue, the host of the most recent World Scout Jamboree (literally wrapping up a few days prior), was big enough to hold all three events in one weekend. Technically five if you count the kids’ race and trail run.

Yeah, there are people crazier than I who do the Beast, Super AND Sprint all in one weekend!!!!

(I won’t lie … the seed was planted. LOL!)

So, all things considered, I felt pretty good going in.

In the end, it turned out to be waaaaaay easier than the Super (8 miles) I did in PA for two reasons:

It wasn’t a mountain course.
It wasn’t nearly as hot.

That made all the difference. I took me only 30 minutes longer to complete the Beast than it did the Super.

So, here we go! A recap of all the obstacles and whether or not I had to do burpees…

(I put an *** by the obstacles I had never done in a race before)

Gotta smile right before! 🙂

1. Hay Wall***

2. Over Wall

3. Monkey Bars

I had to do burpees for these. Notice how the monkey bars are at different heights? Yeah…

Burpee count: 30

4. Olympus

I was super proud of myself because I did this one completely on my own this go around. During the Super I had assistance. Not a bad thing AT ALL, just happy to have been able to do it solo.

5. Stairway to Sparta

6. The Box

7. Beater

That’s my “Oh sh*t.” face. Those bars twist. Fun times. I did not complete this obstacle. BUT instead of burpees, they had a penalty run (lots of uphill). I’ll take a run over burpees any day.

8. Log Carry***

9. 7′ Wall

10. Twister

They do exactly as they say. Yeah…no.

Burpee Count: 60

11. Z-Walls

12. Atlas Carry

13. Sandbag Carry #1

14. The Armer***

Basically a super heavy ball with a chain on it.

15. Tyrolean Traverse***

I was really nervous about this one, but I made it! Phew!

16. Sandbag Carry #2

17. Cargo Cliff Climb

18. 8′ Wall

19. Irish Tables***

I couldn’t find a race picture, but this was the obstacle. Three times. UGH. Not easy.

20. Swim***

This would have been sooo much easier without the life vests. Everyone had to wear one. I get it, but geez. This triathlete was dying to rip it off! LOL

Let’s not forget all the climbing in between…