It was quite possible that I would just end up in a wheelchair, recalls Lucie Rien.

My name is Lucie and I am the co-founder and CEO of SOMA. I would like to share with you the story of the founding of our company and how Spartan inspired us to do so.

In 2017/2018 I lived and studied dance in Melbourne, Australia. At that time, a friend came to see me, with whom we went on a motorcycle trip from Thailand to the mountains of Laos. However, on this trip, I got hit by two cars at traffic lights twice - once on the way there, which ended up with only a slightly messed up knee and a motorbike - and then on the way back. It wasn't so fun anymore and I dislocated my ankle, knee and hip. However, this ended my study career as a dance teacher and I had to return to Europe.

After returning, it turned out that the collisions caused not only a crippled limb, but also crippled the entire musculoskeletal system, and one morning I couldn't get out of bed at all. The merry-go-round of "going around" began - or rather, going around dozens of doctors, physiotherapists and hospitals, where I was told more than once that it was quite possible that I would simply end up in a wheelchair. This was completely unthinkable for me as a lifelong athlete and active person, and since the classical western treatment method had nothing to offer me anymore, I started to find alternative options.

Coincidentally, at that time, I got to my "maintenance man through the back" as my savior likes to call himself, and during the year he completely put me in a heap. Today I run 10-15 km a day, I have completed two Spartans, I am pain-free and without any limitations.

But how is our SOMA related to this? I remember about the third or fourth visit, when my "maintenance man" says to me: "You're kind of lifeless. We have to get you back on your feet. So wait, I'll get you something."

And he brought me a paper cone with bee bread in it. At the time, I had no idea what a natural miracle it was. I started taking a teaspoon every day on an empty stomach in the morning and really - I had much more energy and strength, physically I felt better and better - and so, even after healing, I started buying bee bread at home sometimes, as a helper for more demanding days.

Then in 2023, when we were founding the SOMA company and putting together the first recipes of our adaptogenic mixtures for concentration and mind, sleep and mental well-being, male and female libido and hormonal balance, my colleague and co-founder of Soma Pavel uttered that memorable sentence: "Today I am very I didn't sleep, I'm kind of lifeless".

My head "clicked". I remembered my first encounter with bee bread, so I reached for the bag and poured a large spoonful into it. Paul was so impressed by the effect of bee bread that he began to study it in depth. And so we discovered that bee bread is a truly respectable superfood. Bee bread is the most complete food in nature. It contains ALL the vitamins (especially all the B-complex vitamins and vitamin C, which are water-soluble and should therefore be taken daily). Bee pollen also contains vitamins D, E, K and beta carotene (provitamin A), 22 amino acids, 27 minerals (including the amount of calcium and phosphorus in an ideal ratio of 1:1, magnesium, zinc, copper and iron), trace elements and whatever that said, an incredible abundance of enzymes. Contains over 90 known nutrients.

In addition, according to the Information of the American Apitherapy Society, bee bread is used by almost every Olympic athlete today. As enthusiastic athletes, we did not hesitate, looked for an available product of the highest possible quality and included bee bread, in our case under the name SOMA (Metaphorically whole, "one body") in our offer. And it was the best move we could have made.

And now we have the honor to combine the result of our work with the name Spartan Race Czech Republic. We became its official partner in June 2024 and look forward to helping the Spartan community achieve even better results with our products.

AROO!!!