Mud Run 10k in Fort Worth

Today, my friend Ardis and I ran the Mud Run 10k in Fort Worth. It was brutal but lots of fun!

The weather wasn't as bad as yesterday and it was even sunny.

I wasn't too worried about the race since my goal was to finish. I knew I could handle 10k and I knew I could handle the mud. I wasn't too sure about the weather and I definitely didn't know about the military-style obstacles!

It turned out to be a great race. Lots of fun, encouraging participants and volunteers. It was rough running in hiking shoes, mudy and wet but I made it through. :)

The obstacles ranged from going over a wall, to going up a rope ladder, crawling under wire in the mud and going underwater to pass under obstacles. Here are a few pictures of last year's race: photos I'll update the link when this year's pictures are posted.

I think it took me about 1h05 - 1h10, which isn't bad all things considered. Waiting on the official results.

Ms Stampede 5k

Yesterday, I ran the Ms Stampede 5k. My very first 5k in Texas. I wasn't really looking forward to it because:

1) I despise 5k's, I don't have any self-control and start way too fast and by mile 1.5, I am ready to throw in the towel

2) The weather forecast called for very cold and windy weather

I ran it anyway because I had signed up for it and because it was for a good cause!

It turned out to be a good race. Despite the cold and extremely windy weather, the run was pretty enjoyable. We ran against the wind for the first half of the race, which was really tough, but we had the wind helping us move faster on the way back.

I was pretty happy with my time (22:48) and best of all, everyone else was slower, so I won the race! :)

Official results: http://www.racechiptiming.com/files/MSSTAMPEDEADDISON.HTM