Lone Star Spartans is a Texas based racing team dedicated to helping its members and others live an active lifestyle through the sports of obstacle course racing, road racing, triathlons, and cycling. We strive to be a team for people of all fitness levels that wish to challenge their mental fortitude and shatter their physical limitations.
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Rugged Maniac Shutting Down & Going Out Of Business in 2024: All Races Canceled
Chris Lewis - February 20, 2024Rugged Maniac is shutting down. The popular obstacle course race series (OCR) announced the closure today, and all races are cancelled. – more
Ultra-OCR Man: The Movie
The list of Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) movies is not particularly long (check out my previous article on the topic “OCR Documentaries to Keep You Motivated”), so anytime a new one comes out you are definitely going to want to check it out. After a couple of years in the making, my documentary is finally […] – more
Race Recap: Tough Mudder Colorado
Tough Mudder returned to Colorado for another epic race weekend. The race moved from Littleton Colorado and the front range out east to Byers Colorado. While some expressed disappointment in the new venue being much further from Denver, it allowed the race organizers to be more creative, dig deeper and better mud pits, and put […] – more
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Clinic Recap from Austin Texas
First, a big thanks to Coach Yancy Culp for helping pull this trip together. My Posse Migeul Medina, Nickademus Holln, and my ever supporting wife Lori Diaz did an amazing job as always. It's so rewarding to work with such inspiring athletes who showed such great enthusiasm. I want to give a shout out to: Yancy Culp, Jack Bauer, Matt Campione, Beni Gifford, Alexendra Walker, Meg Ramirez, Brandon Owens, David Miller, Dustin Smith, Benjamin Pina, Jaime Lopez and wife, Dale Marshall, Lee Thompson, Marco Arellano, Michael Land and Alan Lewis. You guys came out and crushed it. I hope it was as rewarding for you to receive the knowledge as it was to share it with you.
Race Reviews
 | Soldier Rush User rating: 3 / 5. Overall a great experience, but, heavily disappointed and frustrated at volunteers/staff packing up while people are still on the course. Had to let them know I finished! Not only disrespectful, but d |
 | Big Dog Brag User rating: 1 / 5. We signed up to do the Big Dog Brag in 2024 and were emailed the week before by the company that it was postponed with no further notice. It has now been a month with no communication from the company |
 | Muddy Princess User rating: 1 / 5. I decided to try out the Muddy Princess Run and decided to volunteer at the event to be able to run for free. I volunteered for nearly 6 hours and got my chance to run. There were no volunteers at the |
 | Mud Hero User rating: 1 / 5. Mud hero will take your money and then not put on an event |
 | Tactical Titan User rating: 2 / 5. I ran this two years ago and things are deteriorating . I’d rate it a 8 out of 10 back then, but now a 6-6.5. Worn out obstacles and rigs, unstable and safety concerns on several. Ropes and lines ne |
