Unique Magazine November 2014

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Obstacles? they get in the way, often in
life and for you to overcome. Each one's
a challenge, but we persevere and get
them done. Each time we gain
knowledge and build strength, on how to
tackle the same again, or similar. In
February 2012, I completed my first
offroad running event, and since then
I've been bitten with the bug of getting
cold, wet and muddy, and it really makes
me appreciate life! During the working
week, I'm sat behind a desk, working on
a computer like most of us, so decided I
needed something to get me out and
about and active, a new challenge!
Well, this October was my challenge,
and I'd chosen the Spartan Beast! Over
13 miles of trail running, with obstacles
that included? scaling over walls,
climbing up wet and muddy ropes,
carrying heavy objects, traversing
bodies of water, crawling under barbed
wire and jumping through flames! To
yourself, this might not sound like much
fun for an October weekend, but for
many like minded as myself, this was
one of the event's I'd been waiting for all
year.
Starting at 1:30 in the afternoon, the rain
held off for the day and I set off on the
course. After a short run, through some
mud up to the knees
and a river crossing, there was the first
of 26 obstacles, a 30ft high cargo net
over a pyramid frame, then continuing on
to run for another few miles to the next.
After about an hour and you’re settled
into the course, you get to carry a 30kg
Atlas Stones for about 50
wet, muddy rope to ring a
top and then crawl on han
through thick, muddy wate
Just after this was about h
that's when a lot of people
started getting cramp! From
running slowed down sligh
worry of cramping up in th
again, but with each of the
passing by, each mile bec
accomplishment and that t
sight! Some of the last few
obstacles included a wood
small blocks of wood attac
across, carrying a car tyre
mile, flipping a tractor tyre
way and 3 times back and
a heavy sandbag down a h
one point there was a sma
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