Check out what @mel_heeres has to say about @battlefrogseries and why she loves it: "I had the opportunity to run the Chicago race in May and I loved it! Reasons why: 1) Bathroom attendants = cleanest port o's ever. 2) planks down in the shower area so you aren't standing on rocks or in mud 3) Memorial wall (Believe for Navy SEALS, could be wrong. But it was powerful) 4) Coach Pain. No joke, this guy knows how to fire you up before a race so you take off ready to rip someones face off and give it your all. Also, I listened to several of them and no two were the same. 5) The obstacles are spread out evenly along the course. You will not go much further than a quarter mile before hitting an obstacle. I was talking to a staff member and he apologized because it was a longer than usual distance to the first obstacle. 6) The obstacles -- they have 2-3 difficulties for each one. You can do the Novice, Competitive, or Expert and decide at each one what you want to try. And if you fail one...