That Morning

I woke up at 4 am.

I got everything ready, wrapped my ankle, and put on compression knee sleeves. Going into this race, my knee caps were worn out due to yesterday’s rucking session.

I left around 6 am because I knew it would be an hour’s drive.

Course Thoughts

The race started, and the first obstacle was the 4-foot wall. Once you pass it, the trail becomes very compact.

That’s where I lost my shoe because someone stepped on it. I had to hurry my ass up and put on my shoes.

I was holding up a lot of people. You only had like 1 foot of space to run through. You had a fence on your left and a medium-size bush on the right.

However, this won’t be the last time I lost my shoe in this race.

After completing the Olympus, I headed the wrong way, and almost did the penalty looped. The two obstacles I failed were the Hercules Hoist and the Spear Throw.

The issue I had with the hoist was lifting it. At the Spear Throw, I overshot it and ran the penalty loop.

The second time I lost my shoes was at a mud pit. I was walking through the mud, and my left foot got stuck. So I tried to remove it, and my foot slipped out of my shoe.

I tried to put it back on but fuck my luck.

I lost my balance and placed my foot in the mud. You got to be fucking kidding me. Once I passed that mud pit.

I had one shoe on and a muddy sock. I knew if I placed my shoe back, on the inside shoe would be covered in rocky mud. At that very moment, I was like fuck it.

So I remove my muddy sock and place it in my chest pocket. After that, I continue with the next course.

Finishing

I had fun; however, might as well run this shit barefoot next time.

My Results