It was fun, muddy, challenging, and rewarding.
I must say, they have it down to a fine art and the organization was spot on.
They had a bag check, shower station, changing tents, a Paul Mitchell hair care booth, and food. Not to mention normal race stuff like free swag, finishing medals, prizes, etc...
I had a blast pretending to be tough and do military style obstacles and of course the infamous mud pits. They had three of them and I had to run the last mile with squeaky shoes, not so great HA HA! I loved how they had military people cheering us on and they even had a booth set up to promote Operation Gratitude and you could write a letter or notecard to our active military personnel. I thought that in and of itself was awesome. I have elevated my respect for anyone who survives boot camp, let alone, selflessly serves our country and keeps us safe!! I can't imagine how brutal basic training is!!!!
Overall an absolute blast and it reminded me just how much I need to keep training for the half marathon. If a 5K mud run seemed challenging, good night try adding more mileage!! I will say the hardest part was pacing without my music I felt lost.
I ran in a decent time, placing 22nd out of 86 in my female age division at a time of a little over 33 minutes, overall I placed 267th out of 837. Here are some pics of the event. so overall I am proud of myself!! Hey-I survived HA HA!
I even almost won a pair of Merrells doing the most pull ups for a female...
Let me just say...I looked CLEAN compared to most people. I heard if you put on lotion it helped the mud run off easier, guess it worked! |
The final mud pit...it was dirty fun! |
Pretty dirty mud art...love it |
The slippery walls, complete with Dawn for extra slippage |
Almost won a pair of kicks...so close! |
WAHOO!!! |
Christin, that is AWESOME! I am pretty sure I would've been in last place. :D
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