10-24-2011, 12:06 PM
It was a lot of fun. It was also pretty fucking hard.
I had been running for the last 6 weeks or so (and doing some gym intervals before that) to train, but I still wasn't as prepared as I would've liked. I was up to 10 mile trail runs through Fountainhead but I wasn't at the point I could run the whole 10 miles.
The course was 10 miles up and down the slopes of Wintergreen with 27 obstacles. I didn't have any trouble getting past any of the obstacles, it was just the climbs up the mountain that were a bitch. There was a mile long trudge up a double black diamond in the first half that was seriously painful and difficult, easily the hardest part of the event for me.
The obstacle that kind of caught all of us out was the slip 'n' slide. It was about 20 yards long and had a big pool of water at the end. You're thinking, "Psshh, I can handle a fucking slip and slide." Well one of my buddies got a running start then slipped and slammed on his back and hit his head. I went flying down and didn't realize there were rocks under the tarp. Banged up my knee and got a big bruise on my hip. Everyone who went down with any kind of speed came up limping. Apparently they fixed it after our group.
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The obstacle most people I heard hated the most was the ice bath. But I had been doing an ice bath after running as part of my training so I actually kinda liked it:
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It was really cool event and I'd probably do it again. :thumbup:
I had been running for the last 6 weeks or so (and doing some gym intervals before that) to train, but I still wasn't as prepared as I would've liked. I was up to 10 mile trail runs through Fountainhead but I wasn't at the point I could run the whole 10 miles.
The course was 10 miles up and down the slopes of Wintergreen with 27 obstacles. I didn't have any trouble getting past any of the obstacles, it was just the climbs up the mountain that were a bitch. There was a mile long trudge up a double black diamond in the first half that was seriously painful and difficult, easily the hardest part of the event for me.
The obstacle that kind of caught all of us out was the slip 'n' slide. It was about 20 yards long and had a big pool of water at the end. You're thinking, "Psshh, I can handle a fucking slip and slide." Well one of my buddies got a running start then slipped and slammed on his back and hit his head. I went flying down and didn't realize there were rocks under the tarp. Banged up my knee and got a big bruise on my hip. Everyone who went down with any kind of speed came up limping. Apparently they fixed it after our group.
The obstacle most people I heard hated the most was the ice bath. But I had been doing an ice bath after running as part of my training so I actually kinda liked it:
It was really cool event and I'd probably do it again. :thumbup:
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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