Silicon Valley Athletics Personal Training & Coaching

SILICON VALLEY ATHLETICS | SPARTAN 2026

Every year, we do this together.

Every year, we wake up before the sun, load onto a yellow school bus at 5 a.m., and make the 2-hour drive with a mix of nerves, excitement, silence, and laughter.

Half the bus is asleep. Half the bus is staring out the window, thinking about what is ahead.

And every year, no matter how hard it gets, nobody gets left behind.

We break into teams, and there is always something special about seeing who ends up in the elusive Team 1. Somehow, no one ever really sees them cross the finish line. They are just there when everyone else arrives, already showered, eating, laughing, and ready to greet the other teams as they come in.

Just as important is the anchor team.

Who will it be this year?

The anchor team is never really last. They are the team that takes their time, supports everyone along the way, checks on people, soaks it all in, and makes sure nobody gets left behind. They may be the last to cross the finish line, but they arrive to the biggest cheers, the feast, the laughter, and the story time under the tent.

Because this is more than a race to us.

It is a reminder that fitness is not just about the gym. The gym gives us the tools to go out and live bigger lives. To climb things. Carry things. Push ourselves. Support each other. Face fear. Get uncomfortable. Build confidence. Make memories.

The race is only part of it.

It is the conversations on the bus ride there.
The nerves at the starting line.
The dirt.
The obstacles.
The moments where someone wants to quit and the team picks them up.
The stories afterward sitting under the tent.
The food after.
The exhausted bus ride home.
The war stories that somehow get bigger every year.

These are the moments that matter.

The friendships.
The memories.
The new people we meet.
The feeling of doing something hard together.

This is one of the most special traditions we have every year at Silicon Valley Athletics, and it means a lot to share it with all of you.

We do hard things because we are strong.

No one left behind. Until next year!