warrior dash!

a few months ago,  i decided i wanted to run warrior dash. after some successful convincing, i got derrick & court to sign up too. this was my first race of any kind and knew it would be fun for all, so i paid my $65 and kept on running.

after what felt like 2 days and was actually more like 3 months, warrior dash arrived! court and i left a little before noon and headed up to rural hill where the dash was located. from the second we arrived, i was impressed by red frog events. this is the SUPER COOL company that puts on warrior dash and several other awesome events all over the country. from the "pre-race" information email blast, to the signage, to the parking, the registration, the bathrooms, the entertainment, the bag check, the dude spraying everyone off from a water tank after the finish line, they did it all right. every little thing.  i rarely never walk away from an event thinking such things and i was thrilled to feel that way about such a fun day!

because of some other weekend plans, we chose the sunday 2pm start time. it was a BEAUTIFUL sunday and we got to enjoy watching the other pour souls jump over fire and crawl through mud for about an hour before we starting getting ready for our wave. mom made it just in time to snap a picture at the start line.

and we're off!

here is the course map:

3.18 miles and 14 obstacles later, you will find us here...

{last obstacle before the finish line}

{we did it!}

{sweet brian showed up at the finish line!! i wished so badly he could have done this with us - he would have LOVED it.}

{it's good to be best pals with your family.)

{all the donated shoes - great way to incorporate the charity aspect}

{after we got hosed off}

{turkey legs & free beer}

what a fun day and a flawless event. we walked away with some battle wounds, but we'll survive. i can't wait to do it again next year!