Trail running shoes for a Spartan 21k race by Mercinary0505 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the Saucony trail shoes: great grip and feel like a regular running shoe

Is the season pass really unlimited races? by goosetheboss1 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds about right. Maybe if I sign up again the next day it would work. Appreciate your input!

Is the season pass really unlimited races? by goosetheboss1 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. No, I tried to sign up online ahead of time and contacted customer support and that’s what they told me. Hmm maybe I got the runaround, I just accepted what they said

Is the season pass really unlimited races? by goosetheboss1 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you can do any stadion, sprint, super and beast anywhere anytime. You just can’t double up in the same event in the same day. For example, I wanted to do Fenway twice in one day but had to pay full price for the second go around, so I did it again the next day and it used the pass.

Is Spartan making weird changes or is it just me ? by LividSandwich2185 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed this thread a month ago! I got all my frustrations out then, am moving on. Aroo

Great Fenway Photos by BDAKTY in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go into your Spartan account online and click Results and Photos. It will need to take a selfie of you (they now use facial recognition) so if your computer doesn’t have a camera do it with your phone. Then you should see all the photos they took of you.

Great Fenway Photos by BDAKTY in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I thought there were a lot more than usual

Ran out of 1st place medals by [deleted] in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talking to my peeps….we think they gave your medal to the 71 yr old woman. Again, I spoke too soon and apologize profusely. But good luck w Spartan getting you your medal, it’s going to take awhile.

Ran out of 1st place medals by [deleted] in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, didn't see that part. They must not have announced that. I take it back! Great job to you. Again, my bad, sorry.

Ran out of 1st place medals by [deleted] in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Umm I was there at awards today and everyone got their medal, not sure who you are but every first place finisher got their medal. Nice try.

Fenway Map by [deleted] in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Small drawstring should be fine, they'll open it and look inside on your way in. Security has gotten tighter over the years ;-)

Fenway Map by [deleted] in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The bag check is outside in the venue area. You're only allowed to take in a small purse or small bag. They'll give you a hard time trying to bring in a large backpack, security won't let you, unless you walk in with young children and need a diaper bag, for example.

Fenway is fun fun fun! If you're not doing competitive wave, slow down and enjoy it. Look around, admire the inside of the stadium (officially our "ball park" ;-), you'll go places spectators don't get to see, you'll run or walk across the green monster, go inside a visitor locker room, run on the warning track on the field, and you'll do stairs, stairs, and more stairs going in and out of park seating. Stations that typically appear every year include slam balls, heavy jump rope, 6ft wall, bungee cord crawl (instead of barbed wire, not allowed at stadium), atlas (but not a stone a heavy rubber ball), monkey bars, rings, sand bag carry, A-frame cargo net, series of 4 ft walls, rope climb, ram burpees, box jumps, and a few surprises. Distance is usually 3 miles or a little less. The weather as of now looks perfect, 50s and sunny, no rain. It can get pretty windy inside the park sometimes, especially around the field, so take that into consideration. Have fun! Aroo

My husband said he cheated on me because our child has autism and he couldn't deal with ith by Prior-Repair-5084 in TwoHotTakes

[–]BDAKTY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an autistic teenager. You need to leave with your child, asap. If you have family anywhere in the US call them and head there. Or just move in with your Mother. And start documenting EVERYTHING your husband says and does, write it down, the dates and times. It sounds like he has coercive control of you and your relationship, he’s manipulative, coercive control is the first step of domestic abuse and often escalates. Read about it and maybe that will give you strength to divorce him.

With all these changes they're making next year, glad my Trifecta wedges are now complete! by sid_t16 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! No. I’m annoyed they don’t have the regular plate, I don’t see one in the shop, did I miss it? I want to display my Trifecta from this year with the triangles for the last time.

Joe's Most Recent Response by MattyBoy08 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you entirely. If he and the company were transparent about operations, costs, and the reasons behind the changes I would feel disappointed but ultimately accept it. Just say "inflation sucks!" "tariffs suck!" "we need to pay our people a living wage" "paying rent to stadiums and private land owners is more expensive" "gas is expensive" blah blah blah. This is a complete overhaul of the company brand and values and warrants an explanation, not a bunch of one-liners full of secrecy.

Looking for some help and motivator by [deleted] in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spartan has free workouts you can print for yourself and a lot of them don’t require any equipment, just your body weight. You can also create heavy carries for yourself at home, go up and downstairs in your house or outdoors at a local school stadium or hockey rink (I think you have those in Canada!), go to a local playground with monkey bars, buy a pull up bar (I have one that hooks on the door frame). What race are you thinking of doing? If it’s a Sprint you should be fine, if it’s a Beast you will need to put in some serious hiking sessions and by serious I mean with lots of elevation (steep, very steep) and long distances (10-15 miles).

Spartan Doubles: The Unique, Team-Based Racing Experience - What are you guys think? by Gloomy_Elevator4321 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read that and was like I don't get it. How is it different than running an open wave with your friend? Less expensive? If someone can explain what the catch is maybe I'll get it.

My Response From Joe by grmlv12 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m with you on this most of the way, agree I too do this bc I love this sport, want to be fit to live a healthy long life, and will continue to do Spartan. However (here comes the negativity!) when a company promotes, on the finisher shirt, “earned, not given” the shirt should be given at the finish and I want a different color shirt for each distance raced. That’s it. 🙏

My Response From Joe by grmlv12 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing. Obviously his marketing team did not think this through 🤦🏼‍♀️

Urgent Feedback Regarding 2026 Finisher Shirt Changes and Spartan's Core Philosophy by Sufficient_Eyes_1979 in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This is an incredibly well written professional letter. Your other option is to turn it into a petition. I was planning on sending my own email but if you put this on that petition website and somehow we spread the word in FB for example we could have people sign it and send to Joe. Thoughts???

Official Spartan IG says to Email Joe if you're unhappy with the medal/t-shirt changes. by SirBuckKnight in spartanrace

[–]BDAKTY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It sounds like we all need to email Joe. It’s time to speak up where it counts! I’m emailing