This weekend I hit a fun milestone in my progress towards being healthier. I ran my first 5k and it didn’t even kill me. In fact it was fun and I can’t wait to do it again!
This was a special kind of 5k though, its called an Adventure 5k and that means that throughout the 3.11 miles were 10 obstacles to complete as well. First we ran through waist high water with ‘alligators’ (inflatables.) I’m not sure this was supposed to be an obstacle I think part of the path just flooded… Then we ran maybe .5 miles and ran over some large round hay bales.
(I’m in the black shirt bottom left and right there in the middle with the hat on is my friend Sarah)
Then was another .5 mile and some of those big electrical wire spools you could either go over or under them. More running and then the net:
After the net was was a small hill and then a water fountain of of sorts.
The next obstical was s steep hill, not only was it steep but it was also at a crazy \ angle.
Once you reached the top you had to run over some buried logs, and then on to the ‘hurdles’ it was about that time we hit the 2 mile mark.
Around the bend and down the hill to the spider maze (a lot of running up and down a hill climbing through strings) and then the Mud Slide!!!
Which left us a little muddy:
Then back up a hill and back down some mini moguls and football tires. That was the 3 mile mark. Next up was jumping over fire!
Then the mud bog and we were done!
Plus when it was all over they had firemen to hose us up and a place where you could donate your shoes to be recycled!
28/06/2011 at 1:42 PM Permalink
Oh my goodness! That looks like some crazy fun! Although I would have likely died running up the steep hill! Congrats on completing such an exciting 5k!
28/06/2011 at 6:21 PM Permalink
That looks intense, but fun … perhaps next year I can get the courage to tackle something like this. I totally have your shirt too … actually I had 4 of them!
28/06/2011 at 9:57 PM Permalink
Good for You! I’m wondering who took the pictures?????
30/06/2011 at 6:51 AM Permalink
That’s awesome!
02/07/2011 at 2:16 AM Permalink
Dude, that looks soooo much fun! Congratulations on the 5K
I haven’t had a chance to run in a long while….not that I want to in this insufferable heat and humidity. Though, if I could have this much fun running a 5K, I wouldn’t mind doing it!