11/17/2025
I found the dark place.
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Coming into this race, I was pretty nervous! I knew I would do well.
The nerves were from the anticipate of that “dark place” - the moment when things get real tough and you want to quit. Everything goes silent, and all you can think about is how bad it hurts
…I found it pretty quick… too quick. 🤣
I’ve done many partner competitions before and that dark place is much easier to navigate when you have someone next to you.
Going there solo is very different.
Luckily, I had my whole fam and a few others there to cheer me on and I am soooo thankful that I did.
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Started out way too hot. First two laps were very fast for me. Finished the ski in the top 1%… which means I also probably went too fast for such an early movement.
Things only got worse from here, for a bit. The next few laps were brutal — heart rate in the 170s, sweating like crazy, unable to find my rhythm.
The elevation was kicking my ass (and I should have run more to prepare).
Mid-race, the burpee broad jumps felt like the worst thing I had ever done. Vividly remember thinking, “who tf signs up for this?”
…you did, dummy.
Eventually, I just let go of the nerves.
The Team helped pulled me out of my head and actually enjoy the race. From then on I had a blast. Runs got a bit easier, hear rate came down and I was excited to be there, not just excited to finish.
Finished off with a big set of 60 wall balls, and then a few sets of 10-15’s. Having a massive group of my people counting down my last 10 wall balls will be a core memory forever.
Very happy with my performance overall and excited to try it again (I’m surprised at myself for saying that).
Finished 5th in my age group and 20th overall (out of ~2040 men).
AND THEN, I got to enjoy the race even more along side my girl . I look up to this woman in more ways than I can explain here, so it’s nice to switch roles a bit and be able to lead the way once in a while. Let’s do it again!
Thanks to Zo, TYG Arvada for making this weekend happen and memorable!
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