Outstanding!
....and that competition looks like a TON of fun. Except for the running part. 
What was the longest in-between-shooting run that you had to do?
What was the hardest shooting stage? What was the most fun shooting stage? Other than the cargo net, were there lots of other obstacles? Was it more "running" or more "obstacles"?
There were actually two divisions - 5K and 10K. I did the 5K and that was plenty in this heat. The RO's all ran the day before the main competition and one of them did the 10k
twice. That guy is either a complete stud or insane.
The longest run all at once was about 2 miles down a dirt road. The 10k guys did that stretch twice, and by the time I ran (11:00) it was pretty hot, so that was pretty challenging. The first two stages were directly across the section from the rest of the course, so you had to run 1/2 mile / 1 mile / 1/2 mile to get to the third stage.
For me the most challenging shooting stage was #2, which was 2 hits each on steel at 200, 300, and 500 yards. I was shooting an unfamiliar rifle with an Aimpoint and I didn't know the holdovers so that was pretty tough. The gun was very accurate, though, and as long as I could see my POI I could adjust and hit my target. I wasn't able to see any splash on the 500 yard steel so I wasn't able to connect on that one.
I would say stage 1 and stage 3 were tied for the most fun. Stage 1 was a fast, short range stage. It's funny, but the trigger actually slowed me down a little on the first target. You had to put 5 rounds each on four different paper plates, and after the first doubletap I kind of paused in shock at how fast it was. After that it was ON.
Stage 3 was 1 shot each on steel from 250 yards, from 4 different positions - a rooftop, the hood of a truck, through a chain link fence, high barricade, and under a low barricade. I lost my left earplug somewhere in between stages 2 and 3 so I shot that stage one handed, with my left index finger in my ear and the rifle forend rested on the stage props. At the next stage I dug out a 9mm round and was in the process of jamming it in my ear when another shooter saw it and handed me an extra plug. Note to self: bring extra earplugs.
There weren't a ton of obstacles, but there was a lot of climbing up and down rough terrain. It was more running than obstacles, but there were enough obstacles and shooting stages to break up the running and give you a little break. The 5k started off with a low crawl under barbed wire and over rocks, up hill. That was....unpleasant. If you've ever done a Warrior Dash I would say the running and obstacles were about the same level of difficulty.
I ran with all my pistol and rifle mags in a chest rig, and my pistol holster on a CR Speed belt. Normally I like to have my mags on my belt since the reloads are a lot faster, but there weren't a lot of reloads on the clock so it wasn't as big of a consideration as in USPSA or multigun. I have a screwed up sciatic nerve and too much pressure on my left hip causes me a lot of pain, so I was worried about any extra weight bouncing around on my belt. The chest rig looked kind of mall ninja but it actually worked well for running since it held everything securely without any flopping or bouncing around. I also was happy with the VTAC padded sling I used. I was able to cinch it up nice and tight while running, then hit the quick release to extend it when it was time to shoot. The most important piece of equipment was my camelback, though. I took 3 liters along and used every drop.
We REALLY need to get something like this going in Nebraska.
