The last Saturday in August Paul and I ran the Warrior Dash. This race was so much fun even though I totally wiped out in the beginning. We got down to Clay's Park and picked up all of our stuff and got ready to run. It was HOT. My cousin ran in the heat about an hour before us so she came over with some tips. One of them was that the first part of the race was really tight. The other was that since we didn't have shoes with great traction to be careful because there were a lot of rocks jutting out of the path.
I totally took that and made a mental note. The minute we started I realized she was right. We didn't even get to actually run until 1/4 mile into it because we just kept starting and stopping. Then it finally opened up but I did see how much crap was on the trail. So what did I proceed to do? Catch my foot on one of the rocks and completely ate it. I cut my hand, my arm, and by my knee. Since my face had met the dirt I also got to see that there was broken glass all around. Lucky for me, I didn't cut myself on any of that.
We continued on through the climbing and jumping obstacles and got to the water ones. I'm really shocked at how many people do not know how or have a fear of swimming. I'm talking grown men panicking. We only had to actually swim swim for like 20 seconds. I swear more than half the people around us freaked out. Strange.
I'd also like to add that this race is not designed with the short person in mind. Paul had no problem with certain obstacles while I had maneuver in order to hop over or climb, etc.
Here we are after the finish!
A man and his turkey leg. Also? Another man photo bombing.
Towards the end of the course I looked next to me and saw a girl that looked familiar. I pulled Paul aside and he confirmed that it was Duji from Rovers Morning Glory. Also, please notice the man in the Borat type thong on the left.
This race was awesome minus the heat, the broken glass, and the tight spot in the beginning. I would definitely do it again but I would shoot for a morning time slot instead of the afternoon so I could spend some time enjoying the atmosphere afterwards. It's nice every once in a while to mix in a fun race where you aren't worried about time. Hopefully I'll get to do it again next year!
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