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FORT CARSON, Colo. – The Spartan Military Sprint, a four-mile run consisting of obstacles such as object carries, spear throwing, and barbed-wire crawl, is coming to Fort Carson May 4-5, and soldiers of “Warhorse” Brigade are teaming up to take on the challenge.
Approximately 10 soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, decided to register to participate in the race, and are training to make sure they are up to the task.
“I have been waiting for a race to come around to Colorado Springs, Colo., for some time,” said Staff Sgt. Charles Giordano, intelligence analyst, HHT. “I did it in Arizona before I came to Fort Carson, and I thought it was a good team building exercise for the section.
For the past few weeks the soldiers have been conducting physical training that includes: weight training, for both the upper and lower body, cardio training, consisting of multiple three-to-five mile runs a week, and core training, which is aimed at training multiple muscle groups at once.
The race, with multiple iterations on both days, with the first race scheduled to start at 8 a.m., is broken down into five groups: elite, confirmed, morning, afternoon and late afternoon. It will test the Soldier’s full array of athletic ability, and the HHT team plans to be up to the challenge.
“A lot of the obstacles are about using your strength, but also using your body as a whole unit to move over and around different obstacles,” said Sgt. Joseph Baffaro, counterintelligence agent, HHT.
Leaders from the brigade intelligence shop wanted a way to increase teamwork, but also to let the soldiers see their leaders in a different light.
“It really concentrates on building a team,” said Giordano. “Soldiers tend to just see you in the work environment, and to do something outside of the Army, and do something as a group, makes them see who you are as a person.”
The training will not only help the soldiers prepare for the race, but will increase their overall knowledge on physical training.
“I hope they get an idea of different things they can do for physical training on their own,” said Baffaro. “Keeping in mind that physical strength training and endurance is a constant thing for both your personal development, and keeping your state of physical fitness high in the military.”
For more information on the Spartan race, visit www.spartanrace.com. The race on May 4 is sold out, but soldiers can register until May 1 for the race May 5.
| Date Taken: | 04.22.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 04.23.2013 19:43 |
| Story ID: | 105706 |
| Location: | COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, US |
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