Fit Friend Friday

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Jay Tharmalingam

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Jay Tharmalingam

Jay aka ‘The Burpee King’. Many of you will recognise Jay from Spartan courses all around the globe or as the guy who did over 10,000 in our 4 week burpee challenge. Jay is a true Spartan, completing races all over South East Asia and travelling as far as Greece for the Trifecta World Championships in Greece and the Ultra World Championships in Sweden. After planning to hit 16x Trifecta’s this year and having that goal derailed Jay has decided to take on as many virtual races as possible until the real race season comes back.

Fit Friend Friday - Choon Man

Fit Friend Friday - Choon Man

Choon Man is everyones favourite obstacle swinging, banana chomping, Ultra running, Ninja warrior. After 3 years on the obstacle course race scene we’ve seen Choon collect podiums at multiple distances in Spartan Races as well as performing well in local competitions like The Red-X Games and Urban Attack. When 2020 finally gets itself together and allows us to get back out and compete we’re excited to see how far Choon Man can push himself in even more disciplines!

Fit Friend Friday - RJ Cuares

Fit Friend Friday - RJ Cuares

This weeks Fit Friend Friday is RJ Cuares. A newer athlete to the OCR scene in South East Asia we’ve been lucky enough to personally see RJ’s strength and fitness improve in leaps and bounds during training sessions at Sean’s Spartan Bootcamps and at the race in the Philippines at the start of 2020. Despite COVID-19 de-railing everyones year RJ continues to improve and we know she’ll be completing her 2020 trifecta goal with very few burpee penalties!

Fit Friend Friday - Tahir Ansari

Fit Friend Friday - Tahir Ansari

This weeks Fit Friend Friday is focussed on local Spartan Pro Team member, actor, and all around great guy Tahir. Despite 2020 getting off to a disrupted start due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Tahir is staying positive and in shape, ready to race as soon as the Obstacle Course Race season starts up again later in the year.

Fit Friend Friday - Kata Markus

Fit Friend Friday - Kata Markus

We’re heading back over the pond for our Fit Friend Friday this week. Kata is based in Scotland in the UK and is an avid coach and athlete, taking part in Obstacle Course Racing for over 4 years! She has been incredibly supportive of Team Grit since the beginning and you can always find her smashing our WOTW, often claiming a podium spot. Read on to find out how Kata went from unprepared to podium spots. Despite the delay of the 2020 season (thanks Covid) we can’t wait to see her on the UK & Ireland race podium in person in the later half of the year.

Fit Friend Friday - Gordon Cameron

Fit Friend Friday - Gordon Cameron

Gordon aka Uncle G has been crushing races in SEA and the Middle East over the last few years, securing a multitude of podiums and crushing the times of younger athletes. Despite the cancellation of the MEA Champs at the end of the month Gordon is focussed on taking out his goals in 2020. When races are back up and running you can count on seeing Uncle G smiling at the finish line with a beer in hand and probably a cooler filled with more nearby.

Fit Friend Friday - Viv & Jen

Fit Friend Friday - Viv & Jen

Viv & Jen are two friends who push and inspire each other, and everyone who knows them to train hard become fitter and healthier. Viv is a top 5 Spartan Elite here in SEA, Jen is incredibly talented and we’re hoping they both push for an incredible 2020 season with a ton of podiums between them.

Fit Friend Friday - Jay & Ilona

Fit Friend Friday - Jay & Ilona

Jay and Ilona are another of Singapore’s Spartan power couples. You’ll likely have seen them at races, heard them on The OCR Review podcast or bumped into them at any number of OCR based training events. Ilona was crowned 2019 SEA series champion and competed in China at APAC Champs and in Tahoe for World Champs. Jay is insanely passionate about OCR and his fitness and obstacle proficiency are both sky rocketing likely making 2020 his breakout year in the AG races.

Fit Friend Friday - Ashik & Ima Shaker

Fit Friend Friday - Ashik & Ima Shaker

Ima & Ashik Shaker are the heads of South East Asia’s favourite Spartan family. You’ll see them at every race in the festival area with huge smiles shouting words of encouragement and cheering on all the other athletes, on the course they’re both great AG racers and don’t lose that spirit even when times get tough. They both, alongside mini Shakers Hera & Jada, regularly referee and volunteer at races to keep you all safe and ensure the right people win. We’re proud to consider the Shakers our friends and be able to feature them for this weeks Fit Friend Friday.

Fit Friend Friday - Kirsty Marchbank

Fit Friend Friday - Kirsty Marchbank

Kirsty is an established Age-Group racer from Scotland in the UK and a regular feature in a podium position both in her races and on our Workout of the week leaderboard. After a strong 2019 which included three 1st places at Spartan events we’re looking forward to seeing her have an even bigger 2020.