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Spartan Super Narrative
So far this year the only Spartan Super I ran was in Canada, so I was looking forward to this one and a chance to see many good New England friends. I spent the early AM on Saturday racing on Randall’s Island, NY and then drove over 170 miles to the Massachusetts venue to race the Super on the same day.

• Registration and Festival:

I arrived very late on Saturday so no one was waiting on lines at registration and it went fast and smooth. Sunday morning, I was at registration at about 8am and yet again I didn’t see lines or delays.

The festival area was set up well and everything was easy to either spot or find.

• Pre-race MC:

The Spartan MC at least on Sunday was John "JJ" O'Malley who is a former contestant on the TV show The Biggest Loser. He did a decent …show more content…
I personally felt this year’s course spent more time and distance on terrain that was easier on the feet and at least for me, I was enjoyed that. The heat and sun was brutal, so any advantage racers gained due to the change in terrain was lost due to the heat.

The course was challenging and had several obstacles I haven’t seen Spartan use in some time. I wish Spartan would design a few new obstacles, and I am not asking for obstacles that only elites will mostly complete but some that would be fun for all racers, but to be fair, almost none of the obstacle races have added anything new in 2016. The staff, volunteers, and local police all did an amazing job both Saturday and Sunday on a hot and humid weekend. The bling is always top notch with Spartan as well, I wasn’t overly impressed with the MC, but I do love that he has a great story, so I won’t be deducting any score due to him. I rate this event/race a 4.8 out of 5
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