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Post by AussiePete on Oct 5, 2015 21:31:04 GMT -5
I wasn't sure where to put this. I chose Sasuke because to me "Ninja Warrior" means the G4 edits of Sasuke.
Spartan Race has a new obstacle course at the end of the race, with a timed section called the 300. (It's the last 300 metres of the race.) They will be timing people and the top 3 get prize money.
"The spartan 300 is a ninja warrior style obstacle rush that makes up part of the course at Australian Spartan Stadium events." There is a Lego preview at
I'm running my first Spartan Race this weekend so I will see this up close. Scary and exciting.
The video references "burpees". They're the penalty for failing, skipping or cheating on an obstacle.
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Post by thatoneuser on Oct 5, 2015 23:17:45 GMT -5
This is in no way, shape, or form a "Ninja Warrior style obstacle course". Nice try, Spartan Race. Bad try, but nice try.
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Post by SasukeDoctor on Oct 6, 2015 7:11:51 GMT -5
Ridiculous. The video, the idea, everything.
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Post by blah123 on Oct 6, 2015 10:56:14 GMT -5
This is in no way, shape, or form a "Ninja Warrior style obstacle course". Nice try, Spartan Race. Bad try, but nice try. Ridiculous. The video, the idea, everything. Why? Keep in mind that these types of runs have hundreds or thousands of people running through the obstacles. They cannot have too many movable parts, or need human-intervention to reset (think Balance Tank, Log Grip, etc.), and need to be easy enough such that the average athlete has a chance at completing them, while still being challenging enough to still be fun for advanced athletes. Yes, it's not an exact apples-to-apples comparison. But given these constraints, these are as near Sasuke-style obstacles as you're gonna find at these things. |
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Post by thatoneuser on Oct 6, 2015 12:30:39 GMT -5
This is in no way, shape, or form a "Ninja Warrior style obstacle course". Nice try, Spartan Race. Bad try, but nice try. Ridiculous. The video, the idea, everything. Why? Keep in mind that these types of runs have hundreds or thousands of people running through the obstacles. They cannot have too many movable parts, or need human-intervention to reset (think Balance Tank, Log Grip, etc.), and need to be easy enough such that the average athlete has a chance at completing them, while still being challenging enough to still be fun for advanced athletes. Yes, it's not an exact apples-to-apples comparison. But given these constraints, these are as near Sasuke-style obstacles as you're gonna find at these things. This is roughly the same logic as "I can't afford a Lamborghini so I should steal one". Spartan Race shouldn't have a "Ninja Warrior style obstacle course" to begin with. Imagine the fury of OCR junkies when they run 12 miles through the mud then slip off the Snake Crossing after one step and can't finish the race they just spent 12 miles running. But hurr, that's 10 burpees! |
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