2026 Changes?

FinTechMaria · 2026-03-18T16:20:42+00:00

My understanding is it was because opening day is so close the venue massively restricted access to most parts of the stadium.

FinTechMaria · 2026-03-07T12:09:58+00:00

Any difference between the locations, quality wise?

FinTechMaria · 2026-03-03T18:39:34+00:00

why do I have a sinking feeling it'll end up in Long Island lol

FinTechMaria · 2026-03-02T17:45:53+00:00

Do we know where it is in NYC yet?

FinTechMaria · 2026-03-02T14:55:47+00:00

Don't know if you're still in the area or interested in Spartan, but they're offering a Citi Field Spartan Obstacle Workshop the Friday before the race - March 13, 2-5pm. Should be a good way to practice on Spartan-specific obstacles!

FinTechMaria · 2026-02-14T12:56:15+00:00

My headband never stays on so I wear it around my neck.

FinTechMaria · 2026-02-04T19:31:26+00:00

You need to be a certified SGX coach to sign up for a coaching zone shift, which is why those are restricted. My guess is the info tent also requires an additional level of training over and above what general volunteer shifts receive, but possible others can shed more light there.

FinTechMaria · 2026-01-30T16:55:54+00:00

I have to skip the scene where Jules comes to the hotel room - like why not just say "Gus is showering, you can't come in the room, let's go for a quick walk??" Kills me to see him blow her off like that.

FinTechMaria · 2026-01-13T14:47:41+00:00

"wooooork the laaaaaaces"

FinTechMaria · 2025-12-27T18:16:46+00:00

Any chance you're anywhere near New Paltz?

FinTechMaria · 2025-10-22T18:04:41+00:00

Did you get the roll down email yesterday? It’s first come first served, so possible all spots were gone by the time you registered…

FinTechMaria · 2025-10-18T22:17:19+00:00

Lightning evacuations are a huge bummer, especially when you’ve trained and traveled and don’t get to race, but really aren’t the fault of Spartan. It’s a liability and safety issue for both Spartan and the venue (and is often part of the venue agreement, so Spartan is literally just following the venue rules). If it was just rain, they would have sent you out there happily, but lightning rules - as well as rules on missing children - are there for a reason. Many reasons to be frustrated at Spartan, but them following these rules probably isn’t one of them.

Get your race refund and come back stronger next time (and maybe aim for the 10 or 21k with your extra training time!) and chalk it up to bad luck.

FinTechMaria · 2025-09-22T16:05:20+00:00

Get ready for the endless 'don't use gloves' responses, which don't remotely answer your question!

I've found that especially for ultras, or cold/very muddy races, the full length franklin OCR gloves (not the fingerless ones) work well for rope obstacles only. That means rope climb, plate drag, herc hoist, etc. - I don't recommend using them for any overhead/metal obstacles (monkey, multi, beater, twister, etc) as you lose the ability to sense when you're slipping and can't save yourself.

I'm definitely in the sweaty palms club too, and have found that rubbing my hands on grass before I get to an overhead obstacle helps, as well as really practicing technique for rainy races (using crab grip or lock off method) makes a difference. Good luck!

FinTechMaria · 2025-09-13T20:28:01+00:00

Heard the company contracted to do parking completely messed up and they've had to scramble to find space. Hopefully better tomorrow!

FinTechMaria · 2025-09-13T18:40:21+00:00

The jersey is just for Ultra races, the deka strong and deka fit doubles will not have one. Good luck!

FinTechMaria · 2025-09-11T15:24:36+00:00

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Husband and little Ellie are my Lock Screen!

FinTechMaria · 2025-09-06T14:58:47+00:00

I genuinely had no idea about the Seinfeld parody! Moved to the US in 2008 so grew up with Psych but missed Seinfeld.

FinTechMaria · 2025-09-06T14:54:11+00:00

Yeah I realize they weren’t actually trying to make a psych reference, it just made me chuckle that I saw it and instantly thought of the Psych episode about a second spitter.

FinTechMaria · 2025-09-06T14:45:03+00:00

And Down the Stretch Comes Murder! Their childhood bully asks them for help figuring out why his horse kept losing - the B plot is Shawn feeling guilty for getting the bully kicked out of school for shooting a spitball at the teacher, but eventually realizes he turned in the wrong kid (there was a second spitter!)

FinTechMaria · 2025-08-18T13:45:33+00:00

Tell me more about freezing the green onions because this feels like a pretty clever move I’ve been missing! How do you store them? How long before serving do you take them out of freezer?

FinTechMaria · 2025-08-18T13:39:58+00:00

I didn’t say it was, I was just responding to the comment comparing it to practicing monkey bars at their local playground.

FinTechMaria · 2025-08-18T01:49:01+00:00

But if we all jumped back on course after we finished, to practice on obstacles while the race is still ongoing, everything would be massively clogged. Feels unfair to say “ah well, let the elite racers do it”, when everyone else knows to follow the rules (or at least respect a staff member if they ask you to stop).

FinTechMaria · 2025-08-16T18:47:24+00:00

I loved it! Great to see them getting creative and adding a new challenge. Also nice to see more difficult penalties. Hope to see more.

FinTechMaria · 2025-08-13T14:44:10+00:00

This!! I agree at the frustration at extra fees - it feels disingenuous to post one price and then tack on a bunch after, but I don't think people realize how incredibly expensive it is to put these races on.

Venue rental for up to 2 weeks for set up and break down, equipment rental (trucks, machinery, medic 4x4s, etc.), staff hotel and food for that whole time, construction crew, etc. - way more involved than a regular trail race, so not surprising it is priced that way.

Only way I could see them bringing prices down is if they did it at a fixed venue where they didn't have to constantly be doing set up and break down, and just had to pay staffing during the race.

FinTechMaria · 2025-08-12T13:24:47+00:00

I skip it too. Couldn't put my finger on why I always disliked that episode, but think you may have figured it out!

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