No Ego
I enjoyed my first OCR experience, and when No Ego Challenge announced another, I signed up. This was now one of my 'must do' 'nostalgic' 'my first' runs.
It had moved from Preston to Penrith, a little further out.
It was advertised as a 10k[ish] muddy race with 35+ gruelling obstacles. a BETTER event village, BIGGER obstacles, MORE mud, MORE water, and LONGER forest sections.
I managed to find someone to travel with, a recent muddy friend and muddy runner.
I would be running this alone, I was nervous, how would I do the obstacles!
The day arrived, I was being picked up early and had to get up even earlier to get a taxi to my pick-up point. It was dark, cold and raining. It was very early. I was tired. I wasn't happy, infact, I was mardy and didn't want to go!
My friend picked me up, he was an early bird, jolly and liked the dawn start [the opposite of me]. We nipped for breakfast and I soon cheered up.
In no time at all we were there, we parked in a field, race day must do, and we walked up a hill ... yeah a hill before we'd even started, to the event village. It was already busy, excited, not so excited, happy, friendly muddy runners milling around. I met the Chia Charge Team and some others of Team Muddy Race. I made new friends that I may bump into in the future OCR events.
I'd ordered a tee for Team Muddy Race. I picked it up and put it on :)
It wasn't long and our wave was off.
Up and down hills, one hill decent needed you to go down your bottom! I remember the sign at the top warning of a sheer drop!
The run was over and through fields, one field that was ankle deep in who knows what!
The terrain was an obstacle itself!
Part of the run was a trail in a forest/wood. I followed the runners infront and they missed the marker, so we went deeper, doing an extra mile or so!
The views were beautiful :)
There was a waist deep river crossing but no swimming which is a good, as I don't much like the water, and a swimming obstacle would probably deter me from the event.
There were plenty of obstacles, fences, crawls, nets, ropes, bars, carrying heavy things etc.
I remember being afraid of one, not a huge fan of heights, well, more not a fan of falling from a height! I part went up, then came back down. At this moment a new muddy race friend fell back to check on me, and encouraged me over. I was very proud of myself at that moment. Pleased I didn't give up!
I collected my finisher tee and water, got my bag from drop off and headed to the porta-loos to wash down. Not easy, but more private than a field!
When washed off some-what and changed I bought some chips from the fast-food/snack venue and looked for my friend who had finished ahead.
It had been a good event. Lots of fun, and despite the weather a good day out.
My husband hosed my kit off in the garden [ready for the next time] while I had a hot bath, a cuppa and relaxed.
It had moved from Preston to Penrith, a little further out.
It was advertised as a 10k[ish] muddy race with 35+ gruelling obstacles. a BETTER event village, BIGGER obstacles, MORE mud, MORE water, and LONGER forest sections.
I managed to find someone to travel with, a recent muddy friend and muddy runner.
I would be running this alone, I was nervous, how would I do the obstacles!
The day arrived, I was being picked up early and had to get up even earlier to get a taxi to my pick-up point. It was dark, cold and raining. It was very early. I was tired. I wasn't happy, infact, I was mardy and didn't want to go!
My friend picked me up, he was an early bird, jolly and liked the dawn start [the opposite of me]. We nipped for breakfast and I soon cheered up.
In no time at all we were there, we parked in a field, race day must do, and we walked up a hill ... yeah a hill before we'd even started, to the event village. It was already busy, excited, not so excited, happy, friendly muddy runners milling around. I met the Chia Charge Team and some others of Team Muddy Race. I made new friends that I may bump into in the future OCR events.
I'd ordered a tee for Team Muddy Race. I picked it up and put it on :)
It wasn't long and our wave was off.
Up and down hills, one hill decent needed you to go down your bottom! I remember the sign at the top warning of a sheer drop!
The run was over and through fields, one field that was ankle deep in who knows what!
The terrain was an obstacle itself!
Part of the run was a trail in a forest/wood. I followed the runners infront and they missed the marker, so we went deeper, doing an extra mile or so!
The views were beautiful :)
There were plenty of obstacles, fences, crawls, nets, ropes, bars, carrying heavy things etc.
I remember being afraid of one, not a huge fan of heights, well, more not a fan of falling from a height! I part went up, then came back down. At this moment a new muddy race friend fell back to check on me, and encouraged me over. I was very proud of myself at that moment. Pleased I didn't give up!
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After what felt like miles of running in wilderness, the end was insight and then it was up and over an A fence with ropes and finish. 
I collected my finisher tee and water, got my bag from drop off and headed to the porta-loos to wash down. Not easy, but more private than a field!
When washed off some-what and changed I bought some chips from the fast-food/snack venue and looked for my friend who had finished ahead.
>We said our goodbyes to everyone and left for home. It had been a long day!
I arrived home weary, aching and muddy.
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