Feeling Like You’ve Lost All Your Fitness?

Feeling Like You’ve Lost All Your Fitness?

In a time full of uncertainly and ever-shifting norms and race dates, Jessie went from nailing her fitness during lockdown to feeling like she’d totally lost all her gains within the space of a few weeks.
Finding motivation and balance during a global pandemic is a challenging concept and it seems to be something that lots of people have been struggling with. So, Jessie has taken the time to reflect & share her thoughts in the hope it might give you a tip or two to get you back on track and stop beating yourself up!

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Johnny Tieu

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Johnny Tieu

Elite athlete and coach Johnny Tieu is a member of the Spartan Pro Team, running coach, fitness consultant and personal trainer. With a long history of athletics and a host of podiums across multiple events and distances Johnny is a force to be reckoned with on the course while remaining a friendly and welcoming presence off the course. Johnny is an extremely talented runner who should be recognised as one of the best in the sport in coming years.

My Plant Based Journey - Guest Blog, Willabelle Teo

Willabelle shares a common passion for OCR racing and we enjoy seeing her at races across Asia. Willabelle also gives us constant food envy with her plant-based creations. We strive to reduce our meat intake where possible for environmental reasons and with plant-based eating becoming a more popular choice we thought we’d shine a light on how this works for Willabelle as an OCR racer.

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Michelle Wall

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Michelle Wall

Michelle exemplifies what it is to be a badass and a spartan. With a 3rd place finish in her age group at the notoriously tough Big Bear course and the drive to improve she’s a force to be reckoned with out on the course. With a competitive sporting background and the constant drive to improve Michelle is only going to get better when races return.

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Chan Boon Sheng

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Chan Boon Sheng

This Friday our fit friend is Chan Boon Sheng. A Spartan Race veteran who has been taking part in OCR since 2017 Chan Boon has recently decided to dial in his training and commit to a plan. As a regular name on the leaderboard for our weekly and monthly challenges we’re pleased to have Chan Boon use our programs to nail his workouts. We can’t wait to see him collect more podiums when the race season starts up again soon!

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Ashley Robles

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Ashley Robles

There’s no better way to start your Spartan journey than by diving in at the deep end, which is exactly what Ashley did by taking on the Beast at Tahoe in 2017. Ashley has raced competitively in her Age-Group and hit the podium before COVID-19 hit. She has used the time during cancelled races to train hard and spend time focussing on what matters. We’re excited to see how this will pay off when competitive races start back up soon!

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Faliq Rahman

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Faliq Rahman

Faliq a.k.a The Prata King a.k.a The 2nd most handsome man in OCR is this week’s fit friend Friday. A top SGX coach in Singapore, Spartan Singapore OG, Brand Ambassador and all around great guy, you’re sure to have seen Faliq helping his teammates at a race or during training. Never without a smile Faliq is always at OCR events to give tips and tricks or recommendations on where to find the best Prata nearby!

HYDRATION FOR PERFORMANCE - Guest Blog By Sarah Widjaja

As OCR athletes we constantly battle to balance our hydration in both training and racing and if you’re racing with us in Asia we bet you’ve felt those horrible mid-race cramps! But, there is so much more to hydration than the lead up to race day and Sarah delves in to the science behind how a small imbalance can make a huge impact. This blog post is full of information and takeaways to help you truly understand your own hydration and how to optimise it.

Team Grit Elevation Challenge

Team Grit Elevation Challenge

It’s time for another Team Grit competition and with most people now able to run in their local areas, we thought it was time for a running based challenge! This time it’s all about elevation because those hill legs are crucial for OCR. Click on to find out the full details on how you can take part.

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Olga Prokazova

Fit Friend Friday: The Quarantine Questions - Olga Prokazova

Like many of us here in Singapore; Olga’s first race was in Tampines back in 2017. Since then she’s dedicated herself to becoming an SGX coach and personal trainer, working with Team Endoxos to bring Spartan and fitness to the community. Olga is a complete badass, awesome athlete and one of the kindest people we know. When we get back to racing later in the year we know we’ll see Olga topping podiums and supporting racers around the course!