I had a great time...considering I was torturing myself with the meat haul and fitness challenge. I'm determined to come back better prepared for next year!
For all of those folks on the fence about competing in one of these, I highly recommend that you volunteer to help with one of these events and see how it works. I volunteered at the National Championships and was just as tired as any of the competitors trying to keep up with preparing the competition for each of them. I am stoked that they are having a trad division next year as I will definitely be getting ready to compete!