about getting a SISU Team going in their neck of
the woods. And so, the seed that had been planted
just a year earlier had grown into something Daren
could now see had potential for even more growth.
The Weeple-SISU Connection
Around this same time Daren met Weeple Army
founder Dave Huckle. For those that have been
living under a rock for the past few years the Weeple
Army has become a force to be reckoned with at
obstacle course races and other race events across
the country. The Weeple Army members show up
en masse in their green and black Weeple Army
race gear waving the Weeple flag. They come to
run together and help each other out on the course.
No Weeple is left behind. This ethic has attracted
athletes of all levels and ages and encouraged them
to get off the couch and challenge themselves with
the support and encouragement of their fellow
Weeples.
The Weeple reach is both near and far. In 2012,
the Weeple Army was crowned the Biggest Team
winner by Spartan Race.
The relationship between Team SISU and the
Weeple Army is symbiotic with lots of crossover in
membership. The two groups actively seek ways
brand is run by a core group led by Daren De Heras
to collaborate and the partnership has solidified
and Spartan racer/promoter/coach, Matt Trinca.
recently as Team SISU has officially become the
“extreme training branch of the Weeple Army.”
One of the unique characteristics of Team SISU:
not only is it a team that trains and races together, it
SISU Now
As Team SISU has grown, so have its aspirations.
What began as a rag tag group of a half dozen people
has expanded to over 1,000 people spread across the
country, over four SISU chapters: SISU West (the
original), SISU East, SISU Midwest and SISU Texas.
Each chapter is led by a SISU ambassador with the
freedom to organize their own local events. The SISU
is also a group that creates and runs its own events.
And they are becoming more popular, not just
because they are designed for bad-asses, but also
because they also make room for athletes of various
levels to test their endurance and fortitude. Some
events vary the weight requirement of objects to
be carried, and others have different distances to
cover, or time spans to survive. Regardless of the