"5"^^ . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . . "1"^^ . "2013-08-25T00:00:00"^^ . . . "I had a BLAST and cannot wait for the race to come back to Charlotte next year. For those who don't know, this is a 5K but think Wipeout or Double Dare - all the obstacles are more fun rather than challenging. \n\nI love a 5K that lets you pick up your registration packet early - big help here to avoid massive lines on site. The weather was perfect for today and the course was easily mapped out so you always knew your way. There were 12 obstacles which really broke up the running. I had several favorites although really, all the obstacles were fun! The wrecking ball is hilarious just to sit back and watch. For this you had to run across a tube and make it to the platform as two giant swinging dodgeball looking balls were hovering around you. Out of the 8 of us... 1 made it across haha. But it felt good falling into the water below. \n\nAnd the emcees/DJs were hilarious! Very active, keeping the energy up and throwing out funny commentary - the guy at the wrecking ball event was only in shades and a 'tuxspeedo' - love it!!\n\nOther events included \"gorilla bars\" over the foam pit, tightrope, two separate slip n slide obstacles, a giant moon bounce and more. Best part is finishing by climbing up a 40 feet high slide (it looked 40 feet... I may be off by a bit) and launching yourself down. Great race to run with friends and I am IN for next year! Great job, ROC Race!"^^ .