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2018 Spartan Seattle Super

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  Its 9:30 and I’ve been up since 5. Waiting on my plane now.  Moral of the story is I qualified. Even with 60 late burpees. Thanks for the weather bubble. It rained all night right up until the start then started again 20 minutes after I finished.  Started right up a nice hill and pushed a bit out of the gate to get a decent position. Then toned it back to that 9:00 and even slower pace. The first 2 Miles felt like forever. I was moving but didn’t feel like i was going anywhere. Steep uphill and undulating downhills ruined any rhythm. Then came the sandbag. Power hiked through the ankle deep mud. Dropped bag and then it was off to the races, through some mud... killed the hoist, spear and threw that tire around like a rag doll. There were some nice places to open up in between the mud and I did. Seeing my pace touch to 6:50 and then pulling back to 7:00ish to maintain knowing the rough finish. The monkey bars were about the midpoint. They were muddy and the mass of human...