Mexia Amazing Race Melbourne

Another super team building event was hosted by the

culture, sights and surrounds of Melbourne. Today's team from

MEXIA would face the elements as Melbourne dished up an

array of pouring rain,

spots of sunshine and temperatures in the single figures. All these elements

created a great scene for a fast paced race and a real test on how committed this MEXIA team was.

Today's race started up in the MEXIA office boardroom with 39 employees ready for their

surprise event. Once the mystery was revealed that the

team would be hitting the streets in an Amazing race the

teams competitive spirit rose as

the 7 teams were formed. Our race always highlights how good a team can work in the following 5

areas of trust, commitment, accountability, conflict and being

results driven.

Kicking off the race I put the MEXIA team to the mental challenge of the Paper & Scissors challenge before getting their first clue. It was very

clear that the team at first were pretty perplexed by the idea, but

eventually

 the cogs ticked over and before I knew this team one after another managed to find the answer and

receive their first clue. The OC (Orange) and Dean's Green (Green) were out the block fast and straight

out into the pouring rain.

The racers would head out to Bourke St Mall, Chinatown and give us some

photographic interpretations of Teamwork in the graffiti art alley way

of Union Lane. This leg would also highlight that there were emerging

artists with 

 The Golden Cheaters (Yellow) producing a Archibald entry of Dr

Sun Yat Sen. The first checkpoint of the race would be Federation

Square where the teams were put through the test of trust and focus

with a memory test challenge in the sprinkling rain.

First to arrive were the OC(Orange) who appeared to be all about speed

and Blazing(Navy Blue) who had made up some ground in the first leg. These team flew through their memory test and gained there next

clue before the other teams to arrive. 

Not long after though the sea of colour that is the bandannas

filtered in to test out their focus and their ability to be silent. All

teams cruised through their challenge and in particular The Golden Cheaters who seemed to

have X ray vision as they uncovered the colour path.

The next leg of the race would see the MEXIA team taking in the

sculptures of art that lie along the Yarra river. Also in the section the

teams have to interpret one of the 5 dysfunctions and the teams

certainly showed

they could be creative with some great photos rolling in. At this point in the race in was time to speed up

the racers with a Fast Forward to the Little Cupcakes for today's

commitment challenge.

By all accounts it was joyful experience as the teams ate the amazing race cakes. Once this challenge was completed the

teams would be presented their final clue and finish location of

the MEXIA office on Bourke street.

It was at this time the all time curve ball was thrown into play

with aptly named Golden cheaters sending out a hoax text sending the teams to the

finish line with out the final leg. Unfortunately for them it would

come back to bite

them, but it did fool La Rouge (red) and Pink Panthers (pink) who arrived very early to the

finish line without a large portion of their race.

First team to arrive in the office today would be the eventual

winning and also the aptly named Blazing it was written in the stars that they would be the fastest and cleverest in today's Amazing Race.

 The Golden Cheaters would arrive next, but their bending of the rules would see them take

out wooden spoon prize, highlighting that they may have

been clever, but that they changed the even playing field

and so the ultimate penalty was a given.

The OC lost their steam towards the end, but took out the prize

for modes of transport including stealing a few kids bikes. White Clouds Slow and

steady approach would see them come home in the middle.

. La Rouge and Pink Panthers were able to make up ground

lost on their hoax text and Dean Green's were more concerned with staying dry which made

for some creative umbrella photos in the art adorned alley ways of Melbourne, but didn't

see them take out the prize.

Overall today's team building event Melbourne went off with

a bang and heaps of fun was had by the team of MEXIA as

well as some insights into how much certain team members

would bend the rules to achieve their goals.

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