Heather's Yapcrap

MISSION Adventure Race 18 Hour 05/10/14 Versailles, IN Team:  Adventure Capitalists/BDAR 3 Person Coed Racers: Don Bart, Heather Kluch, Eric Olsen Pre Race The couple weeks prior to race day were some of my most stressful in a long time. With trying to change my life around, I've been pretty much working 4 different jobs, two of them new jobs, so the learning process is stressful in itself. Aside from that I've been trying to fit in studying for my personal training certification, which I haven't been able to as much as I want. All these things combined made me want to pull my hair out, my brain was scattered and so were my emotions. I felt mentally drained which isn't how you want to feel right before an adventure race. During the week leading up to the race, the song La La La by Naughty Boy kept playing on the radio. Some might think this song is stupid, but this song played over and over in my head during the race, which made me feel bett...

The Breakdown AR 15 Hour 04/12/14 Breaks Interstate Park, Virginia Team:  Adventure Capitalists/BDAR #2 3 Person Coed Racers: Don Bart, Heather Kluch, Eric Olsen, Jennifer Schoon (medical issue) AC/BDAR #1: Josh Braun, Brooke Manning, Ben Smith Pre Race Never having done this race before, we had no idea what was in store for us. I have raced in West Virginia which was pretty freakin hilly, but I had no idea how it's partner in crime would be. We were all in for a surprise....a big one, well multiple big ones! Eric, Jennifer, and I got our hill training on as much as we could for living in the flattest land of the flatlands. I always ask myself, "Why do I live in Illinois?' I still haven't given myself a good answer. After preparing ourselves for our unexpected hilly doom, I get a message from Jen four days before we leave for the race that she is sick, and not cough and snotty sick, there was something seriously wrong. She was prett...