Adventure Racing

That sounds like a lot of fun right? I mean if you like being in the woods for long periods of time the yes it is a great deal of fun. I am not the person who loves the outdoors. I can deal with a little bit of out doors but 6 hours with just a map and you have to do kayaking, biking AND hiking! That is a lot to ask of one person let alone having to drag someone else along with you. My boyfriend's family though LOVES to do adventure races so I have participated in two. They were awful. I mean I guess they weren't that bad. My first race I did get hurt but Michael (my boyfriend), his dad told me that if I had taken my backpack off at the top of the hill like I planned I probably would not have walked out of that valley, they would have had to go get emergency responders to help. Luckily I did keep it on and just had a big bruise on my tailbone. I ended up okay and Michael and I and Paul (Michael's dad) and his little cousin were competing against each other in a friends and family race so it was small. It was a good time, then they asked me again. I did it but this time it was longer like 4 hours longer than the other race I did that was only 2 hours. It was a mess but the second time I had better shoes, with better traction and nobody got hurt that day. It was a lot of fun and I can see one or two more races in my future.