Judy and I participated in the Warrior Dash in Georgia on Saturday.
This 5K race consisted of 11 crazy obstacles that include jumping fire, army crawling in mud, climbing over a 10-foot wall, crawling across cargo nets, crossing muddy 3-4-feet waters, and more. We've been planning to do this event since December when we decided to register (the location was the closest to us and the registration cost was cheaper).
I emailed Judy to see if she would be interested in doing a race like this with me in hopes that it was just crazy enough for her to say yes and that we could do something fun together before I got married. Even though the race was after Riley and I got married, Judy and I spent time together training for it up until the day of the race.
I think we did it for the viking hats. They're awesome.
Day of the Race:
I don't remember how many people attended Saturday but everywhere we looked were people in costumes. It was fun to see what outfits people came up with from vikings to feline cat ladies to ninjas to the hulk. We meet 'the doctors' on the shuttle bus on our way there. They had their scrubs and caps. Judy and I had made some funny outfits, too.
These were our obstacles in the order we approached them:
1-The Swamp- it was pretty gross 3-4 feet deep. They like to get you wet and muddy from the start! And our hairs showed up.
2-Road Rage- climbing over junkyard vehicles.
3-Barricade Breakdown- a series of 4 over & under climbing barricades and swooping under barbed wire. A little more challenging
4-The Warrior Wall- the 10-foot wall which was at first intimidating but Judy and I took it pretty well.
5-Tire Tread- was pretty easy for Judy and I to figure out
6-Cargo climb
7- Chaotic crossover- like cargo climb but a cargo crawl.
8-Arachniphobia- a tangled web obstacle with slingshot cables. Judy's least favorite obstacle as some people stepped on the cables and they bounced back up.
9- Blackout- crawling through dark trenches. It was a very low tentlike structure. we admit- it was pretty dark in there!
10-Petrifying Plung- It was this crazy water slide!! We went down it by rows at a time. Unlike your typical waterslide experience people here don't wait til you're at the bottom, haha. So Judy and I slid down it like bullets. I realized I couldn't slow down and ran into a guy, then Judy ran into the same guy!! It was really funny!
11- Muddy Mayhem- We army crawled under the rope and barbed wire. Riley could see us at this point and was glad we cleared this obstacle well. Some people got themselves stuck hitting the barbed wire cause they didn't see it. That explains the shirts stuck on there! The pit was hard to get out cause it was very slippery and there was nothing to grip on. It took me a few tries but I wasn't the only one.
12- Menacing Minefield- a series of floating waterlogs we had to climb over..
13-Warrior Roast- lastly the enfamous fire walls. Judy and I had just enough energy to jump over it together. They're actually higher than they look and you can definitely feel the heat and smoke.
We crossed to finish line warriors!
>Best way to train is to run
>Other ways to train are strength training like being able to lift yourself up with your arms. The course involved a lot of it and from me, my arms and shoulders are the sorest part of my body right now.
>Do the race with a partner or a team. Its definitely more fun when there are others experience with you and encourage you thru the course. Judy and I noticed teams and partners everywhere.
>Make a costume. It is a lot of fun!
>Make it a trip. Cause you might get really tired afterwards or want to celebrate afterwards.
We want to do this next year and would like to recruit a team of warriors. Will you join us?
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