Race Review - Seattle Spartan Trifecta Weekend

[@TheMacphisto1982]

Great job Tom!

[@OCRKings]

👍👍

[@harrygrimley4352]

TOM!!! You are the man! Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@OCRKings]

Right on!

[@tomk7777]

Just trying to help out. It’s a big country with a lot of great venues. See you out there!

[@harrygrimley4352]

@@tomk7777 I wish. But I can't afford to go distance to do these and they have pulled out of the Midwest 😭

[@OCRKings]

Thank you Tom for another fantastic review!

[@tomk7777]

They’re fun to write. See you out there!

[@Dustin-gl8gt]

Tom is AWESOME! It was a pleasure running (pun intended... doh!) into him on the course. Love the Sit-Rep reviews (and the included geological/historical info). Agreed completely with the review, first time for us in Seattle for a Spartan and was a really fun race. Looking forward to Dallas!

[@Dustin-gl8gt]

and to add the parking was a non-issue, much better than the shuttle(s)

[@tomk7777]

If you like rocks you’re gonna love the long rocky creek river bed! That course is famous for it. See you at Twin Canyons!

[@OCRKings]

Excellent!!

[@OCRKings]

⛰⛰

[@cthiphop]

is that a new mic i see??

[@OCRKings]

Yeah man! 🎙

[@justinparker7712]

I like the adding heavy carries to the penalty loops, as a competitive racer. What I do NOT like is the recent move to add burpees back to the Spear Throw (instead of penalty loop) for competitive waves. Competitive burpees were a nightmare to regulate, video tape, arguments, etc. Spartan keeps running in circles frantically with the big rules changes every year instead of innovating on new obstacles. Rant over, I know most people don't care about the competitive side.

[@OCRKings]

Couldn’t agree more! Spartan should be focussing on creating new obstacles, not all this other stuff!

[@tomkitrick3888]

Hey, to clarify. The second Sprint on Sunday was jammed up and I just defaulted to using it as a recovery run. The rest of the events were competitive and I ran age group. For these races, the earlier you ran the better, and you avoided the backup. It was just the second Sprint on Sunday that was the issue.

[@OCRKings]

Right on

[@harrygrimley4352]

Im always baffled by people complaining about having to walk a long distance to an event where they are going to challenge there physical capabilities 🤔. Like a swimmer complaining about getting wet 😅

[@dolphinalex]

yes, i had one couple on the course shocked that we were gonna have to trudge along the river and get wet lol

[@tomk7777]

@@harrygrimley4352 believe me some guy was complaining and I popped off to him while walking into the venue. Bunch of babies.

[@tomk7777]

@@dolphinalexthey must have loved rolling mud and dunk wall! Really muddy!

[@OCRKings]

Right?!? Insane. You figure you're going to an event where you are going to run 3, 6, 13, or more miles... What's the big deal of walking 400 yards in a parking?

[@OCRKings]

Ha!

[@demhandz2736]

The finish line was so anti climatic. No buildup or fire logs to jump over. No one even taking a picture when you crossed. Just finish the multi rig and right around the immediate corner was the finish line.

[@dolphinalex]

i agree that was surprising. It was disappointing

[@tomk7777]

@@demhandz2736 totally agree. Everything bunched up at the end was a mess. I had to do 30 burpees at the end of the beast while staring at the finish line. Not great.

[@manurushs418]

😮

[@OCRKings]

Aw, that sucks!

[@OCRKings]

Sorry to hear that