The Level Up Team crushed their first Spartan Race on September 11th 2021 at the Nationals Stadium Park in DC.

The team signed up way back in January in anticipation of an April event. Due to the pandemic, the race got pushed months later in September. Nevertheless, the team continued to prepare in Fight Camp Strength & Conditioning Class and also biweekly at Bowie HS to sprint on bleachers. 

For the majority of us, the Spartan Race event was our first obstacle course race ever. Slowing down so much during the first waves of the pandemic was a motivator to sign up for the race. We wanted to try something new, do something while fights were postponed, push ourselves mentally and physically.

Off the gate, the team started coasting through the arena and breezed through the first obstacles like the weighted Jump Rope! 

The team would go on to complete the 5K course. They sprinted through the stadium, up/down the stairs and tackled the following obstacles:

6ft Wall, Sandbag Carry, Hercules Hoist, Jerry Can Carry, Monkey Bars, Spear Throws, Multi Rigs, A Frame Cargo, Cord Crawl, 7ft Wall, Z Wall, Pipe Lair, Atlas Carry, Slam Wall, 4ft Wall Overs, Box Jump, Rope Climb, Weighted Burpee, and finally the heavy bag Gauntlet. 

The team is excited to participate in more Obstacle courses like Spartan Race and plans on preparing for the upcoming race year. Next up is training at NinjaBe in Columbia! 

If you are interested in preparing for an adventure/obstacle race and test your mettle, a fantastic place to train is in Level Ups Fight Camp Strength & Conditioning class Monday through Thursday at 5pm and every Saturday morning at 9:30am.