Best. Race. Ever.

Usually…I’m the Debbie Downer of the group. Why am I here? What are we doing? SO MUCH NOPE.

Not on this race day though! The skies were blue, the air was crisp and we were at the oldest ballpark in the nation on Veteran’s Day weekend. Terrible, horrible, 6,000 ramp (or so it seemed) weighted bear crawl? NO MATCH FOR MY POSITIVITY. Bruises on my hips from the metal stadium seats? WHO CARES. This race was WICKED PISSAH…and yes I just recently learned that phrase 🤣 thanks Boston!

There will be more to come as I spend some more time “unpacking” the trip and some of the lessons I learned (like you really can’t consume too many cannolis). But for now…Fenway 😍.

Dream Come True

First of all, I still have “seeing a Red Sox game at Fenway Park” as a Bucket List item. BUT…I can say now I have seen every bit of that stadium and ran on the field (well, the dirt. We stayed away from the grass!). How many people overall can say this? And how cool that a race utilizes venues like this so fans have the ultimate experience? A challenging race in a dream location.

I would 💯 do this one again.

Takeaways

Running these races for fun is the best way to do it! I cared nothing about time…only about experiencing the day and venue with my friends. I stopped to take photos and chat with other participants. I rolled down the bear crawl ramp (a little awkwardly, but successfully which is what counts). And I don’t even remember my time! I could look it up but I don’t care.

Travel with friends. It is the most fun I’ve had in a long time. The only thing that would have made it better is if my kids could have come too. I would have loved to see them slide down the cop slide (more on this later) and laugh at all of the jokes and take the public transit and just enjoy life in a new city with me. And eat the cannolis. I MISS THE CANNOLIS. 🤤

Get the heck out of your comfort zone. Do something you’ve never done. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Try those obstacles. Show yourself what you are made of. You might surprise yourself!

Don’t be afraid to be yourself. Laugh. Dance. Sing. Sit in the corner and make jokes about your friends who do the other things. YOU DO YOU. The world needs you just as you are.

Get to Fenway Park and run that race. I bet it is on the schedule next November. 💪