Sunday, 16 April, the Workout Tour stops at Outdoor Winterswijk! We spoke to Jan Willem about his venue and what participants can expect on 16 April. Read the interview below!

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Can you tell a bit more about your location? Sure. Outdoor Winterswijk is a beautiful venue in the east of the Netherlands. We started 3 years ago, in 2020, during the corona period. It was difficult to start and therefore it is extra nice how it turned out! We offer everything outdoor-related. These include training in the form of clinics, bootcamps, obstacles, children's parties, resistance training to survival, OCR and trail run training. The most common training sessions are survival. We have many youth whom we guide and coach with our training sessions.

In what way can people join you? Outdoor Winterswijk works with annual subscriptions. You can pay per month or annually and there is also the possibility of trial subscriptions. The trial subscription lasts up to 3 months and you can use all activities. Our obstacle and climb training is an important part in preparation for the Spartan Races, especially at the end of the race, we see that the running isn't the problem anymore, but it's the obstacles that cause the most issues for participants.

Have you participated in Spartan yourself before? Yes, definitely. I know Spartan very well. I was interim president of the ORCA association, so I know all the ins and outs of the races. I ran the first Dutch Spartan Race in IJmuiden. I thought it was a great race. There was a lot of wind, so the event grounds could not be fully built up. Fortunately, during the races, we weren't bothered by anything. I have not been to Zandvoort yet, as I am often coaching. My members are there though. One was even the winner of the Trifecta! I now focus mainly on coaching/training participants and athletes. When the OCR races came along, like the OCR series, I started focusing on getting into coaching.

Can Spartans come to you to prepare for their upcoming races? Sure, we are running a Spartan Workout Tour on Sunday 16 April. This one is really for everyone! During this ''Hi-rope'' we have replaced the familiar fixtures from the Hyrox workouts, such as the ski erg and the row, with climbing devices, creating a perfect training mix for Spartans. Two years back, we also did a Workout Tour, where we were told by both experienced and novice Spartans that it is a challenging workout where everyone can reach their ceiling.

Sign up for the WOT at Outdoor Winterswijk straight away!