I didn't really know that this was a real race (where they were keeping track of our time/place), so I ran at more of a training pace. I was very careful to keep my footing and kept telling myself to be careful so I didn't mess up all of my training for the half marathon next month.

If I knew it was a race I probably would've done something stupid and hurt myself, so let's say nothing.

We didn't really do a cool down. We waited for our friends to finish, then took a bunch of pics. There weren't any showers there- we had to jump back in the lake to get most of the mud off, then the fireman hosed us down.


We started the Warrior Dash determined to have our group of 7 people stick together. After about half a mile we realized that was impossible and split from the group.

Ryan and I stuck together the whole time. We waited for one another after each obstacle and just were more about having fun than winning.

Also, we went out in the 11:30am heat (they released a new heat every 30 min starting at 8am). We were passing people from the previous heat less than a mile in. They held us up on the some of the narrow paths and obstacles (especially the ones where only one person could go at a time). To really compete, you need to be in the first heat.


Very expensive race. They charged $75 to race, $20 for parking, $75 for a campsite, and $8 for a turkey leg. Kind of crazy if you ask me. However, it was a fun time. We enjoyed doing it with friends.