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Ever wondered how the top Spartan athletes apply their training secrets to get ready for a big race? This season, there’s been one stand-out champion crushing courses and bagging big titles. Lindsay Webster not only raced in at 1st place at the Reebok Spartan World Championship at the end of September, but two weeks later she found herself atop the podium again as the winner of the OCR World Championship. Catching up with her as she prepared for the last few competitive events of the year, this Canadian super athlete was generous enough to offer some inside intel on what it takes to be the best. 1. Race your own race Some of the best advice Webster ever received, she says, was from her sister, two-time Olympian cross-country skier, Brittany Webster. “She told me ‘to race my own race.’ And that’s been so valuable to me. It’s easy to start looking at your competitors and getting caught up in what they can do instead of what you can do.” Now, she says, when she gets out on a course her main aim is to focus on the race that she’s running, not anyone else’s. 2. Work your strengths “I’m a good technical runner,” says Webster. “I know that. For example, if there’s a lot of technical downhill running, with lots of rocks and roots, I know I can do it really well. “You can’t be great at everything in a race. But knowing what your strengths are and building on them in training can give you confidence once you’re out there in a race.” “I love the course, I love the challenge, and the girls I compete against are great. In the end, it’s what it’s all about.” 3. Train regularly That said, because OCR challenges your whole body, you have to train your whole body. For Webster that means a balance between speed work and strength training every week. “I’ll do four days a week speed training, working on tempo runs (faster-paced runs) in the morning with maybe an easy run or cycle at night, just to flush my legs.” Four days a week the Spartan champion also does strength training. This involves a full-body work out including four sets each of the below: 3 core exercises (including planks) 3 leg exercises (including squats) 3 arm and back exercises (including push-ups and weight curls). “And I always have one rest day per week,” she adds. Webster loves racing, but tries to be picky as to not over-exhaust herself. 4. Get OCR-specific in your exercises “Chin-ups and dead hangs are very important in maintaining grip strength,” Webster says, “so I do a lot of those, along with the monkey bars and carries like the farmer’s carry. “I don’t really like training in a gym, though, so I also do a lot of bouldering and rock climbing. Rocking climbing really helps in pushing past your threshold, because you are so tired when you finally get to see the top of the mountain, and yet you have to find that extra something to push on to the end. You need a similar push in a race like the Spartan World Championship!” 5. Race the races that excite you Without a doubt, racing – and the travelling that accompanies it – can be exhausting. Add that to a grueling training session and it’s easy to find yourself flagging mid-season. That’s why, according to Webster, it’s best to choose the races you love to run and only race them. “I usually only sign up for races that I can look forward to, the ones that excite me; that keeps me going. There are so many OCR races available now that you can end up doing too much and really not enjoying them. “The Spartan World Championship and the OCR Worlds are the two events that most of the racers spend all year working towards,” so it’s important, she adds, to use the other races as a build-up towards them. 6. Find the balance Finding the right balance between a busy racing season and a time for rest and recharging is important for all professional athletes. For Webster that generally means taking a full month’s break once medals have been won and titles attained. “I rest up, and then when I’m ready, I start training again but lightly,” she says. “For example, I won’t add in speed training until a month or so after I begin training again. “I also try and take care of myself during the season so that I’m not completely exhausted by the finish. Ensuring I’ve got enough vitamins and minerals is important. Vitamin B12, for instance, is great as it helps with mental exhaustion, so I take that if I feel myself getting really tired.” 7. Enjoy it Finally, there are few top Spartan racers out there that don’t feel passionate about what they’re doing and Webster is no different. Loving what you do and having fun are her top priorities. “For the Spartan Worlds I just came in so excited to be there and to run that course.” “In fact,” she laughs, “On the first descent I was having a lot of fun and I actually thought, ‘maybe I’m not racing hard enough!’ I was really enjoying myself!” “I love the course, I love the challenge, and the girls I compete against are great. In the end, it’s what it’s all about.” Getting ready to tackle a Spartan race? Download The Spartan 2018 Training Plan as your blueprint.
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You probably know or have heard of someone who ran their first Spartan race without any preparation. It happens. And if the person has been putting in their time at the gym or on the track, they may even come out relatively unscathed. However, according to Faye Stenning, one of the world’s top obstacle course racers and the co-founder of the online coaching business Grit Coaching, this type of trial by fire approach to racing cannot be sustained. “I get it! Athletes are excited to compete and they think that if they’re already strong or they have a background in running, then they’ll just go ahead and start racing. But then the injuries start coming, and they wonder why.” Faye Stenning's Secret In fact, it doesn’t matter whether you’re new to the sport or a long-time athlete, as Stenning sees it, the one true secret to racing success applies to everyone: balanced fitness. “Often, runners have a deficiency in strength, while it’s the other way around for those who do a lot of strength training,” Stenning explains. “The challenge is to recognize that and not rely solely on the specific aspect you excel at.” Building up a balanced state of fitness, Faye Stenning says, requires time. But building up balanced fitness takes time, and is always relative to where you’re starting from. Stenning, a Spartan Pro racer who established Grit Coaching together with 10-time Canadian championship medalist and Olympic 5000 m competitor Jess O’Connell, suggests getting up close and personal with your strengths and weaknesses before you start putting together a training program. A Question You Have to Ask “You have to ask, how strong is your aerobic system? Do you have a solid strength base? How’s your grip strength: can you carry? Of course, it’s different for every individual, whether beginners or more regular racers, but in our coaching we definitely assess every athlete before we can start training them effectively.” That said, she notes that much of the time the first step is usually to build up an aerobic base. “A lot of people focus on strength first, and while this is important, being strong won’t get you far if you can’t maintain a steady running pace between obstacles. In fact, if athletes could do the obstacles without the running component, they probably wouldn’t have much trouble,” she notes. “But often what happens is that racers are so taxed from the running that their strength output is diminished. A good aerobic base enables you not just to run, but to handle the tougher obstacles and to recover well post-race.” For that reason, Stenning suggests including basic aerobic workouts and regular running in your training regardless of your level. “As you get ready for longer races such as the Spartan Beast and Super, running becomes even more of a priority. You’ll be running for one to two miles before you hit a significant obstacle, so workouts must consistently include aerobic training days followed by long runs, progression runs, hill repeats, and tempo runs.” Still, it’s not all about pounding the pavement. “The cool thing about this sport” says Stenning, “is that it is a combination of different physical challenges and that translates to the training.” This helps to keep athletes motivated and committed to the end game, which is, of course to ace their race and be fighting fit for more. For that reason, she suggests always mixing up a training program with aerobic base work and foundational strength training such as squats, bench presses, push-ups, and pull-ups. Close to race time, adding more “functional” training specific to the running—lunges, step-ups, etc.—will give your workouts that extra edge. Stenning, a trained kinesiologist as well as an elite racer, claims, “Functional training that correlates to something performance-related can really help make your ongoing fitness routine more purposeful.” It can also make it more fun, and that, according to Stenning, is as necessary as any fitness training elements for OCR success. Faye Stenning believes "functional training that correlates to something performance-related" can help add more purpose to your routine. “Fun: it’s why we’re all doing these crazy races, right?” she says. “It’s the fun that helps us go for and achieve our goals. And it’s the fun that helps us, ultimately, incorporate fitness to live a happier, healthier, more balanced life.”
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