Since we already had conquered Tough Mudder three times (and the date of that didn't work for us this year), we tried out a new challenge: the Spartan Race. So we convinced our friends, Danny and Kara, to join us for the adventure in Rancho Murrieta for a 13.5 mile run accompanied by 25 obstacles, including the fear factor of 30 burpees for each obstacle that you didn't successfully complete. In case you don't know what a burpee is, it starts with a pushup that then goes into a jumping squat and repeat . Now that is what we call a break from our kids.
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| All nice and clean before the craziness begins. |
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| This is the rope climb, which starts off in a large ditch of muddy water. You then ascend the rope to the top where you must ring the bell, or else, you guessed it, 30 burpees. |
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| This is the javelin throw...one chance of sticking it in the target, or 30 burpees. Are you starting to hate the idea of burpees? |
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| We successfully completed the Spartan challenge as a team. |
