This week’s workout is a pyramid. You start at 10 and work your way down to one. We had to add in burpees because we know everyone loves burpees. If you think starting at 10 is easy, then start at a higher number. Good luck.
Peak Death Race WOD #19
Leo Borak
Spartan Warm Up
10 burpees
10 push ups
10 sit ups
10 air squats
9 burpees
9 pushups
1 burpee
1 push up
1 sit up
1 air squat.
Spartan Cool Down
Since Death Racer Mark Webb woke us up to what true resolve is, we are more excited than ever about what forged all of you and how you all have forged us here at HQ. This may be the last Summer Death Race ever. This summer we’ve decided on the ultimate Death Race theme: PERSISTENCE.
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan “press on” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race. ”
Our friend Mark’s incredible attitude has inspired us with a taste of this rare quality. In 2015 we will find out whether talent, education, genius, or ultimately PERSISTENCE is what that gets us to those great places in life.
So where is the sadistic twist? Well more to come later on that, but in the meantime we thought it fitting to take 100% of 2015 Death Race entry fees and donate them to charity. Yes, we will give away 100% of 2015 Death Race entry fees. The finishers of what may be the final summer Death Race ever will get to choose what charities the money will go to. All the Death Race entry fees paid for 2015 will be split amongst the 2015 Summer Death Race finishers to donate to the charities of their choice.
Why do this now? Quite honestly planning and running the Death Race is hard work. There are a LOT of moving parts, and although it’s very rewarding, we all needed a way to make it more meaningful. Let’s not just help the participants, this year let’s help those in need.
Tyler is going to make you break a sweat today. This WOD gets you switching exercise to exercise. This will help you get your heart beat up. You can always work higher than 10 push ups, 25 sit ups and 5 pull ups. Just depends how far you push your own limits.
Peak Death Race WOD #18
Tyler Beresford
Spartan Warm Up
Increase or decrease each exercise by one multiple each round:
2 Pushups
5 Situps
1 Pullup
4 Pushups 10 Situps
2 Pullups
10 Pushups
25 Situps
5 Pullups
Then work backwards.
Spartan Cool Down
This week’s WOD is pull ups and squats. I dare you to do 20 reps for 20 rounds.
Peak Death Race WOD #17
Ben Alder
Spartan Warm Up
5-20 Pull ups
5-20 Pistol Squats
Perform for 10-20 rounds.
Spartan Cool Down
This week’s WOD could be a tough one. Hanging plank variation use a lot of upper body and core strength. Good luck, push your self to the limits.
Peak Death Race WOD #16
Olof Dallner
Spartan Warm Up
2-5 Mile Run
Hanging Plank Variation
Spartan Cool Down
For this week’s workout you will need a partner. This is a perfect workout to get you ready for the team death race. Try to choose someone that is a similar size to you unless your looking for a challenge. Push your partner to the limit to get the most out of this workout.
Peak Death Race WOD #15
Melody Haz i+ Mark Webb
Spartan Warm Up
2 to 10-mile Group Trail Run with:
5-20 Buddy Carry
5-20 Partner Squats
5-20 Partner Push-ups
Perform 3 sets of each exercise
Spartan Cool Down
Time to buckle down and do some push ups. This week, Marshall gives us a wide variation of push ups to help strengthen multiple muscles. These different push ups will help strengthen your shoulders, triceps, abdominal, and pectorals muscles. How many can you do?
Peak Death Race WOD #14
Marshall Breite
Spartan Warm Up
5-20 Push-ups
5-20 Hands Free Push-ups
5-20 Wide Push-ups
5-20 Pike Push Ups
5-20 Dive Bomber Push-ups
5-20 Knuckle Push-ups
Spartan Cool Down
A lot of push and pulls this week to help strengthen your upper body. Great for those times you are either wrestling the bull in the traveling death race or helping your teammate get over a wall in the team death race.
Peak Death Race WOD #13
Shannon Francis
Spartan Warm Up
5-20 Pull-ups w/wide-front grip
5-20 Standard Push-ups
5-20 Pull-ups w/reverse-grip
5-20 Military Push-ups
5-20 Pull-ups w/closed-front grip
5-20 Wide-armed Push-ups
Spartan Cool Down
This is a great workout to test your limits just like the Warman Ride that Peak Races offer. This is a workout focusing on your core strength along with legs.
