Matt and I stayed together for this race and even though we heard horror stories about the hills and so forth, it honestly wasn't that bad, We gave ourselves a nice and easy 8 hour time frame to get through the obstacles and conquer the hills. We were in no hurry. We jogged here and there but really just took our time and enjoyed one another's company.
I conquered a couple obstacles that I haven't before - one was the 8 foot wall and the other was a 4 foot wall leading to an A-frame. I got to the top of the slip wall and had my grip on the top of it but my footing left me and there was no one to grab me and help. So I hung there for a minute then slid back down. Cherried my knee pretty good, haha.
Anything that I have to carry or pull, I am a pro. I can't say that about much but I am a beast when it comes to that. Bucket Brigade, Atlas carry, sled pull, hercules hoist = piece of cake. Rope climb....forget it. I will conquer that one of these days. My upper body sucks - I can do monkey bars at a park but in a race, I get like two rungs and down I go. I will get it though. On a positive note, I hit my spear throw but it didn't stick. Grrrrr.
So, we finished - yahoo! And we didn't die - double yahoo! And we finished in under 6 hours! This is #1 for our trifecta. We knocked the biggest out first.
Next weekend we have a triple header - 3 races in 2 days. Lord, help me.
So the review of the event Spartan Ohio Beast:
Terrain - hills, mud, trails, obstacles, grass
Organization - pretty flawless
Cost - $149
Time of the race - 10am
Overall - tough but doable, felt safe on all the obstacles, plenty of water stations, good volunteers
Swag - a medal plus a piece that will go with the other 2 once we get there, shirt, headband
My Time - 5 hours and 43 minutes
Race #9(68 total to date)
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