We've run in several of these off-road obstacle courses, including the Muddy Zombie and the Warrior Dash (twice!). And while we have enjoyed each and every one of them, this time was extra special because we ran it as part of a team.
This was the first year this event was held in the local area and as such, there was a pretty small turnout. While I'm sure the event organizers might have hoped for a record number of participants, it was really cool for our team to get to run the course alone in our heat. The grounds were beautiful, the weather perfect, and the company just amazing! What more could we ask for in a race day?
The obstacles were not like the other events we've entered. This time, as we dashed across recently plowed hay fields we had to carry salt lick blocks (at 50 lbs a piece), drag around some old tires, load wheel barrows with sand and ferry them through an arena to the dump site, paddle our way across a pond with a shovel, and load hay bales onto a trailer.
The running banter between our teammates kept us all smiling and the 45 minutes it took us to complete the course felt like a leisurely stroll through the neighborhood.
If I have learned one thing over the years, it's that exercise doesn't FEEL like exercise when you are having fun. And on this day, we had a BLAST!
In fact, we rode that adrenaline rush through a 90 minute judo class later in the day instead of coming home to rest like we normally do.
Now to find the next event and put together another team!
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