Review of Challenge #12 - Yorkshire Warrior
Challenge #12 is in the bag. It was a sensational event from start to finish. Easy to find, plentiful car parking only a couple of hundred metres and a decent selection of grub and drink options - though it was a bit chilly up on the Yorkshire fields!
The organisation was slick and efficient and the waves were a nice size so you didn't get too bunched up for most of the race (depending on who you were behind of course). A cracking warm-up hosted by the "Yorkshire Warrior" himself got us in the mood and then it was out onto the 16(ish) kilometre course.
Rick and I both agreed that this was a really well spaced course, I think the longest running section between obstacles was probably around 1-2km so this felt like a proper obstacle run rather than simply a run with some obstacles in the way.
There was a great variety to the obstacles with plenty of water, things to get over, things to get under, fire, electricty and logs (amongst other natural features). For me, the one good thing was a lack of long, slow climbs - all the uphill bits were short and sharp which suits my skills a bit better than steady climbs like the ones we found in Deerstalker.
We were dead lucky too in that we didn't really encounter many logjams during the run. For the hardened OCR veterens this probably felt like an easy course but for Rick and I this was a decent challenge. If you are doing one for the first time then the length may prove to be the hardest factor, rather than the obstacles themselves.
All-in-all this was a cracker of an event and definitely one that we will be doing next year, hopefully with a bigger gang of us. If you fancy pushing out to the longer runs (>10km) then this should be top of your list and no mistake.
Verdict: 5 stars out of 5
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