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Thanks, congrats to you, too! I take it you came in just before me, so you had a similar time? 😃 I'll only be doing the Beast in St. Pölten this year, so maybe see you there! 💪

Danke sehr 😀 Der Anfang war recht gut, aber in der zweiten Hälfte konnte ich wegen Krampf bergauf leider nicht mehr laufen - beim nächsten Mal passiert mir das hoffentlich nicht nochmal 🤦‍♂

Ja, das war nicht schlecht, hat mich auf jeden Fall immer gut gepuscht 😀 Hoffentlich wird's in St. Pölten (beim Sprint dann) wieder so spannend! 💪

Ja, das war auch in Echtzeit relativ kurz, da hab ich's beim Editieren doch glatt übersehen.😅 Gratuliere zum ersten Beast und viel Erfolg bei deinen nächsten Rennen!

Freut mich! Ja, die Strecke war echt wieder gut gemacht - ich kann den Kulmbacher Beast daher echt nur empfehlen. Dann drück ich mal die Daumen, dass das nächstes Jahr was mit dem Beast wird!🤞

Na, dann wünsch ich uns allen, dass wir dieses Jahr wettertechnisch irgendwas unter 30 Grad kriegen ;) Dann wir die Zeit vielleicht auch wieder ein bisschen besser. Viel Erfolg auf jeden Fall, vielleicht sieht man sich ja auf der Strecke!

Thank you! But yeah, the barbed wire was really nasty - especially on the second day, when it was mostly just tiny pointy rocks under a veeery thin layer of water/mud 😅

@@olivergerl Yep my knees loved them

Danke sehr! :)

Thank you! :)

Keineswegs - ist immer nett sich zwischendurch ein bisschen zu unterhalten und sich abzulenken ;) Dann wünsch' ich viel Erfolg bis dahin und dann bis nächstes Jahr - außer du kommst vorher noch mit nach Zell am See in zwei Monaten :)

Danke sehr! Ja, nochmal ansehen ist ne gute Idee - aber gleich nochmal machen braucht's nicht unbedingt. ;)

A bit over 8 miles, according to the official map - but it always feels longer ;)

War relativ zufrieden damit - Danke :)

Thanks :) I don't know the exact milage any more, but since it was a Sprint it was supposed to be roughly 3-4 miles. So really not that long, but a lot of stairs and long narrow runways ;)

Das war definitiv nicht mein Rennen :)Aber der Olympus war echt schlecht positioniert - direkt nach nem Wasserhindernis, so dass kein Halt an den Wänden war :(Und bei der Slackline waren auch nicht alle gleich straff gespannt...Naja, beim nächsten Mal wieder... :)

@@olivergerl Bei der Slackline kann man mit einem Fuss probieren obs passt oder nicht und eine andere wählen. Sobald man den zweiten Fuss drauf zählts als Versuch

@@Lame_Duck Werd ich mir für's nächste Mal definitiv merken - ich dachte echt nicht, dass die so unterschiedlich sind und hab's erst im Nachhinein gesehen, als die meisten Läufer auf den Aussenbahnen es geschafft haben.

@@olivergerl Ich war dabei auf einer der Slacklines in der Mitte zu starten (würde auf den Videoaufnahmen besser aussehen), dann meinte einer meiner Kumpels die ganz rechts aussen sei am besten gespannt. Er hatte recht! 😅 Meistens nehme ich bei den Hindernissen die äusseren Bahnen. Weil die Leute eher zu faul sind die paar Schritte mehr zu machen und deshalb die Bahnen in der Mitte bevorzugen. Dadurch sind diese dann mehr abgenutzt und dreckiger

Thank you! I've seen the sprint course there in 2017 and I have to say it shared a pretty long and steep part of the race with the beast track. It's going to be very rewarding and you can for sure start right away with a Super after the Big Bear Sprint! Good luck and make sure to enjoy the beautiful landscape!

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Hey Matt, thank you a lot for your kind words! I am truly happy that my videos bring people joy and apparently can in rare cases even inspiration them. I just did the Colorado Ultra two weeks ago (were you there by any chance?), but haven't found the time yet to edit and upload the video - however, now that your post has motivated me I'll try my best to finish that soon. :) Thanks again and good luck to you for any upcoming races you might have!

Oliver, we are just in the beginning stages. did the tough mudder up in SnowMass Colo two weeks ago. So we are not hard core, but we are hooked on these types of runs. Dont know if I will ever get to the level of a beast. But I am not wired to compete as a runner, rather the challange and the finish. However, your video shows what the human body is capable of. My wife and I are considerin the Spartan in Fort Carson next year. In the meantime, we will train. Stay strong... Matt Colorado

I'm not sure what you're asking here...

I thought listening to me breathing for half an hour was going to be even less appealing ;D But I’m open to suggestions on what to do to improve for further videos. Do you have any other music source suggestions?

