Caveman Xtreme

I have never ran a 5K race, nor competed in any type of race since high school. That was 10 years ago. Oh my gosh . . . . can't believe how old I am. Anyways, I was amazed about how nervous I became closer to our time to start. I was biting my lip, I had butterflies, I was scared. I had decided early on that I wasn't going to just blow it off. I was going to actually bust my butt and try my hardest. About an hour before the race the wind picked up, the tents were blowing over and papers were flying everywhere. My mom called and said there was a storm coming. My worst fear, besides braking a bone was to be cold and wet. I am cool with hot and wet, just not freezing cold and wet. Well, after the wind picked up it started to rain. Great.... now I haven't even started in my heat and I am cold and wet.

12:30 rolls around and I am ready to go. Runners ready GO!!!!!!!!!! I was off. I remember from my cross country days in high school it was better not to sprint to get in the lead because you will use all your energy to quickly. So, I got a pretty steady pace going and got behind two guys and decided I am not loosing them. If I stick with them I will be ok. I stuck with them the whole time. The obstacle were fun and actually gave you a minute to catch your breath from running. There were about 40 obstacles throughout the whole thing and they were all in a good place. Meaning by the time you needed to catch your breath from running, you would come about an obstacle and although the obstacles were challenging it gave you a chance to take a breather.

The Slip in Slide was the biggest baddest I have ever seen. They were suppose to try and break a World Record that day but I'm sure it got cancelled because of the lightning. Well, I thought the slip in slide was optional, and although I wanted to do it either way about half way through the race I realize it is part of the race. Everyone is going down it. Not only that but they encourage you to slide down on your stomach.... WHAT!! Not the new girls, they are going to be smashed or beat to death going down!!! So I did what they told me to and went belly down. It was a rough ride, I'm not going to lie. It was the longest fastest slip n slide I have ever experienced. When I reached the bottom and it through me into a pond there was a guy there to help you up/make sure your still alive. I stood up and my knee was bleeding and I said I think I just popped a boob. The guy just started laughing and said that's not good.

So, after that I just kept on trucking along. I don't want to bore you with anymore the obstacle talk. Just know that I recommend doing it at least once! And here are my results:

I placed 147 out of 534 runners and had a time of 00:49.35. I could not have been any more proud of myself. After I crossed the finish line I stood around for a little bit to see where my sister was. I knew she was behind me I just didn't know how far. Well she came trucking in about 15 minutes later. I got cold again and made my way to the truck. Katie got back and we waited on another friend that did it with us. After we all got done we were not leaving without our two free bears so we made our way to the beer stand and drank our two beers on the way home. (We weren't driving of course.) Anyways, I am looking forward to the next one. It should be fun and hopefully the weather will be nicer.