The day we finished our triathlon last year we signed up for a warrior run in Hastings.
In exchange for some core strengthening training, Gabby Heroux watched our kids. We had to take a shuttle to the race from an over priced parking lot ($20). Our heat didn't start until 9:30 a.m. but we decided to join the 9 a.m. heat to try to beat the heat (at least a little). The race was at a ski resort and I quickly realized that I wouldn't be running the whole thing like I anticipated. We had to run up about 5 ski hills. We ended up walking most of those and we weren't the only ones. People were heaving at the top, one man was passed out and was surrounded by medical personnel, 3 people were on medical beds at the end of the race (one with a broken foot) and we saw two ambulances with lights on. The obstacles weren't as hard as I thought they would be. At one point we had to log roll down a huge hill under a cargo net and I tried spotting to not get too sick and dizzy. The scariest obstacle for me was jumping over fire. When it was all said and done, we pretty much felt like warriors.
i love that you did this! i used to do mud runs in CA before my back injury. i miss them! you are probably a rock star at them.
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