Hannah, Kim, and I competed in Pittsburgh’s Gladiator Rock’n Run 5k on Saturday. We got so muddy and beat up! Here are some pictures…
Cinder block burpees. Not real life.
Rope and wall climbing and tire lunges. Also not real life.
We had to carry a huge log!
Crawling through mud under barbed wire. I was so nervous I was going to rip my shirt or pants!
Fire jumping at the finish!
My thoughts on the race:
-I thought I broke my elbow at one point. I’m not even exaggerating. We went down a huge slip ‘n slide, and I hit my elbow on a rock and was in tears. I have a huge bruise on the inside of my elbow and I’m still babying it.
-We had a lot of fun, and my cheeks hurt from laughing so much!
-Hannah and I keep finding bruises all over our legs and arms because the course was so rough!
-Just like MuckFest in May, I didn’t want to do this race, but I’m really glad I did.
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I’m glad you had fun doing the race and hope the soreness goes away soon! That’s really awesome that you girls all did it, but def. take care of those bruises, yikes.
It must be really cold there! I can’t believe you guys are wearing running pants (or maybe this is bc of the rough course?). I think I wore pants for maybe 3 runs total last winter, lol.
I hope the bruises go away soon, too! I really thought I broke my elbow, haha. UGH!
It was in the 40s when we woke up, but warmed up to the 70s. So, the pants were for warmth in the AM and the rough course!
Wow. Those challenges are awesome! (In a I’m-glad-it’s-you-and-not-me-doing-them kind of way.) Well done! It looks like you guys rocked it!
Some of the challenges were such a struggle… like climbing a rope up a muddy wall, haha!!
Thanks! It was pretty fun (in a I’m-glad-it’s-over kind of way LOL).
I have yet to do a “fun” race (although some may not call the gladiator/warrior/mud runs fun :P). I need to find some friends who actually like doing this stuff first 😛
Aww, I hope you do find some people to run one with!! I bet you would LOVE it!
I would have broken more than my elbow looking at these pictures! GO GIRL! And I really wish I could do one of these sometime in the future, but seriously, I am such a clutz it’s almost impossible! lol
I would be so afraid to scratch my head on the barbed wire!
If you broke your elbow then we could be twinz. HA!
LOL I thought of you right away. Not gonna lie!
You guys are awesome..I want to come run one of these with you!
Do it!! Come visit Pittsburgh! It’s gorgeous here in the fall 😀 .. your favorite season!
These races look really fun! Looks like you had a blast!
It was pretty fun!!
Wow that looks super fun and I love all the photos!
Thank you!! The second I hit my elbow I thought of you and felt your pain!!
girl the pictures from this are so intense! good for you two. I am dying to do one of these
I wish we could do one together! That would be so much fun!
Omg I’m so jealous!! I’ve always wanted to do one of these races. Glad you had such a fun time!
I bet you would have a total blast doing a race like that! It seems right up your alley!!
I love doing that type of race!!! It’s such a fin change form “normal” and who doesn’t like an excuse to get muddy? 😉
I agree! I like these races because they’re “no pressure” for me!
Oh my goodness, what a run! That sounds like a blast, minus the bashing your elbow part!
Yes, a total blast! Bashing my elbow… that was totally awful haha! I’m glad it’s on the mend now!
Part of me is super jealous and part of me never wants to do anything like that hhahaha Love the pics!
Hahaha I know exactly what you mean! I felt that way watching people in the waves before mine!!
now this kind of race is something I´d consider doing! Looks like a lot of fun!
You would love it!
Ahh–Love these pictures! How fun. 🙂 I’ve ran a couple of races similar-ish to this one and it brought back great memories 😀
I’m so glad you guys had so much fun! I totally want to do one of these sometime! Sorry about the elbow! Hope it heals quickly!