Sorry it's taken me a while to post here people! I blame being a Mum to a three month old! But I finally have time (while Tilly is asleep) to recap on a few things.
Firstly, I'd like to say that most posts on here will be reviews of obstacle events from a spectator point of view. Heath does the competing and I'll stick to the viewing thank you very much ;) I hope to eventually add some posts about my own post natal weight loss journey, however I need to make some progress before I can reflect on that!
Anyway, Tough Mudder...so much to say...
We arrived early so I could feed Tilly in the car, around 7am. The drive down was uneventful and thankfully there wasn't too much traffic. Upon arrival the directions and parking were great (though having been there before we knew where to go). However they parked us very tightly which makes getting a pram and a baby organised a tad difficult. Heading to registration I discover my first issue: no wheelchair/pram access. So (as Heath had already gone over) I had to ask some nice strangers to lift Tilly's pram over the overpass. Ok...no biggy, nice people where there and Heath could do it when we left...
Signed in without too much issue and then began to think about where to go first. This is where it went slightly downhill for me or uphill I should say. We chose to find our own way to the first obstacles to avoid having to take the overpass again. Once we found our way, along the race track, to the first visible obstacles, we were only just in time to see Heath and the team complete Blades of Glory. The paths to obstacles for spectators were not clearly marked and sometimes not even on actual paths. I wasn't very happy having to push Tilly in her pram through high grass and deep mud (between the arctic enema and boa obstacles). Then, after seeing only three obstacles due to lack of pram access, we headed back towards the main arena in the hope of seeing the team come through the final obstacle (electro shock therapy). Yet again I had to rely on strangers to help carry the pram up and over the overpass to get back to the main area. Once there, we were able to enjoy the last obstacle and celebrate with the team at the finish line. We would have stayed longer had there been seating or even a specific grass picnic area to enjoy our over priced food.
I'm awear this review sounds fairly negative. I did enjoy the day, however it was at time unnecessarily difficult. The biggest downfall in my opinion...a event publicised as a "great family day" that wasn't catering very well to families!
Firstly, I'd like to say that most posts on here will be reviews of obstacle events from a spectator point of view. Heath does the competing and I'll stick to the viewing thank you very much ;) I hope to eventually add some posts about my own post natal weight loss journey, however I need to make some progress before I can reflect on that!
Anyway, Tough Mudder...so much to say...
We arrived early so I could feed Tilly in the car, around 7am. The drive down was uneventful and thankfully there wasn't too much traffic. Upon arrival the directions and parking were great (though having been there before we knew where to go). However they parked us very tightly which makes getting a pram and a baby organised a tad difficult. Heading to registration I discover my first issue: no wheelchair/pram access. So (as Heath had already gone over) I had to ask some nice strangers to lift Tilly's pram over the overpass. Ok...no biggy, nice people where there and Heath could do it when we left...
Signed in without too much issue and then began to think about where to go first. This is where it went slightly downhill for me or uphill I should say. We chose to find our own way to the first obstacles to avoid having to take the overpass again. Once we found our way, along the race track, to the first visible obstacles, we were only just in time to see Heath and the team complete Blades of Glory. The paths to obstacles for spectators were not clearly marked and sometimes not even on actual paths. I wasn't very happy having to push Tilly in her pram through high grass and deep mud (between the arctic enema and boa obstacles). Then, after seeing only three obstacles due to lack of pram access, we headed back towards the main arena in the hope of seeing the team come through the final obstacle (electro shock therapy). Yet again I had to rely on strangers to help carry the pram up and over the overpass to get back to the main area. Once there, we were able to enjoy the last obstacle and celebrate with the team at the finish line. We would have stayed longer had there been seating or even a specific grass picnic area to enjoy our over priced food.
I'm awear this review sounds fairly negative. I did enjoy the day, however it was at time unnecessarily difficult. The biggest downfall in my opinion...a event publicised as a "great family day" that wasn't catering very well to families!
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- Hannah.
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