4. THERE ARE NO SHORTCUTS
Much of our modern experience encourages us to cut corners. But the Spartan Race doesn’t allow for it. With every obstacle I came to, it demanded confrontation. To avoid the obstacle, to attempt a shortcut, required an equally (or possibly more) difficult exertion of energy than simply confronting the challenge head-on (in the form of 30 Burpies). It teaches an important life lesson: every shortcut, in an attempt to derive immediate benefit, leads to long-term detriment. In the Spartan, as in life, love and ministry, there are NO shortcuts. (To read how many of these same life lessons are packaged into a similar race experience for children read CG Victory - Serious Adventure, No Kidding.)