{"id":850,"date":"2017-06-01T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T19:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/?p=850"},"modified":"2017-06-01T12:53:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-01T19:53:48","slug":"the-rabbit-in-the-race-mark-batres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/the-rabbit-in-the-race-mark-batres\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rabbit in the Race &#8211; Mark Batres"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Mark_Batres.jpg\" alt=\"Mark_Batres\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Mark_Batres.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturalrunningnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Mark_Batres-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>In every <strong>Spartan Race<\/strong>, <strong>Tough Mudder<\/strong> or any <strong>obstacle course race<\/strong>, there are always a few guys who I would consider \u201cthe rabbits\u201d. They bring blinding speed to the competition.\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s just the ticket, other times the carries and strength work can toss a wrench into best laid plan. Mark Batres is a threat at any race he appears, with a 5K PR of 14:27 and he has been working hard to even the score when it comes to the bag and bucket carries. Will it be enough to win the <strong>NBC Series Monterey Spartan Super<\/strong>? 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