The day of the competition came too soon. Aekyra was so nervous she couldn't eat or sleep the night before she was to head to the Race. She tried to keep her routine as normal as possible but gave up when the smell of breakfast made her want to throw up. Instead she drank water and focused on breathing.
She had a plan. She knew what she would do. She was going to run. Run and avoid the males with the biggest cocks. She wasn't going to get distracted by orgasms. If she was caught by an obstacle, she would fuck him back as quickly as possible and then move on. She would get through every obstacle in her path and she would win the prize and see the fucking stars!
Aekyra was lined up next to the other female contestants in this month's race. There were 10 of them. Aekyra couldn't see them all, but across the variety of species there seemed to be certain common characteristics: they were all roughly the same height, though there was a she-goat at the far end who loomed over the rest of the competitors; all the women looked to be in the 20-30 age range; they all appeared nervous but excited to be here, just as Aekyra was. She surprised herself a little. Her desire to win the prize was strong, but she was also looking forward to the competition.
The ladies were all placed in a row at different entrances to the arena. When the whistle blew, they would have 24 hours to try to reach the end. The first person to do so won the prize. If time ended before there was a winner, the prize would be added to the pot of the next race.
Aekyra ran for her entrance when she heard the starting sound. The path before her was a dirt trail into a forest of trees, plants, and flowers. She raced forward and hoped none of those trees were still-standing Verindians.
At first her exhilaration carried her fast and far. There had been no sign of the other contestants, so each of their entrances must have been a portal or something which allowed the interior of the maze to cover a large area and still fit in a single room. Aekyra didn't have a destination in mind. She didn't know what environment to expect so she had dressed in simple linens and sturdy shoes. She bought the shoes slightly used, but still paid more than she wanted for a decent, hard-wearing sneaker. They were her best chance in this maze.
The contestants were not permitted to bring into the race anything except the clothes on their backs. The production team provided a small backpack the size of Aekyra's head, maybe smaller. It had a single pocket in the body which contained one bottle of water and a single ration bar. The contestants would have to find their own food and water as needed beyond that. Aekyra was planning not to eat other than the ration bar in small bites over the day as needed. The race only lasted 24 hours. She could make the ration bar last. When the race was over, and she was crowned the winner, she would eat.
Water was more of a pressing concern. She would need to refill her bottle several times, especially if she continued the brutal pace she set herself. The production team assured the women that there was an abundance of water in the maze in varying forms, but they would have to find it themselves. And in the event of an emergency, a contestant could be extracted early, but they would not be able to return to the race. This was not a common occurrence, but at least one time a contestant was extracted from an overenthusiastic obstacle who had claimed the woman repeatedly until she collapsed from exhaustion and didn't revive on her own.