Life Off-Label

Ok, so I finally got enough breathing room in the middle of all these exams to write a quick post about Warrior Dash.

It. Was. Awesome!

I don’t think I’ll be able to do a “normal” 5K now. It’ll just be too boring. No mud? No fire? Nobody wearing a viking hat or painted like a tiger? No grown men running around in loin cloths and tutus? Lame!

I didn’t think the obstacles were that bad. Some were kind of scary though. There were a couple of walls I had to scale, and they were decently high. I know I’ve been on roller coasters that were way taller, but I’m strapped in on those. It’s a lot different when the only thing between me and the ground is some tired slippery hands gripping the rope or side if the wall. I still managed though.

Of course, the last obstacle is a disgusting pool of mud with barbed wire over it, so everyone is forced to crawl through it. I jumped right in, and got mud everywhere but on my face. I mean everywhere. They have a “Warrior Wash” where you can get sprayed down with water hoses, and even after that I was finding mud in places when I showered later.

I knew about the mud though, and I wore a really old pair of shoes knowing I’d probably never be able to wear them again. In fact, because most people don’t plan on using their shoes again, they have donation pile where people can just throw their muddy shoes. An organization takes them, cleans them up, and donates them to the needy.

The two things I forgot to bring that would have been nice were sunscreen and towels. Towels would have been great after the “Warrior Wash”, but luckily the weather was nice enough that we dried quickly anyway. Actually, the weather couldn’t have been more perfect. Not too hot or too cold. Just sunny… which is why the sunscreen would have been helpful. But since I wasn’t spending the afternoon by the pool or at the beach, I forgot to think to bring it, so now I definitely have a nice burn from it.

I might be a beer snob, but after all of that, the free Miller Lite was just what I needed. It might not have the flavor of a Belgian or IPA, but it’s more refreshing. Plus it was free. Laura’s laws of snobbery state that any beer you didn’t pay for tastes better. The exception is if a guy bought it for you, then you are still free to judge both the beer and the guy. But I digress…  I had a lot of fun and plan on doing another one at some point. There are other Warrior Dash-like 5Ks such as Jailbreak and a zombie run coming up in the next few months. The zombie one looks just was awesome as it sounds… basically Warrior Dash with “zombies” chasing you. Yep, probably gonna have to do that one!