NEWS & EVENTS
EPIC SERIES: Doreen DiSalvo & Jessica Bay Recount
On July 11th this year, the Epic Series was held in San Jose on a blistering hot football field. What was the draw for a couple of powerlifting chicks? Tractors. We wanted to drag some tractors.
So Doreen DiSalvo and I signed up for this race exactly 7 days before it was to take place. We didn’t train for it, and due to an intentionally vague website, we had no real clue of what we were getting ourselves into (except the tractor part – oooh,tractors).
The first section of the race was a straight-up obstacle course with a few strength pieces thrown in for extra seasoning. Burpee box jumps, wall climbs, atlas stones, tire flips, farmer’s carries, keg carries (mercifully empty) and army crawls to name a few. In between these obstacles were a couple of 400 meter laps, which I’m convinced they added just to keep us powerlifting ladies from embarrassing the competition.
The second part of the race was optional and was classified as elite. You paid an extra $20 to get your hands on a tractor to pull, 10 reps of 205lb deadlifts (female), weighted step-ups, heavier farmer’s carries, barbell death marches and rope climbs, etc.
Even though there was a 2 1/2 hour wait between events, I’m so glad that we stayed to do the Elite course. That’s where we felt most at home, and we had a blast throwing some weight around.
Overall, the race was fun and the organizers seemed passionate about getting things done right. And even though there was room for improvement, I’m looking forward to seeing what they can pull off the next time around.
Oh, and I really love how badass I look pulling a tractor.
