Yesterday, Borshoff participated in the Indiana Sports Corporation’s (ISC) Corporate Challenge held at IUPUI’s Michael A. Carroll Track and Soccer Stadium. I and about half of my colleagues donned our Borshoff tees while competing against approximately 100 central Indiana businesses; an estimated 4,000 + participants! This was the second year Borshoff participated and the attendance had definitely more than doubled from last year. Events ranged from good sport events such as Frisbee toss, golf chipping and tug-of-war, to competitive events, such as the five-mile run and half-mile run.
Events that I took part in included a 5K run, team medley relay, football toss, obstacle course relay and cornhole contest. Twenty-four hours later, my legs hate me and I am sore all over. Awesome. The team medley relay definitely caused that (this was post 5K run). It consisted of four team members where the first leg ran a 400, followed by a 200, 200 and ended with a 400. I was the first 400 and I sprinted my heart out that first lap. After I passed the baton to my coworker, I wanted to die. I’ll just stick to long distance runs—no more sprints…until next year.
However, you won’t BELIEVE what happened to me during the 5K. I had my long hair tied in a low braid to prohibit any hair-slapping action as I jogged. During the second mile, I could feel my hair tie getting loose so I put my hands back to tighten it up. But when I did, it was too late…my hair was flowing with the wind. I lost my hair tie. I quickly turned Beyoncé off on my iPod and stopped frantically to look on the ground to try to find it. As I looked, runners passed me and probably snickered thinking “Get passed—suckaaa!” Or, “What the heck is she doing? Throwing up? Cramp? Asthma attack?” After about a minute or two, I finally gave up on my hair tie and wrapped my longer hair band (to hold my bangs back) around my hair. I finished the race, but lost about three minutes thanks to the stupid hair tie incident. (Grrr…)
Regardless of the 5K issue, I had an awesome time at the Corporate Challenge and really enjoyed being with my coworkers in a place other than the office. The morning was filled with cheers, laughs, coughing-fits, PowerAde chugs and smiles. Whether working on a hard-deadline together or running red-faced together, we are always a team and there to pick each other up! I’m looking forward to next year, and this time, I will keep an extra hair tie around my wrist.
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