Our Races

Coaches Robert and Rachel are once again making the deeply questionable decision to return to Blue Mountain on the weekend of October 17, 2026, for another attempt at the Spartan Trifecta Weekend, because apparently running, crawling, climbing, carrying heavy things, and launching themselves up a ski hill three separate times sounds like “character development.” This will be a full weekend of mud, hills, burpees, rope burns, grip strength betrayal, emotional damage, and the kind of leg destruction that makes stairs feel like a personal attack. They have been here before. They know what Blue Mountain does to people. And yet, like two overly confident raccoons in compression gear, they are going back for more. Will there be chaos? Absolutely. Will there be suffering? Almost certainly. Will Coach Rachel question Coach Robert’s life choices? Tradition demands it. Spartan Trifecta Weekend is back on the RSR race calendar, and the snails are preparing to charge the mountain at full questionable speed.

On October 3, 2026, Coach Robert will lead Rapid Snail Racing into a brand-new flavour of chaos at his first HYROX competition! It is not a radical departure from Spartan OCR. There will still be running, heavy things and plenty of opportunities to question every life choice. However, HYROX trades the trails, mud and obstacles for stadium laps, sleds, wall balls and highly organized suffering. 

At RSR, we love pushing boundaries, trying something different and discovering exactly what our shells are made of. HYROX sounds like the perfect test. 

Speed Optional. Suffering Highly Probable. Fitness Mandatory. 🐌🔥

Ironman Ottawa 2026 delivered another unforgettable day for Coaches Robert and Rachel.

After a difficult race last year, this one was about redemption. We put in the work, arrived ready and, when race day came, we showed up and delivered.

The swim was wetsuit optional, so naturally we chose to complete the 3.8 kilometer course without one. The 180 kilometer bike was long, because no matter how many Ironmans you complete, 180 kilometers remains a deeply unreasonable distance to ride before starting a marathon.

Then came the run. Torrential rain swept across the course and nearly turned the 42.2 kilometer marathon into an unexpected second swim. It immediately brought back memories of the very wet Ironman Maryland 2024, although this time we were already committed, soaked and moving forward.

Coach Robert crossed the finish line in 11:41:52, his fastest Ironman performance in several years. Coach Rachel delivered an incredible race, finishing in 12:18:50 and setting a massive new personal best by well over an hour.

Another Ironman was officially in the books. More importantly, the redemption we came looking for was earned. We returned home tired, proud, recovering and eating everything that was not securely fastened down.

Speed Optional. Redemption Delivered.

Click Blog Aritcle below to read the race report and have a look at our Race Documentary and our Race Video Montage.

Ironman 70.3 Muskoka is done, and what a day it was. We woke up early, showed up ready to race, and the training absolutely paid off. The swim, bike, run, hills, heat, nerves, and all the little race-day moments came together in the best way. Speed is optional, but today it was fast. Really fast. Coach Rachel had an incredible race, setting a new PB of 5:30:01 and taking 2nd place in her age group. Coach Robert also landed a PB with a 5:21:42, earning a very dramatic and deeply humble 15th place in his age group. The consistency, the long days, the tired legs, and the commitment to the process showed up when it mattered. Now we recover, reload, and get ready to slug it out in Ottawa.