This past Saturday (May 7), Matt and I participated in the Expedition Everest Challenge at Animal Kingdom. The race consisted of a 5K run with 3 obstacle courses and a scavenger hunt. This race was AMAZING!!!
We ran it as a team, so even though Matt's pace is about double mine, he ran with me the best he could. The first obstacle we came to was just before mile marker 1 and the task was to jump over several hay bails. The second obstacle was just before mile marker 2 and the task was to jump through a ton of tires. The final obstacle was between the 3rd mile marker and the finish line. This was was horrible because I like to really sprint to the finish line but the obstacle was in the way. The task was to climb over a net wall or belly crawl under a net, through some really black soft sand. Even with the obstacles I finished the race a little more than 1 minute faster than my previous disney race.
The race isn't over when you cross the finish line of the 5K. You are then handed your first clue for the scavenger hunt. It took us a little bit to figure out what we were supposed to do but once we got it, it was smooth sailing. The scavenger hunt consisted of some word puzzles you had to solve to get the password. You then had to give the password to the person at your station before you could get the final clue. We finished the entire race in 1 hour and 13 minutes.
After the race they had the post race party where you could ride several rides, they had a DJ with a dance party and then awards. All in all this race was awesome and if we do it again we would want to do it with friends to compete against them.
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