I started out both days of a busy weekend by running the Rugged Maniac course in Englishtown NJ. At this point, I have pretty much done most of the OCR’s that are on my bucket list to complete, but Rugged Maniac was one of the few left that I had yet to complete, so I was excited about this weekend and the chance to run the course on both Saturday and Sunday.
• Festival / Spectator Area:
I have participated in four other different events at this specific Englishtown venue and all but one have used the same section/area to setup the festival area. Rugged Maniac used the area much like the two previous OCR’s that setup in the same area and created a well-balanced area with two obstacles setup just next to the festival. The DJ/MC also did a …show more content…
After crossing the second trampoline, it was time to climb back up another slanted wall with a rope ladder attached to it and then back down a final ladder wall and off the Antigravity obstacle. The course continued on a very brief distance and up next was “The Warped Wall” obstacle, which was a very challenging warped wall. I was able to make it up the wall on both days without assistance, but the volunteers where awesome and very quick to offer any racers assistance if they needed help with getting up the warped wall. Once on top of the warped wall, the next obstacle was “Mount Maniac”, which was literally attached to the warped wall and was a rope net that racers climbed across. This was a cool section of the course because the rope net was suspended over the entrance to the spectator/festival area so racers where literally climbing just above people coming and going to the event. Once passed the net, there was a very short ladder wall climb and it was now time for the last obstacle of the course, the “Accelerator” which is a massive water ramp slide down in to a few feet deep pool of water. I asked the volunteer if I could slide head first on my stomach and he said yes, so that is what I did both days. The funny part is the same kid was at this obstacle both days and he was shocked to see me back on Sunday and ready to go head first again. This was a very fun obstacle and I am sure it’s a challenge for anyone that has a fear of heights. The course continued on a very brief distance more to the finish line and completion of a fun and challenging
• Festival / Spectator Area:
I have participated in four other different events at this specific Englishtown venue and all but one have used the same section/area to setup the festival area. Rugged Maniac used the area much like the two previous OCR’s that setup in the same area and created a well-balanced area with two obstacles setup just next to the festival. The DJ/MC also did a …show more content…
After crossing the second trampoline, it was time to climb back up another slanted wall with a rope ladder attached to it and then back down a final ladder wall and off the Antigravity obstacle. The course continued on a very brief distance and up next was “The Warped Wall” obstacle, which was a very challenging warped wall. I was able to make it up the wall on both days without assistance, but the volunteers where awesome and very quick to offer any racers assistance if they needed help with getting up the warped wall. Once on top of the warped wall, the next obstacle was “Mount Maniac”, which was literally attached to the warped wall and was a rope net that racers climbed across. This was a cool section of the course because the rope net was suspended over the entrance to the spectator/festival area so racers where literally climbing just above people coming and going to the event. Once passed the net, there was a very short ladder wall climb and it was now time for the last obstacle of the course, the “Accelerator” which is a massive water ramp slide down in to a few feet deep pool of water. I asked the volunteer if I could slide head first on my stomach and he said yes, so that is what I did both days. The funny part is the same kid was at this obstacle both days and he was shocked to see me back on Sunday and ready to go head first again. This was a very fun obstacle and I am sure it’s a challenge for anyone that has a fear of heights. The course continued on a very brief distance more to the finish line and completion of a fun and challenging