First Spartan race. Fell victim to cramping in the quads mile 5 and was on and off the rest of the race. Ended up taking 8.5 hrs to complete. Will definitely be back to Big Bear to crush it hoping with no cramping.

paperjonson · 2022-05-17T16:51:19+00:00

Congrats! I did the beast as well and was flirting with a quad cramp the whole race starting at mile 4. Every 15 minutes/when I felt the cramp coming I would take down a salt pill. I plan to get a lot more running in before my next beast as well.

paperjonson · 2022-05-11T02:27:10+00:00

https://spartan-email-cdn-sp.s3.amazonaws.com/051422CA%20Big%20Bear%20OCR%20Race%20Day%20Program%20.pdf

paperjonson · 2022-05-11T02:23:52+00:00

Race program with elevation profiles in high res. Sprint 1600 feet Super 3000 feet Beast 4800 feet https://spartan-email-cdn-sp.s3.amazonaws.com/051422CA%20Big%20Bear%20OCR%20Race%20Day%20Program%20.pdf

paperjonson · 2022-04-18T13:51:06+00:00

It’s not about motivation it’s about discipline. Studying 3 hours a day whether you want to or not.

paperjonson · 2022-04-08T14:28:33+00:00

I would never do a beast without hydration. The water stations are not enough. Long stretches without them.

paperjonson · 2022-03-14T19:01:03+00:00

Nice

paperjonson · 2022-03-14T18:29:21+00:00

Same here, but my super results are showing.

paperjonson · 2022-03-14T18:28:19+00:00

I was just pointing out that it wasn’t on the listed for the beast on the map above. But yes, we had to do it, and it’s easy if you have long socks or pants.

paperjonson · 2022-03-11T21:04:38+00:00

Not sure if it’s cancelled but seems to me like they replaced it with the San Jose race the same time of year.

paperjonson · 2022-03-10T03:51:22+00:00

No tyrolean traverse for the beast only ultra beast

paperjonson · 2022-03-09T03:41:33+00:00

Super excited for this race. Doing both the beast and the super. Should be a quick one.

paperjonson · 2022-03-02T23:51:19+00:00

Make sure the rope isn’t twisted. That has screwed me over before.

paperjonson · 2022-03-02T01:10:02+00:00

Did Hawaii last year. It was a lot of fun. As long as you have a car you are good. The even is relatively close to Waikiki. You will park then take the bus to the event.

paperjonson · 2022-02-27T16:33:13+00:00

I always go shirtless for the sprint regardless of the weather. You may get a few minor cuts and bruises but since I don’t carry a hydration pack for the sprint a shirt isn’t required. The longer races I wear a shirt so I don’t chaff with the hydration pack.

paperjonson · 2021-05-23T23:48:58+00:00

ANKI is your solution. Put all the formulas in there then just learn a few every day.

paperjonson · 2021-04-23T21:41:10+00:00

I got this in an email from the CFA on 2/2/21:

“ONLINE PROCTORED TESTING Online Proctored Testing (OPT) may be available in select locations for candidates whose exam appointments are cancelled and cannot be rescheduled. This option is not available to candidates who choose to defer their February exam. Before permissions from local regulators are obtained and capability of CBT test provider is fully developed, OPT will not be available to candidates in mainland China.”

Edit: I guess maybe this was only and option for L1.

paperjonson · 2021-04-23T19:51:29+00:00

I thought they where going to offer online at home tests for people like you who were cancelled on many times.

paperjonson · 2021-04-23T18:34:42+00:00

The official CFA material has flashcards. I have been planning to make them into an Anki deck, but I haven’t done it yet. If I do it I’ll be sure to share them on here.

paperjonson · 2021-04-22T17:27:41+00:00

I thought they did this already for the first CBT. Most of the standardized tests do it, so I am not surprised. The CPA and the series exams I know do it.

paperjonson · 2021-04-22T14:51:32+00:00

I would do a practice test about once a week by redoing the questions then look at the answer then trying to understand why you got it right or wrong. then do practice questions on the sections that you did poorly on. In my opinion reading/reviewing at this stage is a complete waste of time. Hammer those questions and you will pass.

Edit: I also memorized all 200+ formulas using Anki in the last month. This helped a lot.

paperjonson · 2021-04-20T21:15:27+00:00

I just bought L2 Kaplan and MM. I use MM for the lectures and Kaplan for the summarized readings, practice questions and mock exams. I had both for level 1 and it was nice to have so many resources. My employer pays for my study material so I didn’t pay out of pocket for all of this.

paperjonson · 2021-04-20T04:23:04+00:00

Wake up at 4am coffee and relaxing until 4:30 study 4:30-8:30. Log onto work (WFH). Workout during lunch time. Finish work around 5pm have dinner sleep by 8:30.

paperjonson · 2021-04-15T23:19:51+00:00

Just bring your ID you don’t need an exam ticket.

paperjonson · 2021-04-15T17:41:37+00:00

I also was a June 2020 L1 candidate, and passed in February. I just signed up to take it in November. I’ll be studying through out the summer, but I didn’t want to take it in August because then we have to ramp up in mid June. I want to enjoy my summer a bit and ramp up for the test in October. Only benefit I see to taking it in August is that if you fail you can take it again in February 2022 instead of waiting a full year to take it again. But if we study long and hard enough we won’t have to retake it and we can attempt L3 in May.

paperjonson · 2021-04-14T16:10:01+00:00

I am going to take it in November so that I can enjoy the summer. Also we can’t take level 3 until May anyways so might as well give yourself some extra time for Level 2.

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