Lamest and latest race report ever:
Terry asked us do right up a report on the Warrior Dash Kelly and I did in Michigan this past summer. I'll spare you most of the details and share my general impressions.
Rule #1 - don't worry about racing anybody unless it is your buddy in your heat. Lots of walkers. Generally, i'd say most people are just out for a good time (we were the third wave out and passed a ton of walkers)
Rule #2 - pay attention the blue laws when you sign up. Watching finishers is far more rewarding with a drink in hand. Sunday morning, we stood around for a while waiting for the beer tent to open
Rule #3 - wear crummy shoes. You'll donate yours to the shoe pile at the end. Use some runners that are on their last legs.
The race in michigan was pretty flat but they managed to find some short up and downs. Something worth considering when picking your race.
My expectation was for nonstop obstacles. We probably ran about a mile (5k total) before the first obstacle of 10, a series of under / over hurdles. The second obstacle involved a river swim that I think was pretty unique to the events. None of the obstacles were really terrifying unless you have issues with heights. Lots of photo ops but they failed to get any good shots of kelly and I together. They are taking thousands of photos so I'll cut them a little slack, just not a check. The fire jump seemed pretty tame and going early, there were maybe two sections with serious mud.
The crowd was clearly there to have a good time. Pretty commercialized with the big screens, loud music and expensive merchandise. A big plus versus some other adventure series was free admission for spectators.
All in all, a good time. If you want to do an adventure style race, I think that anybody who shows up at TRY could definitel finish a Warrior Dash.
If you are interested, I think there's a Cyber Monday sale going on. $35 for any of their races - includes a beer, shirt and warrior hat. Not too shabby.
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