Whoever says summer break is stress-free, doesn’t know summer at my house. So far, since school let out two weeks ago, I’ve been on a whirlwind family vacation to New York City (12 of us), run the Spartan AT&T Stadium in Dallas (and earned a World Championship Coin) and made some hefty purchases like a new air-conditioner, new car for middle son and paid the tuition bill for oldest’s third year at a private college. 

Money is flying out of our hands at a pace faster than the Nike Sub-2 Marathon attempt, which did fail by 1 second a mile but was still smokin’ fast.  With Father’s Day around the corner, I need a few thoughtful gifts that will appeal to the sporty dads in my life, but won’t bust the bank. Check out these Spartan-worthy ideas:

Introduce dear old dad to a  Spartan Race by signing him up STAT! Save 20% at spartan.com code: SAP-718613Z 

Also, have you read “Spartan Up!” and “Spartan Fit!” — these best-sellers were written by Joe de Sena and have valuable training, nutrition and motivational information for newbies to veterans.

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Oh, and while we are talking all things Spartan, check out the blog post I wrote for the Spartan Blog — Four 2-minute Breakfasts to Make While the Coffee Brews (hint, hint — maybe make breakfast in bed for pops)!

That’s all for now, happy racing and Happy Father’s Day to all! What are you doing for Father’s Day? What did you get Dad? Have a race coming up? Please share in the comments – XOXO, Jennifer