2019 Spartan Killington Ultra
Race: Spartan Vermont Ultra Date: September 14th, 2019 Time: 12:49:39 AG Place: 9/25 Division: 70/188 Pre-Race Conditions: Not far from Killington ski resort is a small town called Pittsfield Vermont and in that town was a guy named Joe who decided some years back to create a race that would test everyone and push them to their breaking point. That race would be the Death Race where competitors would be put through days of brutal mental and physical tests. Once Death Race became a hit he decided to make it more available to the masses and Spartan Race was born. The Killington race is known as ‘The Beast of the East’, the original spartan beast course. It ranks a 5/5 for terrain, elevation and difficulty with an impressively low finisher rate compared to other courses. This race has scared me for a couple years and I’m finally headed to tackle it. Thursday night was rough for me. I’ve been fighting a cold for the last week and finally started to feel better until...