Spartan Race Super 2020 (All Obstacles) 

I like it. Gives you that accurate visual depiction of being about to pass the fuck out on course..

I was wondering if I'd accidentally eaten some bad mushrooms LOL

man, that is nausea inducing

Love it!

Yeah, it glitched right into time lapse mode after a battery swap. What's in the video is actually the slowed down version of the sped up stuff. Not exactly what we had intended...

Thank you sir!!

YES MY FRIEND!! It was awesome to see you! How was your race???

THANK YOU!!

Good luck out there. We had a race in April that Spartan postponed. Is your race still on? Check your email and/or the Spartan website.

Thanks! I was so bummed when I saw that gopro issue post race. Glad Mack was on-site to record some 3rd person and save the vid. Have a great race season. Aroo!

Aroo!

Thank you!! Us too!

Thank you! It's one of my all time favorite pieces of footage we ever got.

Thank YOU!!

:-)

They are fun, you should do one again!

Thank you!

Good seeing you!!!

Outstanding! AROO!!

Us too! Overall what did you think of the races? Thought there should have been a few more obstacles in the first mile, but overall we really liked the venue and we'd go back.

OCR Kings I did Chino Sprint last year as well and the venue felt very different in that the distance was shorter and there were no mud pits or dunk wall this time around. The obstacles were spaced a little close, but didn’t warrant complaint. The Sprint felt almost too easy, but I guess it’s a way to hook novice racers for more. Overall I liked the speed and ease of the Sprint, it was active recovery from the Super the day before Lol The shorter Super distance was nice on the legs and all, but I feel like the gap between the Super and Beast is a little wide. Other than that the Super was fun too, had a lot left in the tank at the finish line.

I signed up to 10k super instead of sprint by mistake 🤦🏽‍♂️

Feeling good Billy Ray!

@@OCRKings Nice reference!!!!!

Thanks! You too!

THANK YOU!

We'll see you there my friend!

Thanks! Would love to check out San Jose but at the moment our next race is April beast in New Jersey. We are currently looking at a couple races to travel too.

Right on!

Yes, no mud, water, nor fire. I think with the drought out there, fire was an absolute no go. I had heard too, that there was some sort of soil study doing on there as well, so they disallowed any digging for mud pits or trenches for dunk walls etc. It was held in a park, so I could understand them not wanting to have the place all dug up and filled will holes. Good luck in Jacksonville, have a great race!

Excellent, have a great race!

Thanks!

:-) Ha! Awesome! And thank you!!!

This one took about 2 hours

Thanks!

Thank you!

Good questions! We were in an open heat. This year was the first that they officially allowed everyone to carry the buckets on your shoulder. Before this year that wasn't allowed. Good luck at your Super. We hope that the race season will resume for everyone really soon.

@@OCRKings Thank you so much, yes the race I signed up for was postponed from May to November (Ireland) thanks again and stay safe.

Nands Peartree Thank you, you stay safe as well!

Good question. You can place a number of different ways. They are all based on time, but you are also placed based on age, gender, and wave. If you go out in an elite or age group wave, you will be juged on time vs. those in your wave (and by gender in those waves). Open waves will judge you on time vs everyone else in the open waves and gender. I think that is how they do it in a nutshell.

@@OCRKings thank you for clarifying

RAK Represent! I was there too!

Good question. We don't necessarily set them to a particular activity to be honest. I guess they default however to running. All the stats in Garmin Connect are listed as running. We've definitely not set any of them to cardio. We tend to focus on avg pace, current pace, and mileage when we're on the move.

@@OCRKings thank you so much. This year would be my 1st OCR for spartan. I have learnt from one of your video regarding Trifecta Medal. 1 sprint 1 super 1 beast To get the complete Trifecta. It doesn't have to do all those in one event right? Sorry for the noob question

Those are an old pair of Mechanix gloves acquired from Home Depot 6 or 7 years ago. They are not OCR specific, they just have a great grip. I don't think they sell this particular pair anymore, but Mechanix still makes plenty of newer ones.

