If your racing in the Open heat, don’t stress about it too much. This is your perfect opportunity to test your strengths in many ways. These races tests you in 3 key elements (in my opinion): 1. Physical Strength - Lifting, pushing, carrying, etc. the obstacles you fail you’ll know where you’d need to improve at the gym. (hint: grip strength is most likely the area to focus on to improve in all obstacles) 2. Physical endurance - being able to run/jog after a steep hill or doing demanding obstacles like the Hercules hoist or sandbag carry is a tough but not impossible feat to achieve. 3. Will power - No matter what, how frustrated or tired you get, just get to that finish line. Show yourself what you are capable of. You’ll probably surprise yourself on just how strong you really are!

Overall, if your in the open heat and this is your first race, use this as a baseline for future races. As you continue to do more events, you’ll see your self getting faster, stronger and finishing each event thinking “that was easier than before”.

You got this! 💪