I finally took on a full Deka.Fit. Ten stations plus 10x500 meter runs. I had a blast and this is an amazing race format for me. It breaks up the running, can be accomplished without much disruption to my typical training and sports and has an ideal time domain.
6:45 - wake-up
7:45 - head to venue
8:30 - arrive, park, get in
9:00 - checked in and chill for a while, get the lay of the land, visit merch and booths
9:30 - start warming up for my 10 AM start
10:10 - start the race
11:30 - finish race and take some pictures
12:30 - home and into recovery mode (Normatec and Electrolytes)
The race went great. I wore my Saucony Guide joggers, calf sleeves and knee sleeves. I did not need the knee sleeves as the lunges were padded.
The runs were fine. I forget how nice it is to run on a flat course.
Lunges - smooth and steady
Row - steady
Box step over - paced well, a couple of longer pauses
Med Ball sit-up - paced well, a couple of long pauses, was not comfortable hooking feet in
Ski Erg - good rest
Farmer's Carry - set weights down twice
Air Bike - slow recovery
Dead Ball - ball was larger in diameter than I trained with, but over obstacle was easier than over shoulder
Sled Push-Pull - easy, but my judge miscounted my reps and I did 125 meters. Not a big deal.
Ram Burpees - easier than I expected and moved well.
I grabbed water 3 times, roughly every 20 minutes. I ran the majority of the runs with walking into and out of the stations. I finished in 1:14:41 which was in the ball park I expected. I was guessing between 1:10 and 1:30 as I was unsure how my left achilles would feel. It was fine. I was just not conditioned.
I would definitely do this or a variation again. Looking forward to seeing the pictures and race splites.
