A little running, a little agility and a win for dustyvarmint.
I thrive off the physical challenge of bowhunting; carrying stuff, climbing trees, shooting bows, traversing the woods, dragging a deer that weighs more than me across field and forest. And I just like running – it sets me free. While running down a street the other day another runner asked me what I was training for. When I had no reply she said, “Oh, just life then.” With those things in mind and to prepare for Warrior Dash, The Craziest Frickin’ Day of Your Life, which I’ll be running to celebrate my ummm, 41st, ummm birthday I ran the CYO Band 5K Challenge this last weekend.
This excellent event coupled a 5K (3 miles) run with six spaced obstacles:
1) Run through tires and go over, under or around three barricades.
2) Run up and down hills.
3) Go over, through and over straw bales.
4) Carry a 40 pound water container up a hill, around a cone and back down again.
5) Jump up on a box and back down with both feet 10 times and then jump rope 50 times.
6) Remove shoes, climb an inflatable hill with more obstacles, replace shoes.
Within the first mile it became clear I was likely not far behind the lead 5K Runners and very near the front of the 5K Challengers. By the water carry obstacle I had taken the lead among the challengers.
I finished the challenge with a time of 25:06, only one second behind the third place regular runner in my age group (whom I was cheering on while running to the result of a thank you “five” on finishing) and 14th overall amongst all the regular runners. Can you believe it? I was the Challenge’s overall winner. I’m just glad to “represent” at my age.
I won, I won and a celebratory breakfast burrito.
If you’d like to participate in these types of events here are some resources:
Merrell Down and Dirty Mud Run – Running, mud – what more can you want?
Running in the USA – Nation wide list of running events.
Warrior Dash – Running, mud, fire, obstacles, warrior helmets, costumes – The Craziest Frickin’ Day of Your Life.
Western Wanderer – California bowhunter, trail runner and fellow Skinny Moose blogger John Martin shares his experiences.
happy hunting, dv
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