Warrior Dash | 11315 Miles

Warrior Dash = Team Building!

First a special thank you to Danielle and Seth Beckham for all the support and wonderful photos they took!

Warrior Dash Arch

In case you didn’t already know

Finally, after six months of planning and plotting I and a group of fellow work-mates completed the Warrior Dash Missouri on Sept 28, 2013. I really enjoyed myself and I think the team did too! I had wanted to do an obstacle race for some time but the opportunity never really presented itself. It’s always better to do these races with a group than by yourself and obviously much more fun.

Before the mud!

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary!

Diane

Bryan

Attempting the Warrior Dash Sign

Stealing Diane’s water

Danielle, me and Diane

The 5 K course was out in Old Monroe, MO in the middle of a large area that they used for skeet etc and who know what else. I was a little apprehensive but when we arrived there was an overall positive vibe and everyone was very friendly. That worry quickly turned to excitement and I was glad to see it in my teammates as well.

We had t-shirts made that said:

TEAm on the front which stands for where we work – Transportation Engineering Agency then the “M” made the word team. Super nice! Then we all drew another persons name and came up with nicknames to go on the back. My favorite was Bryan Hall’s “Runs with Two Beers”. Just classic.

Waiting to start.

Our heat began at 1000. They herded us into a waiting area like you see above. It was a good time chatting with others before the race.

And we’re off!

Finally, the clock counted down and fire came out of the Viking helmet to start us off. The first 1.2 miles was rolling trail. A nice run to get you warmed up before you reached your first obstacle. I want to say there were 10 obstacles of varying difficulty.

Favorite obstacle was the mud mounds! This was insane and not easy! What made it great you had to depend on your team and others. There was no getting over this obstacle without the help of your fellow-man or woman!

Mud Mounds – from Warrior Dash site!

The picture doesn’t do it justice. The trenches are filled with water and there were no ropes to help pull you over not one but four mounds. This was the third obstacle and it was physically tiring. See the link below from the Warrior Dash Website to give you a better mental picture of the obstacle.

Mud Mounds

My least favorite obstacle was chained up. It looks fairly simple but it was nerve-racking coming down the other side.

Warrior Dash photo chained up

See chained up here.

Almost finished!

Jumping over fire

Here comes the TEAm!

Our last obstacle – muddy mayhem!

Victory!

This is a race for all ages, young and old. I highly recommend it for families or work team building. It’s hard enough for you to succeed and have a great time.