Olivier’s Spartan Blog

Running may be the most important component in obstacle racing as it is the fastest way to complete the course. Running however isn’t easy and it sure is trickier when navigating on uneven terrain (i.e. […]

Growing up I played many competitive sports, but as I got older the opportunities to play most sports at high levels got lower and lower. I needed something to fill that competitive void, so 2 […]

The following weekend was the Xtrail Race in Mt Sutton in the Eastern Townships. This is such a nice trail race as it’s 98% single tracks with lots of climbs and technical downhills. Last year, […]

In April, I only one small race at the end of the month to kick off my running season and so I took some time to focus on my professional development. On occasion, I did […]

After both World Championships events in Quebec City I decided to take on another challenge before the Gatineau Loppet and the Oka Ski Marathon. This would be my firsts ski only races and I felt […]

In March, as the last cross country skiing days were upon us, we did one last ski-in dinner in one of the refuge in the Gatineau Park. This is truly an amazing experience I recommend […]

Setting: Overcast yet -40 degrees Celsius, extremely windy, distances/event: 5k snowshoe, 12k speed skating and 8k cross country skiing for a total of 25k The drive from Ottawa to Quebec City was a little bit […]

Setting: Sunny yet -35 degrees Celsius, windy, technical & hilly 10k course Snowshoe racing regroups all kinds of racers, many athletes use this sport as a cross trainer in the winter months so runners, triathletes […]

In order to maximize my training and reduce the number of hours of training per week I combined weight training with specific interval sessions. I knew I needed a solid cardiovascular base (motor), strong core […]

Late in 2014, I knew the upcoming winter months were going to be fairly long, so I decided that I would test my abilities and train for new unique winter events. I thought that as […]

Throughout my life I had always competed in traditional sports like hockey, soccer and  running. As I grow older (and wiser) I realize there is no longer the same opportunity to compete in these sports […]