Race Review - Black Swamp Night of the Dead 5K

This was the last one in our 3 part series.  We got the final piece of the medal and once it is all together, it creates a foot.  It is a pretty cool medal.

The drive was over 4 hours, one way, for us.  Quite a drive.  The event and the coordinators are super nice people.  You can tell they put a lot of effort and time into their event to make it the best they can.  It is just so far for us...and to travel it THREE times.  If I lived closer, it would be a yearly race but seeing as though I don't.....I highly doubt I will return.  Nothing against the event....just a long drive plus hotel makes for an expensive event!

I was fearful the evening would be cold, especially once we got wet!  However, it wasn't nearly as bad as I anticipated.  While we have done the course twice before, they did change it up.....took out a few things, added a couple new things plus had spooky decor.  They had a couple volunteers scattered to give jump scares but they were ineffective, in my opinion.

I did fall....twice.  A clown jumped out and just as he did I stepped on a slippery spot and hit the ground.  It was perfectly timed so it looked like I fell in fear.  Not true.  While I HATE haunted houses and scary things, I don't fall into a fetal position!  haha.  With help, I tried to get up and fell again.  The mud was like ice.  It took a few times for me to get up and I chuckled all evening about it.  My hip is not finding it too funny today, however!

I conquered a transverse wall.  They intimidate me due to needing upper body strength.  Last race there, I was nursing an injury and was frustrated because I knew I could do it.  So this time around, I was determined.  And I conquered it with my numero uno race buddy, Matt.  He gave me a hand when I transversed to the other side to slide down.

Over all, it is a decent race if you are in the area or an hour out.  We have to support these smaller venues or the larger ones will crush them.

This race was the final in our mud OCR season.  We will not do road and trail races with a winter OCR tossed in there in January.  No more spraying out the clothes!

So the review of the event Black Swamp Night of the Dead
Terrain - grass, gravel, mud, muck
Organization - organized well
Cost - $50 plus $10 to park
Time of the race - 9:00pm
Overall - it was an okay race ran but great people, just too far of a drive for us
Swag - a medal and 2 tees.  We got 2 for doing all 3 plus the director gave us a decal for our van
My Time - untimed
Race #31 (51 total to date)

Last rinse of the mud season

Doing life together