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Atlas Obstacle Race

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Location:

toquerville,ut,usa

Member Since:

Jan 24, 2011

Gender:

Female

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

-I'm an avid runner and crossfitter turned obstacle racer.  This year has brought on new and unexpected opportunities racing in Spartan races.  I'm in love with this new challenging part of my life.

Here is what I've come away with so far

1st - Socal Super Spartan 2013

1st - Texas Sprint Spartan2013

2nd- Las Vegas Super Spartan 2013

3rd - Arizona Sprint Spartan 2013

3rd - Atlas Obstacle Race 2013

5th - Spartan World Championships 2013

 

Future Races

October?? maybe Sacramento Beast Spartan

December - Texas Beast

 

 

Short-Term Running Goals:

I am working to become the best obstacle  racer I can be.  If that goes hand in hand with a National Championship title, than I will have met 2 of my goals/dreams.

 

Long-Term Running Goals:

Another sub 3 hour marathon

Sub 1:20 half marathon

I want to complete an ironman and some ultra races.

I Hope to be running until I'm 100.

 

Personal:

I have 2 boys (7 and 4) and a little girl (14 months) that keep me on my toes and make life worth living..  I've been married to my better half (Jim clark) for 10 years.  I teach fitness classes and am a personal trainer - my 2nd love is Zumba!  I love what i do!

I hold Obstacle Training Groups at my house on saturdays -I feel so blessed to be able to help others.

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Race: Atlas Obstacle Race (5 Miles) 00:58:00, Place overall: 3
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I would never do a race following the longest race of my life, but hey - this one was for money.  I heard about a team competition in Oregon - you can win the team and individual competion so I couldn't pass it up.

The race was an new obstacle racing company called Atlas racing, and my friend and teammate Jenny was heading out too.  We were going to be placed on their top team - so honestly were basically promised a minimum of $2500.  I knew that winning the individual was a long shot since I was so physically and mentally drained, but my thursday run was fine and I went out.

The whole race to get there (flight cancelled, left wallet, and money home) almost made me throw in the towel, but things worked out.  I came in at 11:30 pm fri night, so thank goodness the hotel was literally 300 yds from the airport.

It was fun doing the team thing- way less nerve wracking.  I rode out with Hobie Call and Jenny Tobin with a sense of ease.  I knew the girls I was running against were super fast, but I was going to give what I had.  Winning was going to be a long shot.

After we started, I fully expected them to dash out ahead.  But no - I somehow take a comfortable lead right away, and we start up some rough terrain and hills (having Vermont nightmares).  I immediately start feeling it and my heart drops a bit.  It was probably what I was expecting, but I knew the whole race was going to be rough.

The obstacles were the same and different.  We had walls, rope descents downsteep hills, and a nice gauntlet at the end.  But everything had a log theme, and they added quite a few balance obstacles.  That unfortunately was my undoing that day.  I got to the log hop (logs hammered in the ground - hop from top to top)  These were at different angles and I knew I was in trouble when i put my foot on the first one.  It was shaking like crazy!  I didn't know Vermont would get me in this way.  I fell off and had 20 burpees:(  So did a bunch of the girls though.  The girl who eventually got first made it and we never saw her again.

I ended up falling off another log obstacle and then the traverse wall (normally my specialty).  Ugh:(

By the time we get back to the specator area, we have about 7 or 8 obstacles to go.  2nd place girl was a ways ahead, and it was 3,4, and 5 together.  I was right on their tail as well hop 6 gates.  We are all in line dragging in the bale of hay.  Over the cargo ladder/net, to the rope climb.  Jenny gets up first, and we are just behind her.  Valerie and I hit the incline wall and I muscle up it faster.  Jenny is gone but I get up the ladder to the platform to the 12 ft? drop into muddy water.  Scary!  I see jenny in front of me at the last obstacle - she tries the 8 ft wall...and doesn't make it.  Burpees for her.  I get the wall and run in to get 3rd place by the skin of my teeth!

Fun race, enjoyed the company all weekend, and am looking forward to the next atlas race.

 

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