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The obstacles just keep on coming

The obstacles just keep on coming

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06 Aug 2018 102
After the long, uphill course, and the obstacle course, and the slip-n-slide, the exhausted runners had to crawl under a net through chigger-infested grass while soaking wet before they could continue to the finish line at Peden Stadium.
It was pretty splashy

It was pretty splashy

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06 Aug 2018 122
Some really got going on the slip-and-slide, only to splash in the pool at the bottom, which they reported was very, very cold. The temperature was in the 40s during much of the race.
Then there's the slip-and-slide down the hill

Then there's the slip-and-slide down the hill

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06 Aug 2018 112
Participants might have hoped that the long slip-and-slide that followed the obstacle course would wash all the mud away. It didn't.
Going for it

Going for it

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06 Aug 2018 112
The competitors were enthusiastic -- the guy on the Air Force Marathon teeshirt even added an obstacle -- a park bench -- that wasn't part of the course!
No time to rinse off

No time to rinse off

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06 Aug 2018 66
Having made it through the ditches, she continued, now bearing the weight of a lot of mud.
As muddy as it looks

As muddy as it looks

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06 Aug 2018 85
Though not filled with water as usual, the ditches were plenty wet, which made them even more muddy. This participant looked for a mud-free path forward. There was none.
Harder than it looks

Harder than it looks

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06 Aug 2018 113
At the top of the course competitors have to jump down from an embankment, walk a narrow plank, and climb three posts bound together.
More than just a footrace

More than just a footrace

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06 Aug 2018 100
Then comes the tall wall. This was a lot harder to scale.
The first obstacle in the course is two low walls with a mud pit in between

The first obstacle in the course is two low walls…

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06 Aug 2018 104
"Race for a Reason" lets students and others raise money for their favorite charities by running a race, the most interesting part of which takes them through the Army ROTC obstacle course.
Swimmer swimming

Swimmer swimming

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23 Apr 2016 1 152
Swimmers get ready

Swimmers get ready

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23 Apr 2016 137