Over 500 athletes who come together voluntarily in what are probably the most uncomfortable conditions and do an obstacle course in sleet, mud and ice water up to three times. And with full enthusiasm: Welcome to the Red Bull All In.
The Red Bull All In took place for the second time in Oberstdorf im Allgäu and this year it was completely sold out. A total of 2.5 kilometers have to be mastered, interrupted by a wide variety of strength, skill and endurance obstacles. Climbing over walls, carrying Joker with swinging wooden stumps, climbing a ski jump, running through an Eisbach or a wide variety of hand-hanging and climbing constructions – the RedBull All In is one of the toughest obstacle courses that you can currently contest in Germany. By the way, anyone can register!
This year I decided not to run the Red Bull All In full throttle (and to the final) like in 2018, but together with Maria, who had registered for a run like this for the first time as a kind of self-experiment. By now you know that I much prefer to compete in competitions in which I can motivate other participants to do their best instead of demanding everything from myself and setting up new PB’s.
So it was clear from the beginning (or let’s say after or before the first obstacle) that we would master the obstacles as a team and that I would provide one or the other robber’s ladder and borrow the remaining energy to roll the tree stump. 😉
Since I already knew the course from last year and only a few obstacles have changed (in my opinion clearly to make them easier), there were no surprises for me. However, my training last year made itself felt: Obstacles that I struggled with last year or even couldn’t manage at all were much easier for me this year and I also took on the jokes with the tree stumps this year for a total of three girls, who struggled with it. (As a tall person, it is of course much easier because the center of gravity is simply higher 😉 )
I only had penalties for one mental issue: I actually didn’t manage to remember a combination of raw materials that was supposed to be draped in a certain order in front of the judges a few obstacles later. And “of course” the last obstacle that really needed Ninja Warrior’s skills. Memo to myself: Go to the boulder more often and visit one of the countless studios/parks where you can practice on a wide variety of obstacles. With a little more technique training and practice, there should be a lot more in it!
I’m definitely looking forward to next year: but then I’d like to be a little less wet and muddy, but again with bright sunshine and a corresponding winter wonderland feeling.
