This weekend I did another obstacle course race and I am super sore today!! I have bruises up and down both legs and one arm. Most people probably wouldn't want to be covered in marks and unable to move very quickly, but I see all of this as proof that I did something pretty amazing. This race was tough, but I am really seeing a difference in my upper body strength and did obstacles completely unassisted. Obstacles that on my first race I needed several people to literally lift me over. At almost every race I've done there are these walls that you have to climb/jump over. The ones at this race were about as tall as my shoulders. I have always struggled with this because they take a lot of upper body strength, which I don't have. But yesterday, I was able to get over all of them on my own. Another obstacle I struggle with are the walls you climb up with ropes attached. Again, mostly upper body strength. I got over this wall all by myself too. That was my favorite. It was really simple compared to other obstacles, but conquering it made me really proud of myself. I am getting closer to my goal of running a competitive heat in an obstacle course race. I think if I continue going the way I have been I will be able to check this goal off my list by the end of this summer!
My team, Team Dynasty did amazing at this race too. Several of the girls ran the competitive heat and placed in the top 50 out of all racers. Our coach, Arnel, got 3rd place overall!! Here are a couple of before and after pics. We went out to eat on our way home and I'm sure we were a sight...all covered in mud (that stuff is like glue and you pretty much have to remove a layer of skin to get it all off!) and looking rough! But again, I love every dirty, gross moment of these races!
One of the coolest parts of the race was our newest racer and my partner, Jessica. Like I mentioned before, my first race was hard. I had no idea what to expect and I had never done anything even close to one of these races. But...Team Dynasty made sure I felt supported and encouraged and helped me every step of the way. I was nervous pairing up with someone who had never done a race before, not because of how she would do, but how I would. I wanted to make sure that I helped her have an experience like mine. One where she felt like she had accomplished something she might have never thought she could have. She made it through almost all of the obstacles, ran a lot and conquered her first obstacle course race. We will be partners again at our race next weekend, the Spartan Race in Miami. SUPER PROUD OF YOU JESSICA! You did amazing!!
Thanks for reading! If you are interested in training for an obstacle course race or running one with Team Dynasty, let me know! I would love to help you out! Feel free to respond to this blog, or contact me at erinkterry@hotmail.com, erinkterry@beachbodycoach.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/erinkterry.
Have a great week and stay tuned for my blog next weekend on the Spartan Race!!
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