Peak Death Race WOD #12
Ted Coffin
Spartan Warm Up
5-20 Burpees
3x 1-minute of rocking
3x 1-minute of Superman to Banana
3x 1 minute Scorpion (each side)
5-100 Lunges
5-100 Backwards Lunges
Spartan Cool Down
A full body workout for this week’s WOD. These work outs are a great and intense way to get ready for the death races coming up. Go Beyond Your Limits in this workout and you will see it pay off in the race.
Peak Death Race WOD #11
Christopher Fern
Spartan Warm Up
Run 1-3 Miles
(Repeat x 3)
5-20 Clean and Press (w/sandbag)
5-20 Man-maker (modified-burpee)
5-20 L-sit Pull ups
5-20 Weighted Side Lunge
Spartan Cool Down
This week’s WOD is a great workout to improve your explosion. It could be good prep for steep mountain pedaling in the Peak Mountain Bike Race. This workout will give you the explosion needed to conquer that mountain.
Peak Death Race WOD #10
Seth Czarnecki
Spartan Warm Up
3 Rounds of 21-15-9 reps:
Sandbag Thrusters
Pull Ups
Spartan Cool Down
This week’s WOD is all about working your abdominal muscles out. These 4 exercises will help strengthen your core for those long Peak Ultra Runs. No time to waste, start working out.
Peak Death Race WOD #9
Sean Manning
Spartan Warm Up
Swim 1-2 miles (or run)
Perform for 30-120 seconds 2 to 3 times:
Scissor Kicks
Flutter Kicks
Hello Dollies
Leg Raises
Spartan Cool Down
This weeks WOD with David will not test just your strength but your cardio as well. This pyramid is a full body workout and you will indeed break a sweat.
Peak Death Race WOD #8
David Guard
Spartan Warm Up
Run 1-3 miles
Pull Ups
Push Ups
Burpees
Spartan Cool Down
Are you ready for a full body exercise? This week includes a bit of everything to jump start your day. Start with your upper body, working to your lower body and ending with your abdominal muscles.
Peak Death Race WOD #7
Dan Belcher
Spartan Warm Up
Pull ups
Push-ups with Knee Drive
Jumping Lunge
Side Planks, Each Side
Flutter Kicks
Spartan Cool Down
This week’s workout is great for building your endurance for long mountain trail runs during the Peak Ultra. You will mainly be working out the legs focusing on the hamstrings, quads, and your glutes. You will be sweating after this intense workout.
Peak Death Race WOD #6
Michael McClean
Spartan Warm Up
Run 1 mile
100 squats w/sandbag throw-ups (3-10 sets of 10-30 reps)
5 minute chair with leg raises
5 minute high knee touches
100 lunges w/sandbag
Spartan Cool Down
This workout primarily focuses on your upper body. You will be mainly strengthening your shoulders, biceps and your lats. This workout could help you in the death race with climbing or pushing objects.
Peak Death Race WOD #5
Andy Souvalian
Spartan Warm Up
3 sets of 3-5 ascents and descents
3 sets of 3-10 curls
3 sets of 10-30 push ups
Spartan Cool Down
Just over 50 registered, 23 finished. We’ll be posting tons of photos in the next few days.
MEN
Ryan Atkins
Marc Jones
Chris Rice
Andrew Coleman
Ted Coffin
Christian Godmer
Ben Sexton
Dan Grodinsky
Robert Belley
Tim Midgley
Matt Dolitsky
James Vreeland
Shannon Taylor
Mark Webb
Shane Ellison
Shane Coleman
Pete Coleman
Matthew Waller
Keith Glass
David Kim
WOMEN
Melody Hazi
Flo Zurkinden
Amee Meyer
One of the required tasks in the 2013 Winter Death Race was to demonstrate a sample Death Racer’s WOD (Workout Of the Day.)
Peak Death Race WOD #4
Roupen Bastajian
Spartan Warm Up
1 Mile Run
Forearm plank for 2:00 repeat 3x
During each plank interval incorporate push ups and knee drives
Spartan Cool Down.
Peak Winter Death Racers were asked to demonstrate a typical endurance ultra athlete workout of the day during the 2012 Spartan / Peak Winter Death Race in Vermont.
WOD #3
Eric Diablo
Spartan Warm Up
100 Body Weight Squats
Spartan Cool Down
Peak Winter Death Racers were asked to demonstrate a typical endurance ultra athlete workout of the day during the 2012 Spartan / Peak Winter Death Race in Vermont. Here’s Mark Harvey’s WOD:
WOD #2
Mark Harvey
Spartan Warm Up
300 Burpees
Spartan Cool Down