Adventure Running

A lot of folks have been asking about our recent race, so I thought I would blog about it.  I forgot to blog about my last mud run held in July.  For those who don't know, a whole bunch of races have cropped up under the adventure running category where not only do you have to run, but you have to navigate obstacles along the course.  I did my first one in July and it was just a blast.  So, we all signed up for another one this past weekend called the Adventure 5k.  It was held on the property of a water park very near our town.  This one was a lot of fun and a bit more challenging than the one I did in July.  It was wicked cold too which made it really challenging.  Nothing like jumping into a lake in mid October and then having to climb up walls and cargo nets in the woods.  Yep, we paid for this fun :)  Seriously, I am addicted to these runs now.  I am hoping to up my training to increase my upper body strength though.

Here is the group at the beginning:

 Going up to the start line:

 Here is Sean right at the end.  This was one of the worst obstacles, right at the end, you had to jump into a dumpster of water and go underneath several boards across the top.  It was extra cold, but as you can see Sean flew right out of there.  In fact, he placed 21st overall and 8th in his age group!  I think I placed around 75th :)

 This obstacle was called "eat dirt" where you had to army crawl under the ropes for awhile:

 Up and over the small wall:

 Monkey bars right at the end.  My hands were ice at this point:

 And a race to the finish:

 A few of us who finished together at the end.  We were soaked and freezing, but happy to be done.

Have I convinced you to join us on the next one?