Post Race
So I finish the race all gimpy leg at 45 minutes which was still considered a good time. Went over to the first aid tent. When I asked for ice, they told me they had run out. And upon seeing my ankle asked, "Is your ankle usually this swollen?" They did wrap it though.
They said they were going to get some ice, so I headed over to the "shower", really just a poorly rigged hose system, but definitely worked, got changed and went back to the 1st aide tent.
They had ice now but were busy attending to a guy laid out on a stretcher, the same guy that I had started the race with and he was gone, I mean they were having issues with his vitals. He ended up getting carted away to the ambulance. I sincerely hope the guys OK.
I hung around in part because the first aide guys said I stood a good chance to win best injury award, apparently you have to finish the race to qualify.
So, the first contest was for Best Abs Female. I'm sure the race coordinators were hoping for a bunch of ripped hotties but at first no one, and I mean no one volunteered. Finally one brave soul went up, prompted by a bunch of her crossfit buddies. Then in a very sweet gesture a couple of very funny gals dressed in their bridesmaid dresses stepped up as well.
Beer in hand, dress more than a bit muddied shows of her abs.
Good, not-so-clean fun.
OK, so maybe not the line up of hard-bodies expected but it was a lot of fun. Let's see how the guys washboards look.
It was looking to be a pretty tough call, until....
This guy brought a keg to a six-pack contest and ended up taking the prize.
This crowd definitely had a sense of humor.
The funny option continued to be the way the crowd would go. And the best costume goes...
The guy in tighty-whities and a teddy bear headpiece.
And for best group costume....
The funny ha-ha's almost made a sweep of it, but with a little urging by the Spartan MC, the convicts just narrowly lost to the Spartan warrior couple.
They do make a nice couple after all.
After all of these shenanigans and because they were losing the crowd both in spirit and in number and I think they must have realized they didn't have any real good/bad injuries they didn't do a best injury, which was fine by me as I was already feeling lame about the idea of showing off a taped ankle as the "best" injury.
I did end up taking third in their photo contest online a few days later for the shot of my ankle.
This guy won the race. He is a cross-fit trainer which is a good base for these kind of races.
I managed to give 3 pair of old sneakers away. All part of the big downsizing.
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