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I first met Stephen “Bowtie” Crawford in-person at The Ugly Sweater Run in December 2013. This fun run was a far cry from his many other races including his Spartan Elite ones. This month he attempts his biggest goal yet – a Death Race. Many know him as the athlete who wears the Speedo and bowtie and practically nothing else. Now you’ll learn more about what’s behind the Speedo and bowtie.

With Pittsfield, Vermont gearing up for 2014 Summer Death Race we figured we'd take a look back at the enduring challenges Death Race athletes face in this video by the Canadian Global News.

Watch Team M+A's Laura Messner give the elite women's field a run for the money at the 2014 Tucson HARD CHARGE.

If someone who has been running says they have shin splints or their feet hurt, it’s almost instinct for someone to say, “You need...

The ROC Race is an excellent starter race to introduce your friends and family to the world of obstacle racing, without having them worry about the mud that is normally involved with most OCR races. The race was just a fun time and helped get every member of my family interested in doing a race. We will be planning to do this race next year with the whole family taking part in the action!!

Heel Striking vs Forefoot One of the most hotly debated topics in any sport of running is heel striking vs. forefoot and mid-foot striking for...

Check out this video from the Toughest race series promoting their Toughest ICE event slated for April 2015 (in Sweden). From their website An extreme race in...

Spencer Patterson, of San Diego, James Vreeland, of Detroit, and Grant Shymske, of Fort Bragg, survive the 48-hour GORUCK "Selection" endurance event at Forest Preserve District of Cook County's Poplar Creek Trail System in Hoffman Estates. The event, based on Special Forces training, demands candidates crawl, march, swim, and be otherwise tested while not sleeping for two days. Patterson, Vreeland and Shymske were the only three of their class of 11 candidates who finished, earning each of them a "Selection" patch.

During a DNF while trying to carry Tim through the 2013 Vermont Beast I began asking questions about the Death Race. Long story short, Spartan Joe DeSena accepted my request to attempt the DR in an email where he replies “Thats fine but not a chance you’ll finish.” Yes, I still have his March 1, 2014 email & I plan on carrying it all the way to the finish line!

Wow, with three races completed in a one week period, it was a hectic schedule so we decided to end with a FUN race where we did not have to take ourselves too seriously. Dressed in tutus and animal hats we shuffled off towards Buffalo to play in the foam at the 5k Foam Fest.