The breathing just adds more realism to the experience (even though it is real anyway) I would try without any music to be fully immersed, but I understand wanting to have it. It's not that the music is bad, it's because it's a short loop and if it was quieter then maybe it wouldn't matter anymore.... I'm not sure! I would just go for either quieter or none imo. Hearing the environment is the best sound imo. But thanks again just for making it and props for doing the race!

I agree that the original ambient sound would be the best choice, but since I have to speed up the video in parts (otherwise the Super and Beast races are just too long to watch) it does not fit anymore (or at least it sounds a bit funny and distracting). Let's see what I can come up with for my next race - the Colorado Ultra. :) Thanks for watching and the feedback!

I'm using a GoPro Hero 4 Session and have been pretty happy with it, except for the fact that since it's so small you cannot actually swap batteries but have to charge it once it's empty - so no recording of more that 2 1/2 hours (which is why I always have to finish so fast ;) ). The size and weight are great though. But I guess I will upgrade to one with swappable battery before my upcoming Ultra (I'm pretty certain I cannot do that under 2 1/2 hours ;) ).

Well, I prefer dry over too muddy ;) Which race did you do, so in Know in the future when to bring my swimsuit :)

Oliver Gerl agreed. The physical part was taxing but it had nothing on the mud. I was sick of mud and water at mile 2.5. About six people in my heat lost shoes and I walked half a mile back to my car barefoot because my shoes had clumps of mud which made them useless after the race.

Thanks, yeah that worked out pretty well :) It was a really good race even though I usually like to start earlier in the morning to avoid groups of people amassing before obstacles - But I admit the videos are more entertaining this way :)

It's my pleasure :) It was nice meeting you too, hope to see you around in Tahoe!

i realize I am quite randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to watch new series online ?

It depends on which format you're doing: 1. For a Sprint I would recommend to train your grip strength to minimize your penalty chances for obstacles like twister, multi rig and monkey bars. It's also a good idea to understand and learn the proper technique for the rope climb (without the ability to give your arms a break while holding onto the rope with only your feet you either fail or need to have really, really strong arms). 2. If your going for the Super you also need to work on your stamina for the longer distance and I'd recommend doing hill runs as well. 3. For a Beast it's all of the above but now you definitely want to work on your hill performance, as those races consist mostly of up- and downhill segments, with very little flat terrain. And obviously further increased endurance is necessary.

And apart from all this, I hope you're going to have fun and will be happy with your result :)

I’m going for the sprint! I’m excited for this run

You're gunna crush it! they're so much fun!

See ya there

I agree. It really should. Or even just .22LR in a rifle.

No it shouldn’t

The funny thing is I did only noticed that that band was supposed to go round your ankles, when I ran off and saw someone else with it. When I picked up the rope I thought it was a headband that someone lost - that’s why I picked it up and threw it out of my way :) But I can assure you that I kept my ankles tight together the whole time even without the band :)

As much as I would habe liked to pass these obstacles properly I have to say that I like the idea of penalty laps instead of burpees. Overall it might have taken longer to do those laps, than to crunch out 30 burpees, but I find it usually very frustrating when you’re fighting hard to finish one of those hanging obstacles, but when you ultimately fail and then have to do a punishment that relies on the same arm strenght, hurting now even more.

Yeah, the course was definitely easier (it had almost no hills, right), but the nasty thing about Sacramento is always that the ground consists mostly of potholes (due to it usually being a cattle ranch I guess) and one has to be really carefull and always watch their steps even when runing on even terrain.

For this race I didn’t have to use any additional battery pack, since I finished under 2 hours, which is about the usual time my GoPro Session lasts. I do however have on pack (Sabrent Extended Battery), which I can generally recommend, as it adds another 2 - 2 1/2 hours. The big downside to this is (at least the two times I used it till now) is however, that I cannot connect the pack right from the start, as it drained the battery immediately, leaving me with about 2 1/2 hours recording time all together. If you can switch housings during the race (since the extended battery won’t fit the normal housing) and only attach the battery pack once the GoPro runs out you shoul however be able to really double tiur recording time.

Hi Tammy, actually I am using this standard headband for the GoPro: shop.gopro.com/mounts/head-strap-plus-quickclip/ACHOM-001.html - so nothing special guess. Maybe I‘m just running really smooth ;-).Glad that you like my videos, I‘ll have another one up after next weekends Monterey Super.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video :) Even though this race was quite ok, I think SoCal 2 was my best performance this year - I guess I have a base speed, when the terrain’s steeper ;)

Oliver Gerl the SoCal sprint was my first Spartan Race. It always amazes me to watch your videos where you make it look so easy! I’ll be at Castaic Lake next month.

I finished this season with the AT&T Sprint, so no more races for me this year :) but good luck for your race and keep up the spirit for next year!