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• spar•tan adj.    1. Rigorously self-disciplined.    2. Simple, frugal, or austere.    3. Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.    4. Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.   Spar•tan n.    1. A citizen of Sparta.    2. One of Spartan character.    3. One who has completed a Spartan Race.
• Or, to make things really simple: Go outside right now and run as far as you can. Then do as many burpees as you can. Then run, walk, or crawl home. Eat whole foods, skip dessert, don’t get drunk, get some sunshine, take cold showers, lift something heavy, use the stairs, meditate or pray, find someone to love. Lights out at 8 p.m.
• Get the gear Running shoes (a pair you don’t mind getting dirty) Stopwatch or timer (small and portable) Bucket (five-gallon plastic bucket) Sandbag (standard is 50 lb. for women, 70 lb. for men) Stone, large (standard is 80 lb. for women, 115 lb. for men) Stone, medium (something you can carry for a long time) Log, long (to use as a balance beam) ...