Monday, May 2, 2011

Warrior Dash 2011

We came, we saw, we left picking mud out of our nose and ears.

And everywhere else.

Warrior Dash was a blast!! I was worried we were going to have really warm weather, but it was perfect. Picture heavy post, so i hope you enjoy!

So the Warrior Dash is a 3.4 mile course, with about 10 or so obstacles set up. The end being a jump over fire and army crawling through a huge mud pit.


Our team, the Office Warriors! That's my co-worker Matus, Tom & me.


Waiting around for our wave to start. This is me telling the guys that we are "not in it to win it".


First obstacle! You had to hop over a wall, then crawl under a beam - about six times.

Proof that we did run - some. :)


One of my favorites - when else do you get to climb over cars??


This one wasn't too bad, a small wall you had to repel up & over.


Supposedly this pit was full of sand the day before, but for some reason on Sunday it was a muddy river? This is right before Tom faceplanted...hahaha. :)


Matus conquering the huge haystack!


I thought i was going to have trouble with the cargo net, seeing as how i have no upper body strength. But it wasn't bad at all really.


One of the easier ones - as long as you have good balance!


Shortly after this picture, a guy came barreling across the top & almost killed me.


Fire leap! Look, Tom is looking back to make sure i didn't catch fire. :)


And this is what you look like after the mud pit.

Mud EVERYWHERE.

But we survived!


Best part? The fuzzy viking helmet!! (and the free beer after the race)

A few battle scars from the day (the mud pit was full of rocks on the bottom, my knees & hands are tore up).


If you ever get a chance, i definitely recommend this race. It's a freaking blast & more fun when you have a group of friends. Typically I'm not one to do things like this, but i surprised myself & had a really great time.

19 comments:

hopelessly ungraceful said...

you look so hardcore! I'm proud of you and glad you had fun :) please don't beat me up, kthx.

theAlmostRunner said...

congratulations! this looks like so much fun. i NEED to do one of these!

Marissa said...

oh my gosh, that looks like SO much fun :) love the helmet too!

Danielle said...

This is awesome. Way to kick ass girl! I'm signing up for one of these soon!!!

Jenn @ A Runner's Road said...

Awesome!!! Can't wait to do mine next month!! And I love your outfits! You meant business (pun intended).

Christy said...

What a crazy fun thing to do! I hope they bring one over my way. Way to go, the helmet so cool!

Betty said...

I want to do it next year.

I thought the bottom of the mud was going to have like plastic but then Craig told me that it was just rocks. His knees are all scratched up. He said it really hurt :( He loved it though and wants to do it again next year.

Rose @ Eat, Drink, and Be Meiri said...

Excellent job!!!!!! I love the Warrior Dash. I'm glad you had a great time!

The New Mom on the Blog said...

WHAT. A. BLAST.
I kiiiiind of want to do it in St. Louis in October. Am I crazy?

The picture of Tom looking back at you to make sure you made it over the wall of fire is adorable.

Krista said...

Great job!!!! I love all the pictures and I'm so glad you posted them, I'm actually kind of excited for my warrior dash in July! I also love how you guys coordinated your office outfits, that's great!

Wifey said...

Looks like you guys had a blast! So, exciting ... my husband and I are doing it in two weeks.

Fun blog. This is my first time here. Looking forward to reading more.

Winks & Smiles,
Wifey

Angie said...

Wow! That look so fun!!! I have always wondered what really occurs at the warrior dash and thanks to you I now know! Very cool experience!! You rock! :)

visforveronica said...

That looks like fun, I wish I had done it!

Amanda @ Diary of a Mad Fat Woman said...

New reader here!

oh my god this looks so awesome! Who took all those pictures for you??

I am so jealous! I wanted to do a warrior dash, but the closest one to where I live is taking place when I'll be out of town. :(

It looks like you had a great time! Congrats!

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runningonwords said...

Oh man, I am so excited to do this in July! I've been worried about my complete lack of upper body strength, so your comments made me feel a little better. Way to go, warrior!

Lisa Staples said...

Wow! Now that looks like a TON of fun!!

chris mcpeake said...

free beer.
I could get into that

Christina said...

Wow! Girl! That's quite a race!
You would never want me in your team. I will have serious trouble getting over that first wall!

Heather said...

Just stumbled upon your site, so glad I did, always love finding another Phoenix area blogger! I did the Warrior Dash Sunday too, it was a blast. And I agree the hat was the best part!