ReALLIEty Challenge

On Saturday, I ran a mud run/obstacle course challenge with a local athletic club team. This was the 2nd year for the ReALLIEty Challenge and was put on by Allie’s Fitness group in my area.




I knew only two people on the team but received a free entry to the race, so why not? :0) After my last mud run, I said I would never run another. Guess I should have learned my lesson a long time ago about never saying never. (Hint: Goofy’s Challenge)



My friend Kelli even came out to cheer a few of us on!! :0)



I was muddy before the race even began thanks to the field of mud I had to trudge through to get to the registration table. I knew from that moment it was going to be a muddy one for sure!

 

Our team’s wave time was set for noon (which I was thankful for because it was a cool morning and had a chance to warm up by noon). I was also grateful that our wave wasn’t very full!

I took along my Olympus TG-1 iHS point and shoot camera for this race and I received several strange looks because I was running with a camera. No worries! It was a waterproof/shockproof camera and I was ready to put it to the test. I will admit, I was a little scared to run this race with it and almost handed it to my husband at the last second….but I’m SO glad I didn’t!

Check out this video of pictures/footage I took along the course!

I finished this race, covered in mud from head to toe. I even had a lovely mud beard to show for it!



Attractive, isn’t it? And to think…my husband didn’t want a kiss….. He’s no fun!

This race was a very tough one for me. As you can see from the video/pictures, there was mud EVERYWHERE. I kept thinking, “This is the longest 3.5 miles, EVER!” After tackling so many obstacles, it was hard to run and I kept reminding myself to keep moving forward. This race was definitely a mind battle for me because the last mud run I ran was not near as muddy/wet as this one. I guess the ginormous rain storm that came through just a few days before this race didn’t help much, either.

With all of the mud/water, how did my camera turn out, you ask?



Completely caked in mud both front and back……..and still works like a charm!!

This camera is officially color run and mud run proof! Yay Olympus!



After being hosed down by local firemen, my husband and I returned to the truck to head home. I was in desperate need of a real shower and I’m sure I smelled lovely as well.



Thankfully, I remembered to bring along a few essentials to help along the clean-up process!



These Cottonelle wipes were the bomb.com! Seriously!



There you have it…my mud run that almost wasn’t, because I said I would never run a mud run again. Guess a free race entry can talk me into anything…well, almost anything. Another one for the books!

Have you ever run a mud run? If so, which one?

Please note: I purchased my Olympus TG-1 iHS camera from Best Buy with my own funds and was not compensated in any way by Olympus for this review. I think it's a fabulous camera and just wanted to share the blogger camera love! :0)