Warrior Race #2 - It's all in the Teamwork

Grey, ominous clouds quickly gathered above us, the wind picked up and it started to drizzle. I began to shiver and started jumping up and down in an attempt to keep my muscles warm for this strenuous race that I was about to encounter. As I smeared red paint across my face and arms, to create a warrior look, I heard the announcement that I had been waiting for over the PA system, "Warrior Rookies batch number four will take off in five minutes." 

Warrior Race #1 - A Mud Fest

From below it looked easy, but as I climb up this loose net, the distance from where I am to the ground is becoming more and more realistic. After struggling to get up the swaying net, I see an outstretched arm from above offering me help. I take it and I'm hoisted onto a metal platform. Here, I'm joined by a row of muddy people, all looking down; one half is frozen with fear and the other half anxious to jump. "Ok, this doesn't look too hectic," I say to myself, but this all changes when I shuffle over to the ledge and look down. Suddenly, my heart starts to beat faster and I freeze. Five metres below me is a watery mud pit, about two-and-a-half-metres deep, which we have to jump into. My body is shaking from fear as I am afraid of heights. From behind me, my teammate Martin starts counting down: 3, 2, 1, GO! I jump. All I remember is hitting the stinging water, water going up my nose, then hitting the bottom of the pit and someone pulling me out of the water. It felt surreal, but I did it; I jumped from a five-metre platform!