another “race,” complete. i have “race” in quotations because i’m not sure i’d even consider this a “race.” one thing is for sure, i'll never ever sign up for this event ever again. not because it was a "challenge" (far from it), but rather it was just an extremely poorly organized and executed event. most likely just a money-grab by the organizers to exploit the exploding popularity of mud/obstacle runs. i think i would normally give an event like this the benefit of the doubt, since it was technically their 1st organized event ever, but one would imagine that the organizers would’ve themselves attended at least 1 or any other mud/obstacle race event, and would know/realize right away some key things to have for a mud/obstacle event.
one would be…employees/staff/volunteers. aside from the folks at the registration area (which took awhile to find in and of itself, not to mention the long lines and running out of safety pins), there were hardly any organizers/volunteers seen along the course itself. people were doing some obstacles completely wrong (which was dangerous). there was only 1 single water station (which was kind of a free-for-all), placed less than 1 mile into the run, and at the start of a killer hill. one teammate of mine was severely dehydrated by the end of the race, and wasn’t doin’ too well for awhile. some participants weren’t even sure if they were going the right way along the course at times. another would be…legit obstacles. sure, the cargo container that had to be navigated over was fairly legit, but a giant slip-n-slide down a hill? really?! crazy difficult monkey bars, but placed as the very 1st obstacle, and nobody to tell all the folks that they’re monkey bars, instead of just something to climb on top of, across, and over? and no timing chips? what sort of “race” doesn’t have any form of timing. lame. and where the fuck were the professional photographers? i think i saw 1 the entire time, and at the bottom of the stupid slip-n-slide.
the course itself, was full of gopher holes. one of my teammates actually turned her ankle.
upon crossing the finish line, all you get was this cheapass pendant on a cheapass chain, and a rubber wristband.
needless to say, i was severly, and sorely disappointed with this race...hulk says "SMASH!!! i want my monies back!!!"
invincible the challenge 5k obstacle run 2013 gear:
shoes – new balance mt110
shirt – under armour alter ego “hulk” compression shirt
shorts – nike dri-fit 5” “livestrong” running shorts
sunglasses – ironman strong (polarized)
knee guard – shockskin knee/elbow guard
underwear – ruez brief
