And this-
Yah, well I did too, and I was so obsessed with it. And then, they opened up a Junior Ninja Warrior facility in Chicago, and I just had to sign up.
So a few weeks ago was my first one and I'm absolutely in love with it. Climbing walls, trampolines into rope climbs, and that was just the beginning.
Then there's Wall Run. They have three levels of wall heights and you have to literally run UP the wall, grab the bar on top and pull yourself up. The first bar was easy. The second bar was a little harder. After several tries of not getting it I finally grabbed the bar and pulled myself up. Dad didn't get that video but check this one out to get the feel for it.
And then there's my favorite - Jumping Spider. Basically you run and jump off a trampoline and then you have to stick your arms and feet out and stick yourself to the walls on each side. Then you spider crawl through the chamber but at the same time you have to climb up it. When you get to the top you jump from your spider crawl to the bar and grab on. I missed the bar here but read below for the real news on this one.
So not bragging but I was the only one who made it all the way through the chamber. However, a couple tries later, after the one in the above video, I went for the bar and got it (no one in any classes in my age group had done it) but that's when the whole thing went south. My momentum carried my feet way out in front of me, like way out, and then my hands slipped. I dropped 10-12 feet right onto the top of my back. BOOM! My feet, by the time I made impact, were actually directly above me and my knees just crunched me into a ball. Wind completely knocked out of me, the whole room stopped, Dad hopped over the wall and came over, and I laid there for 10-12 minutes trying to get my breath.
Net net is I'm okay, but boy did that hurt. It's three days later and I'm still really sore in my ribcage. So next week we are off of Ninja due to Halloween but the following week I'll be back at it because I am... NINJA WARRIOR!
