Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Releasing Your Wild Side Hurts!

If you're my Facebook friend, you already know that I participated in and finished the Primal Challenge Race recently.  Sound scary?  It should!  Having "challenge" in the name of the race is quite fitting.  This probably doesn't mean much considering how little experience I have with races now (this was my third), but this was by far the physically most challenging thing I've ever done!  

 It involved 4 miles of running with 15+ obstacles in between.  The obstacles ranged from running through deep muddy ponds, taking a tightrope over another scummy looking pond you do not want to fall into, army crawling under "barb wire," climbing/jumping over tall walls, climbing ropes to hit the bell at the top, monkey bars, and more!  It was definitely tiring. 

It took me 1:23:10.8 to complete the course.  I placed 13 out of 35 individual women (as opposed to teams) in my age range (20-29), which I think  is pretty good considering I'm on the older end of that age range!  I placed 32 out of 99 individual female participants and 131 out of 261 overall individuals (so I guess the men whooped me).  Again, I'm no speed demon but my main goal was to just finish the race so I was pleased with where my time ended up!  

 I was very sore the next day and hurt my shoulder coming down from one of the big walls, but I am slowly recuperating and hoping that my shoulder will heal completely on its own.  Some battle wounds a few days later:

And a special treat for those who spend the time to read my blog.  It looks kind of like art, if you ask me.  Enjoy:
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 Picture 2

Posted by Lyndsey at 11:21 AM

5 comments:

  1. MichelleApril 23, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    Love those pics! haha. I volunteered to help work a Mud Run last year and after watching it, I don't think I would ever actually do one, so go you!
    A funny thing about running and age rage.... late 20's early 30's is actually the fastest group typically. It's because not many people in their early 20's actually race and a lot of people don't get into it until after mid-20s. So when you move into the early 30's bracket, it gets even harder to place well, even though you are on the younger side! It's unfortunate.

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    1. LyndseyApril 23, 2013 at 11:35 AM

      Well I guess I'm just slow for my age range, then! :) But since this was more about strength than running fast, I thought 13 out of 35 in the 20-29 age range was decent! hehe

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    2. LyndseyApril 23, 2013 at 11:38 AM

      But yes, that makes sense. And when I say that about running, there were so many steep and LOOOOONG hills on this course that almost everyone ended up walking them (even if they tried to walk fast), so there really wasn't a TON of running involved. Only on the relatively flat/downhill parts.

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  2. JessicaApril 23, 2013 at 7:12 PM

    Your pictures are awesome! :)

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    1. LyndseyApril 24, 2013 at 1:40 PM

      thanks,... pale skin and bruises are NOT a cute combination! It's a good thing it's not really swimsuit season yet.

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