My First 5k!!!

5k Foam Fest in Phoenix

I did it! I "ran" my first 5k! It was a lot of fun and yet not so fun. The company that organized the event was not very organized at all. People were starting and running at anytime they wanted even though there were "heats". I think there were to be a total of 8 heats. We signed up for the second heat. We got there at a little after 8am and picked up our "swag bag" which consisted of a tshirt and 2 ads. There was supposed to be tattoos and I saw a few people with them but we didn't have any in our bag. Then we waited around until 920. The horn blew and we were on our way...

The first few obstacles were a zig zag to run through, hale bales to climb or jump over and one 5 foot wall followed by two 8 foot walls. After these we hit our first water station. It was hot and already 90 out. But the water station was out of water. Well, we each got a small cup and it was the last of what they had. Next was some noodles to run through that had a small amount of foam blowing through. We were hot and tired and wishing for more water obstacles. We cam around the corner to see a large group of people. There was a wait fo rthe next obstacle, a 20 foot cargo net to scale. We waiting in line for 30 minutes before it was our turn. We were hoping there was water just past this but there was nothing.

Next we came to some more noodles that were over tires to hop through. Fianlly we cam to the first foam slip and slide. With another 30 minute wait. It was hot and we were thirsty. One of our group ran ahead to find a water station. When she came back she imformed us the water station was just past the slip and slide. And they had been out of water for 20 minutes. NO!!!! We ditched the live and ran around the slip and slide just ready to get back. I was so happy when I saw the blue tops of the start/finish line. The last two obstacles were a water/mud crawl followed by another foam slip and slide. We plunged into the muddy water and made out way through.

The slip and slide had a 45 minute wait and we needed to get back so we could get a friends daughter who was scheduled to run in the rugrat run 10 minutes later. Me and the other runner went to find the hose to rinse off. As we were waiting in line the water pressure in the hose dropped. It was barely enought o rinse off our faces and hands. We decided forget it. At that point I gathered my kids, laid a towl over my car seat and drove home. I heard later that they ran out of foam before my friends daughter could get on the slip and slide. How do you run out of foam at a foam fest??? As for the other heats: I know a few of them ran after us. But the later ones were cancelled due to the lack of water. Like I said, poor, poor, planning.

All in all we had fun. It was fun to do it together as family. And we are already planning our next mud run in the fall. With a reputable company. With SHOWERS! :-D  Dirty Six, here we come!!!

http://www.dcbadventures.com/Event/dirty-6-fall-mud-run