Day 1 - High Altitudes and High Calories

Oh my heaven's to Betsy! Day one was a HUGE success!!!

Teams arrived in the early morn and the anticipation was more intense than Christmas morning. Teams eventually all arrived (after waiting for Stephen [Team Black] for 20 minutes) and the good times were ready to begin. Unfortunately, we had to eliminate one team before the race began :( Team Pink was unable to show due to some outside circumstances. We are sad to say, but:

Team Pink...you were the first team to be eliminated from the race. Better luck next time.

But spirits were still high, focus still tight, and competitiveness was oozing out of everyone's ears! After they each received their first clues....each team bolted towards their cars and to the first destination. Clue one led them to the base of the Provo Y trial. Little did they know that the Utah Valley Marathon would cause issues on the way they decided to get there.

Once teams arrived they were met by Austin Hanks who gave them their second clue...which was to climb the trail and take pictures at each of the three points. Team Black and Red we slow to arrive as their "shortcuts" proved to be quite the opposite! However, each team bolted up and down and did so rather quickly! First team to finish this challenge was: TEAM ORANGE! Congrats Kendra and Rachel. Team Yellow was not able to finish this challenge and accrued an hour time penalty.

Once teams finished tackling the mountain (fortunately their adrenaline kept their mind off their burning thighs and on the race) they received their next clue to head over to Prove Towne Centre and it was there each team had to take 10 pictures with 10 random strangers. This proved to be a simple task even though the mall wasn't even open at the time. Teams sped through this challenge like a fat hungry boy in front of chocolate cake. Once they finished they found the Mr. Eric Armstrong by the water fountain for their last clue First team to finish this challenge: TEAM ORANGE! Rachel and Kendra did it again. They definitely are a force to be reckoned with!

BUT DON'T WORRY! THE FUN HAS YET TO STOP.

As teams first read their next clue, many thoughts quickly bombarded their minds.
"What the H@!!"
"This will be easy!"
"Imma be sick after this"

What they were reading...was that they had to go to Krispy Kreme Donuts shop and purchase a dozen glazed donuts. Once these were purchased they had to make their way back to Milano village for their donut  eating destination.

It was a close race and team orange and grey show up at the same time. Its up to Ben and Amanda to dethrone the ever so prominent Kendra and Rachel. Each team member had to chow down 6 donuts. This proved to be quite the challenge. It was a tight race. And once they donuts were finished, teams had to run around the club house and back to the spot to finish day one. Ben was quick to get his donuts down and Amanda wasn't far behind. Kendra and Rachel were gagging as these greasy sugary donuts filled their stomachs. The intensity was climbing and the tension was higher than a hot air balloon. Who won you ask? I know you want to know so bad! I know you probably already skipped this paragraph to go look! But TEAM ORANGE WON AGAIN which also means the were the first team to finish Day 1! Are they beatable? I am sure the other teams are ready to prove that team orange can be taken down. The rest of the teams quickly filtered in as they chowed down the grease bread as fast as they could. We would have an R rated blog if we were to write how many bad thoughts and curse words were said about this last and final challenge. One racer said before the donut challenge: "This has been the greatest day ever!" On their third donut, it was if Satan had come down and laid his wrath on the stomachs of these poor souls. But this did not stop them. They all finished and completed the race! All...except team Yellow, who were not able to complete the last challenge and ended up being disqualified from the race. Meaning:

Team Yellow: You are the second team to be eliminated from the race. Great efforts!

The final standings after day 1 are:

1: Team Orange
2: Team Gray
3: Team Green
4: Team Blue
5: Team White
6: Team Black
7: Team Red

Eliminated Teams:
Pink and Yellow

Thanks to everyone who participated and we are excited for day 2 which is this Thursday at 8:00!!!

PICS TO COME!!!