Super Hero Scramble - NY

This weekend we participated in the Super Hero Scramble. It was originally supposed to be in Tuxedo, NY but was moved to Roxbury, NY about two hours north.

Overall it was a good race, it was listed at +/- 6.1 miles with 28 obstacles. I'm not sure on the exact mileage as I don't have a GPS watch and I didn't count the obstacles as I tackled most of them. Below is the list of obstacles we were given in advance.

1. RUDE AWAKENING
2. RAZORBACK #1
3. 4’ WALLS
4. 10‘ WALLS
5. ROCK HARD
6. RAZORBACK #2
7. ARACH NET PHOBIA
8. PLATTEKILLER
9. HERO OR ZERO #1
10. RAZORBACK #3
11. 4’ WALLS
12. SAND BAGGIN‘ - never saw a sand bag
13. GETTIN’ STONED
14. GETTIN’ STONED AGAIN
15. KARMA KROSSING
16. MOUNDS OF DOOM
17. RING WORM
18. RAZORBACK #4
19. THROUGH WALL
20. UNDER WALL
21. HERO OR ZERO #2
22. LEAP OF FAITH
23. 10’ WALL
24. FIRE JUMP
25. THE BEAST
26. SUPER SLIME SLIDE
27. MUDDY LIPS
28. FINAL BATTLE

Assuming Razorback is a barbed wire crawl, I only recall encountering two of them. There was no slime to the slide. There were 10' and 4' walls throughout the course. The Plattekiller - was climbing pretty much from the base of the mountain to the top and was a KILLER! There was one obstacle I could NOT do - the Leap of Faith. Climbing up to the top of two cargo containers to jump off into a muddy pit of water is not ideal for someone with a fear of falling (more so than heights). I spent a good 20 minutes trying to talk myself into it and R tried as well but in the end I climbed back down. I don't totally regret not doing it. Here's a pic courtesy of Super Hero Scramble while R was trying his best to get me to do it.

In the end it took me 3:48 and I finished 19th in my age group. More pics to come once they are posted.

Next race is Warrior Dash August 3rd - thankfully this one isn't on a mountain!

Weekend Round up!

Last Saturday, the husband, father-in-law, and I ran Rugged Maniac. It was held at Aviator Sports and Events Center at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY.

The course was a flat 5K with various obstacles - 18 in all. There were man-made hills to run up and over, tires to run through, small walls, slanted walls, tall walls, balance beam, underwater, mud crawl, tunnel to mud crawl, suiclide and others. I was happy to complete them all, not that there was a penalty if I couldn't.

The husband had selected to get timed; he couldn't recall if he had check the box for me to also get a timing chip. Regardless, we got there to find out that the system crashed and nobody would be timed. It made for some annoyed people. My unofficial time, based on starting at 9am, was 48 minutes. The husband finished in about 29 minutes, and my father-in-law one hour.

Suiclide

R and I

On Sunday, I attended the NHL Draft. We're NJ Devils season ticket holders so one of the perks was free tickets to the draft. Unfortunately, since R (the husband) took off work Saturday for the race he had to work on Sunday. I brought my friend Danielle, whose family had gotten R into hockey.

They had a fan experience party in Championship Plaza, complete with a mini boardwalk, that started at 10:30am. Danielle and I opted to arrive later since the draft itself didn't start till 3pm.

Stronger than the Storm

Seating was General Admission. We had spotted some other friends and sat with them. It was interesting to attend but I probably wouldn't again. The Devils traded their 9th pick in the first round to pick up an established goalie that should calm the fears of many for when Marty (Brodeur) retires. I believe we left after the 25th pick of round one. 

That pretty much sums it up! Thanks for reading!