Saturday, 13 April 2013

Why Obstacle Racing Should Be a Gym Class Mainstay

By Rob Sutter


If you're anything like me, you were probably bored out of your mind when it came to gym class. While there's no question that there are athletics to speak of in this regard, sometimes the variety of sport tended to repeat itself more than it should have. I can't begin to tell you how many volleyball or badminton games I was part of before I couldn't take another minute of it. Obstacle racing could potentially serve as a fine alternative during class.

Sports are those kinds of activities which I felt like I was decent in. While I wasn't going to be making strides in any professional team, I stand by the idea that I was someone who liked a change and didn't want to see the same tired act come about. These types of games seemed varied at first but after the tenth time of playing volleyball, you're going to be clamoring for something different. That was my mindset and it makes me hope that I wasn't the only one who thought that.

When I became older, though, I started to take notice of rigorous events the likes of Spartan Race. I saw the passion that the people in contention had and they wanted to be able to succeed, no matter what sort of terrain stood in their way. Obstacle racing definitely piqued my interest but it made me think more than anything else. If my high school understood this concept in the past, how willing would it be to make this collection of races part of a gym regimen?

When you were in high school, did you feel like there were one too many rules stopping you from going about your life? You might see them as bothersome but they are set in place for a reason. What if there's a torrent outside? Racers are still going to want to take on the storm and perform in these races, no matter what kind of situation they'll be in during it. These schools have to look out more so for the health of students than their levels of enjoyment.

Even though I understand that schools have obligations that they have to abide by, it doesn't change the fact that obstacle races would have been enjoyable at the time. It seems like any sport that doesn't involve a whole lot of precision are ones that I can take on. For example, I may not be the best at catching fly balls on the field but I can dash pretty quickly. In this case, I would have been able to make use out of these forceful events.




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