Running is an activity that some people love, some people hate but everyone knows what it entails. Whether you stick your earbuds in and hit the road, focussed on the music or podcasts that you’re listening to, or you like to go out for a run with others and chat along the way, the likelihood is that you will be keen to keep your mind occupied whilst you do it. The Guildford Inflatable 5K is another way of getting your exercise in a much more fun manner, running around a course whilst also making it over obstacles that have been inflated.
What It’s All About
Running can be something of a love-hate activity, so it is not uncommon for people to try to find ways of enjoying themselves as much as possible whilst doing it, which is exactly where the Guildford Inflatable 5K comes in. It is pretty much exactly what it sounds like, with inflatable obstacles in place all the way around a course that is set over five kilometres, asking the participants to jump and slide over different things as they complete the race.
Run Over Different Distances
If you’re the sort of person that positively adores running as a physical activity then you might well find that 5K isn’t long enough to really test you. If that’s the case then you need not fear as 5K is just the standard length on offer. In actual fact, the course itself is 2.5 kilometres with 15 obstacles on offer. You can choose whether you want to tun 2.5K, 5K, 10K or even 15K, depending on your personal level of fitness. How many obstacles you will need to get over will increase accordingly. Here is how it will work:
- 2.5K – 15 obstacles
- 5K – 30 obstacles
- 10K – 60 obstacles
- 15K – 90 obstacles
What the Obstacles Will Be
If the idea of running around a circuit for 2.5K doesn’t bother you, you might well change your mind when you find out what the obstacles are that will be standing between you and the finish line. Things start off in a testing manner, with the ‘Start Mountain’ looking much like an inflatable set of stairs. Not only might it be painful to go up them, they will also go down a little under your weight adding an extra challenge. Next up comes The Crawler, which is an inflatable tube that you need to get on your hands and knees to pass through.
If you’re still having fun then The Holes might challenge you, needing you to avoid literal holes in the inflatables and jump over obstacles. Holy Moly presents you with a number of obstacles that will be coming out of the floor and down from above you, trying to slow you down. Up next is Duck ’n’ Dive, where you need to get up over one obstacle and then underneath another one. Viper will put your cardio skills to the test, before The Vortex will make you feel as though you’re being put through a washing machine on a quick spin.
The Growler will require you to get back down on your hands and knees in order to crawl underneath what feels like a collapsing tent, before Swing Shot will aim some inflatables at you as you try to traverse it. Just when your legs feel like they’re going to give up, Beast asks you to go up and down and weave through obstacles, with Crash Bang being exactly as challenging as it sounds. The mangle is equally as tricky, with The Slapper liable to take you out altogether before Temple of Doom provides a slide to add a bit of fun.
Two more obstacles might be in your way, with The Web putting strings in front of you to slow you down before The Demon looks like an evil monster prepared to eat you up as you try to get through it. With the end of the race tantalisingly close, The Boss is something of a combination of all that has come before to really push you to your limits. It is fun, but it’s also one heck of a challenge.