this Warrior Dash thing-- am I crazy to consider?

I saw a few posts about the Warrior Dash too, and I kept wondering what it was about. So I Googled it, watched some Youtube videos, and I'm slightly intrigued too! But then I wonder if I could really do it. There is one not too far from me in July, so I'm thinking about it. Would love to hear about everyone's experiences!

Do it!! I want to do it this year too! I have until November to prepare myself, but I sooo want to do it. I have a bunch of friends who do it every year and they say it's a total blast.

My mom also has a group of friends who do it every year (she's in her late 50s) so all ages, all fitness levels I want to make sure I'm in pretty good shape and have built up a bit more strength before hand, just so I can be at the same fitness level as my friends who always do it, but I'm pretty sure you don't have to by an Olympic athlete or anything. Looks so fun!!

i did the one in Ohio last year with my 14 year son and had an absolute blast!!! it was freaking awesome! yes, as in any sport you have to be careful. they ran 800 ppl in a wave every half hour so, there were 1000's of ppl there to run it. all walks of life, all fitness levels. the obstacles were fun, some harder than others but it was a great experience. it was very muddy so we took our time running. we weren't going to get crazy, we were there to run what we could and have fun. we have signed up for the ohio one in august and will be signing up for the 2 day ohio dash in june too. great ppl, tons of fun! love the music, love the mud! wear clothes you dont plan on wearing again, we threw ours away. same with shoes. we ran in old shoes. we took clean clothes, a lot of towels, some wet, some dry to try to clean off before getting back in the truck on the way home. def take off any jewelery. if long hair, put in a pony.

ppl are wonderful. other competitors would help ppl over some of the obstacles if needed. some were there to win it, some just to have fun. you can actually go around something if you couldnt do it. i found of lot of info on their facebook page. some horror stories of injuries. when you put 6,000-10,000 running a course in one day, you will have injuries but just take your time and enjoy it. you'll have the *kitten* acting stupid or out to run everyone over in their way but we just stayed off to the side most of the race and did our own time. sign up soon if you're going to do it. most of them sell out way before the day

I'm doing it in April - by myself. I won't be at the front of the pack, and probably closer to the back, but it's a challenge I know I couldn't have imagined doing a year and a half ago so, even if I don't do well, I am excited to try my best.

I am signed up for the Warrior Dash in September...pretty nervous! I haven't been pushing myself with exercise the last month like I was...so this needs to be a reality check to get moving!! lol

Pretty excited, and nervous...and looking forward to being muddy and drinking beer

<......That's me after finishing my second Warrior Dash.

I wrote a review for a friends blog, check it out here: http://teamrevolutionx.com/cross-training/so-you-want-to-be-a-warrior-written-by-diana-limon-gonzalez/

It covers my training, the course, and each obstacle. I think that you wil find you can do it and complete it. There were people of all levels of fitness participating.

I highly recommend you do it!

Diana

I'm going to do the one in Southern California at the end of March. I'm so excited about it, looks like tons of fun! I'm sure there are people of all fitness levels there - I say go for it, I'm sure you'll be glad you did

its really fun! i saw people in there 60s doing it- anyone can. go at your own pace, and dont be afraid to get messy. the hardest part is running with a few lbs of mud on your feet