Edumacate me on Warrior Dash

i'd say it depends on how long the dash is, whether or not you're ready. if it's a 3 mile, you're definitely ready for one. if it's a 10 mile tough mudder, you're not ready for it.

good luck!!

Everyone I have talked to that has done one says its more fun then anything..most people are even drunk doing it. Dont stress yourself out over it. I am doing the USMC mud run in october and very excited for it. Give it a shot!! Have fun! I was told to camp the night before with all the adrenaline junkies..hear is a good time! ha!

LOL Per the website: How do I train for Warrior Dash?
Day one: run as far as you can. Go home.
Day two: do the same thing.
Find the dirtiest pond in your neighborhood and snorkel in it - in your slippers, without goggles.
Practice your climbing and crawling skills at your local jungle gym. Ignore the small children and parental glares.
Do not shower or shave for weeks in order to obtain a true Warrior look.
Seriously though, your best bet is to do plenty of running leading up to the race.

You're strong enough to handle the obstacle part of the dash no problem, I found most of the obstacles to be more mentally challenging than physically challenging. Depending on your course the running part could be tricky, but don't worry for most people, ours turned into a brisk hike rather than a run.

Unlike some other courses I've heard about which had one heck of a giant hill in the middle of the course (we didn't have the one giant hill), our entire course was up extremely steep hills and down a few equally steep hills that you had to slide down because the ankle deep mud we had after an inch of rain just made it flat out impossible to stay upright on the downhill (it was hard enough on the uphill). In fact, we had very few obstacles until the last half mile because there were no flat spots for obstacles until we got out of the woods.

Three weeks before the WD, I ran a half marathon, two weeks before I ran a 5K and the weekend before I took as a rest weekend (I ran four miles on my own) and even I walked/hiked most of that course.

The Warrior Dash would have been fun even if I hiked it instead of ran it. But for me, the running part was easy. At most a half mile at a time, then you'd "get a breather" of sorts to go over obstacles. In the wooded areas, it was often single file, so if someone slow is in front of you, you went at their pace. That was really frustrating for us, because there was a group of women who always ended up in front of us. We'd finally pass them, then they'd skip an obstacle and get back in front of us, and we'd be stuck behind them again. It was like a game of leap frog!

Running in the woods felt wonderful. Even when it was raining. I felt so... free! Granted, I did bust up my knee pretty good when a tree root grabbed my ankle and tripped me (I swear it's true... those trees are evil!), but aside from the fallen trees, exposed roots, mud and rocks, the ground is so soft and squishy and bouncy.

Some obstacles required a bit of upper body strength. Some a little balance. Most were just fun. Someone did get seriously injured on the Great Warrior Wall on day 2 of our local one. She fell from the top and broke both bones in her lower leg... open compound fractures. Last I heard, she had about five surgeries. Steel rod, skin and muscle grafts. Not fun. If you aren't sure about an obstacle, skip it.

The only hard part for me was the mud pit at the end. Before you jump in, make sure it's wet enough. Ours was wet cement. Sand, gravel and a tiny bit of water. If it's like that, get to the sides where it's shallower, or you'll get stuck. Later in the day, they added more water and people were able to literally swim in it.

From everyone that I have talked to who has done it, they say to enjoy it and not get caught up in "can I do i?t" and" what place will I get?' A friend said he did the c25k running program to train a little and just normal working out.

I am going to my first one in Nov and can not wait!!