We start off in the second portion of the 1:30 wave and pretty soon we're running up hills, mounds, through creeks (and marking them all as "obstacles" in our heads), and then we hit the first obstacles of crawling through mud tunnels under barbed wire. Up and down some muddy slopes, over and under walls and barbed wire, a rope crossing over a ravine, and finally we are maybe halfway through. A few water breaks here and there and we were ready to conquer the next half of the course. Lots of crawling through mud and crawling up walls with a slippery rope. There were a lot of waits at the walls and at the mud pit but everyone else seemed to be having a great time, helping one another out and cheering when they made it. At one wall, the wait was so long that the mud began to dry on us, making a nice hard layer. I was proud of how well I did at the walls concerning that 1) I'm a girl and 2) Most of the girls were struggling. I try not to brag but I thought I did a fine job climbing up the walls. I had a rough go at the monkey bars with my wet/muddy hands. I decided to just drop into the water/mud pit which looked to be about 6-7 feet from the water but I didn't know how deep the water was. When I dropped in, it turned out to be much deeper than anticipated and at first I thought I blew out my knee but thankfully, a few strides later, it didn't hurt nearly as bad. A little sore later but definitely not what I thought at first. At the end we had a few more walls to go up and over, a few boats to go up and over, another hill, a swim through the lake, a few modest jumps over fire, then one last swim through mud under barbed wire. I finished the race smiling and knowing that I'll probably do this again. I was very proud of my medal. Alex and I washed off in the lake, redeemed our chips for a free (nasty) beer which we didn't drink much of, then we were off to home with wet, muddy, nasty clothing. I honestly had a blast and want to sign up for next year. There was a definite thrill to knowing I could handle those obstacles. Before I leave, I have a few pictures to share of the experience. Fun fun fun!
A Record of Life and Thoughts
Friday, August 23, 2013
Warrior Dash 2013
We start off in the second portion of the 1:30 wave and pretty soon we're running up hills, mounds, through creeks (and marking them all as "obstacles" in our heads), and then we hit the first obstacles of crawling through mud tunnels under barbed wire. Up and down some muddy slopes, over and under walls and barbed wire, a rope crossing over a ravine, and finally we are maybe halfway through. A few water breaks here and there and we were ready to conquer the next half of the course. Lots of crawling through mud and crawling up walls with a slippery rope. There were a lot of waits at the walls and at the mud pit but everyone else seemed to be having a great time, helping one another out and cheering when they made it. At one wall, the wait was so long that the mud began to dry on us, making a nice hard layer. I was proud of how well I did at the walls concerning that 1) I'm a girl and 2) Most of the girls were struggling. I try not to brag but I thought I did a fine job climbing up the walls. I had a rough go at the monkey bars with my wet/muddy hands. I decided to just drop into the water/mud pit which looked to be about 6-7 feet from the water but I didn't know how deep the water was. When I dropped in, it turned out to be much deeper than anticipated and at first I thought I blew out my knee but thankfully, a few strides later, it didn't hurt nearly as bad. A little sore later but definitely not what I thought at first. At the end we had a few more walls to go up and over, a few boats to go up and over, another hill, a swim through the lake, a few modest jumps over fire, then one last swim through mud under barbed wire. I finished the race smiling and knowing that I'll probably do this again. I was very proud of my medal. Alex and I washed off in the lake, redeemed our chips for a free (nasty) beer which we didn't drink much of, then we were off to home with wet, muddy, nasty clothing. I honestly had a blast and want to sign up for next year. There was a definite thrill to knowing I could handle those obstacles. Before I leave, I have a few pictures to share of the experience. Fun fun fun!
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