Today we had our information clinic and practice time for an intramural event I am participating in next week, Storm the Wall. It is a relay race for teams of five - a swimmer, a sprinter, a cyclist, a runner and one "wall person." Once all the legs of the relay are completed we all meet at the wall and each team member has to get over it, assisted as required by their team. The wall is 12 ft high and entirely flat; there are no holds. You just have to be boosted up, grabbed by your team mates, get your armpits up on the ledge, and swing your legs up. It is really, really hard. And I am afraid of heights. We practiced our team Storming strategy twice, so twice I had to haul my completely bottom-heavy body over the damn wall. I think I might be the weakest link.
This is a good picture. You can see how she is standing on her teammates. I guess I am lucky I am not one of the two tallest members of my team, so I don't have to boost anyone.
Our first heat in the relay is on Monday at lunch. I was very excited about the whole event. But now I am really nervous. I keep telling myself that I got over it fine twice today, why would I fail to get over on Monday? But still, today I didn't have the added challenge of being tired from a 225 meter swim right before. Wish me luck. Hopefully I will post pictures after the event.
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