Before sharing with you how my mud run went, I have to say if you have never done one, then sign up and start training for it! It was so much fun and so motivating for my everyday workouts. I loved everything about this mud run (except the price of course) from getting dirty to pushing myself to my limits.
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| Before the mud run |
If you have been following my workouts on here (especially my runs), then you already know I'm
kind of, I AM a slow runner. The morning of the mud run, my friend who was doing it also, called me and told me some of the stats of the races. She said that the details page said the average person finished between 1 hr to 1 1/2 hrs. Based on this info, I was guesstimating that I would finish around 1 hr 10 mins.
Ok now for the kicker....I actually finished in 47 MINS!!! I know...that's CRAZY! I even surprised myself at how fast I got through it. And don't think this was an easy measy course....it had 21 obstacles along with at least 21, if not more, steep (very steep) hills. This course was at an off road park, like the one they use for ATVs and motorcross; maybe that will help you picture how many hills it had. Had I known this course was going to be so hilly I would have found a hillier course than the one I normally run with Mason.
Despite the hills, sloshing through mud pits, climbing over tires, and on hanging ropes, I still managed to push myself to run most of the way. I did stop after a few hills to catch my breath, but all in all, it was amazing!
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| Starting up the first hill! |
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| First obstacle |
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| This is what my little turkey and his daddy were doing while I was running! |
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| Down the final hill |
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| Last obstacle |
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| Pulling myself up and over |
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| Through the water to the finish line! |
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| At the end! |
I know I'm not that dirty in the end pictures, but I promise I jumped in and sloshed through every mud pit.
FYI: this made my 3.21 miles I ran this morning and my pool workout this evening seem like a breeze.
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