It was very dry by the time we got to it so it was no problem at all. We heard it was a bit slippery earlier when it was wet. It was the first time we faced Olympus with the new slippery surface and steeper angle. IMO that was the hardest obstacle.

Unfortunately, no sir. We're broke! It's been a tough year, and travel plans will be limited next year. How about you??

@@OCRKings All sources point to YES! Strange Times dependent, of course.

Fau Q is correct. Mack has a ton of upper body strength and tends to just arm up the rope without any foot technique. For me, (Damer) the j-lock technique is a must - but its something I do practice.

And be careful not to burn your palms on the way down. This obstacle is the main reason I wear Spartan minimalist gloves.

@@Fareed60 Me too! love my minimalist gloves. I still got burned on the ropes at Bonefrog Austin this year though!

if you're just in crazy-good shape for speed....but I'd say pace yourself...it's between 8-10 miles depending on location. I did my first obstacle race at 44 and in 'fair' physical condition....I just paced myself on the running portion and did the best I could on the obstacles. on all the ones Ive done, I finish in the lower 25-30% but its still loads of fun,...my favorite part is how cool everybody is at these things....the elite athletes, couch potatos and guys in the middle like me were all having fun and encouraging each other.

Great question! And I agree with Michael's post. No problem with pacing yourself. If you are in great condition and are dead set on getting a podium spot, by all means, put the petal to the mettle and go for it. As far as us, we pace ourselves, make sure we hit all the obstacles, and focus on having fun and not getting hurt. For your very first race, maybe pace yourself, but depends on your objectives and fitness level. One suggestion though would be to let everyone else come flying out of the gate like maniacs and then gas out. Everyone is usually super pumped when the announcer yells "Go!!!" Most of them you can catch and pass by the second or third obstacle because they're smoked. Food for thought.

@@michaelengle9062 awesome! That’s great to hear thank you for your response, I’ll just go and make sure I have fun!

@@OCRKings ohh okay awesome, thanks for the input! I’ll go and pace myself just to see how it goes, I’m going with a group of friends so I was In between going solo and try to finish fast, or having fun and making sure we all finish, so thank you!

they made the olympus wall plastic instead of wood, so it's easier to slip

Yes, they faced it and a few others with this vinyl composite stuff that is a lot more slippery than the ole plywood. We are looking into finding something similar for a re-fit of some of our equipment.

Scary obstacle! Even you several times seemed to come so close to ending up in the dreaded Burpee Zone.

Nope. We're guessing it has to do with fire conditions in California. Very dry and susceptible to fires out there.

Awesome! How'd your races go? Agree on the mud and water. Felt like something was missing. We left from the sprint and went right to the airport - Glad we didn't have mud in all the wrong places for the flight back to NYC - that would SUCKED!

@@OCRKings Sprint went well! My super I had a coworker and she was not prepared but she fared well! Lolol only some bruising roflmao Beast in Big Bear is right around the corner!!! Wish me luck!!!

@@OCRKings and PS... mud in all the wrong places at least wouldve exfoliated ya.... hahahaha

@@carrieinthechaoswilliamson6394 :-)

No unfortunately. There was a heightened risk of forest/wild fire in California due to drought I believe. I think open fires like that were banned.

The longer versions (13 mile Spartan Beast, or 31 mile Spartan Ultra) can be difficult, especially when on a mountain. This one was a shorter version, 6 miles, on a flat course.

Good question. This year Spartan started shortening the Sprints and Supers to 5k for the Sprint and 10k for the Supers. This Super was just over a 10k, but was way shorter than the 9 mile Supers of old.

Good point, and we would rather see them that way too. During a batter swap, the d@mn gopro went right into time lapse mode. So what you're seeing is the product of a glitch rather than an artsy decision. Damer has updated the firmware so hopefully that won't happen again. What you're seeing is the slowed down version of what was super sped up video.

Yeah, it sucked the GoPro went wacky on us. Glitched right into time lapse. The resulting footage is the slowed down version of that stuff.