Oh. My. Goodness! I survived. I didn't break anything, I think. Something in my knee popped at one point and it has hurt and been wobbly since, but I'm sure I'm fine, right? Pamala and Sarah kept promising that as soon as it was all over we would want to know when the next race is. They were wrong. We had to wait just a little bit longer, but by Saturday evening Jay and I were both ready to sign up again for next year with this fun group of people.
Here is a picture of the ladies before the race started.
Here is the first obstacle.
Holy cow was that water frigid!!!
When I first came upon this obstacle I thought, no big deal, it's like the beam. Wrong! Add mud and water and it becomes a
little bit more challenging!
A view from the top of a very tall wall that was straight up and down. No angle like many of the others. As we stood in line for 30 minutes to climb this wall we kept saying that it must be harder than it looks. For the record, it was.
The sign after the wall.
The final wall of the race. Again, looked less challenging that it actually was, but not horrible.
The final challenge was gross, but not terribly difficult. Swimming through gross muddy water, under barbed wire. No big deal!
Post race, pre-wash. Jay and I washed off before this picture was taken. I was ready for a shower!
Enjoying our complimentary beer.
Those who survive receive a medal. Be jealous!
Oh, it's a beer bottle opener too, in case you couldn't tell.
This is what our shoes looked like after cleaning them off!
Finally, a really bad selfie of Jay and I. We aren't very good at these. I promise, we will try to improve.
Man are we sore today! I didn't get up and meet the group for weight lifting this morning because my knee hurt too bad. However, I did go to the Y after work and rode the stationary bike. Tomorrow morning I try swimming again. Hopefully this time I'll leave some water in the pool for everyone else!
I almost forgot! A huge thank you to Pamala Dunscombe for the pictures from the Warrior Dash!
Have you ever done an adventure race like this before?
Here is the first obstacle.
Holy cow was that water frigid!!!
When I first came upon this obstacle I thought, no big deal, it's like the beam. Wrong! Add mud and water and it becomes a little bit more challenging!
A view from the top of a very tall wall that was straight up and down. No angle like many of the others. As we stood in line for 30 minutes to climb this wall we kept saying that it must be harder than it looks. For the record, it was.
The sign after the wall.
The final wall of the race. Again, looked less challenging that it actually was, but not horrible.
The final challenge was gross, but not terribly difficult. Swimming through gross muddy water, under barbed wire. No big deal!
Post race, pre-wash. Jay and I washed off before this picture was taken. I was ready for a shower!
Enjoying our complimentary beer.
Those who survive receive a medal. Be jealous!
Oh, it's a beer bottle opener too, in case you couldn't tell.
This is what our shoes looked like after cleaning them off!
Finally, a really bad selfie of Jay and I. We aren't very good at these. I promise, we will try to improve.
Man are we sore today! I didn't get up and meet the group for weight lifting this morning because my knee hurt too bad. However, I did go to the Y after work and rode the stationary bike. Tomorrow morning I try swimming again. Hopefully this time I'll leave some water in the pool for everyone else!
I almost forgot! A huge thank you to Pamala Dunscombe for the pictures from the Warrior Dash!
Have you ever done an adventure race like this before?
Great job! Good stuff getting the blog started! Once you get the hang of it, you can look into how you can improve the layout, etc. It's not too hard if you play around on the back end. I've done everything on mine myself though I just invested in an expensive redesign which will roll out in a couple of weeks!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, never done a Warrior Dash but I did do Tough Mudder and I loved it!
That is so awesome! I've always wanted to do the Warrior Dash. It looks so fun and I love that you get super muddy and then get handed a beer afterwards (that's my kind of race!). So happy for you!
ReplyDeleteWarrior Dash is so fun! Look into Tough Mudder and the ROC race. Challenging and fun races where you get a little dirty. So much better than any regular race (in my book).
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