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Sep 9, 2011 6:34 PM
Anyone going tomorrow?
Sep 9, 2011 6:34pm
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Sep 9, 2011 6:41 PM
My kid (Stephen A Smith) is running in the 11 am heat.
Sep 9, 2011 6:41pm
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Sep 9, 2011 7:52 PM
I think I'm in the 2 PM heat. I'll have to check that before tomorrow.
Sep 9, 2011 7:52pm
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Sep 11, 2011 10:14 PM
This event was really fun. The course was actually 3.7-4 miles though according to even guys and some peoples gps watch things instead of just a 5k. It was muddy as hell pretty much the whole way. I had a great time and will definitely be doing it and other events (ToughMudder, Original Mud Run, etc) in the future.
Sep 11, 2011 10:14pm
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Sep 11, 2011 10:19 PM
My kid loved it....he ran it in 55 min, not bad for a lazyass...lol
Sep 11, 2011 10:19pm
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Sep 11, 2011 10:25 PM
37:10 for me but I definitely could have been a few minutes faster as I helped a girl over one of the obstacles since she was scared of heights and then got stuck behind a line of slow people in the mud pit that added at least a minute.

Fun shit and there were a ridiculous amount of people there. Results page shows 11,000 participants.
Sep 11, 2011 10:25pm
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Sep 11, 2011 10:35 PM
My aunt who beat breast cancer about 3 yrs ago, ran it in 46 something and placed 5th in her age group....pretty awesome
Sep 11, 2011 10:35pm
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Sep 11, 2011 10:44 PM
Yeah that's great, I saw there was a 71 year old guy who did it. That's fucking bad ass.

[video=youtube;xGrztWhuqOs][/video]
[video=youtube;q6Jp3ssF-JQ][/video]
[video=youtube;bqSbhRw0_f4][/video]

There's a helmet cam of the course for anyone that cares to see it (not my videos).
Sep 11, 2011 10:44pm
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Sep 12, 2011 12:29 PM
Their press release said they got 14,000, $55 pre registers. I need to start up one of these things... I got the land, who else is in?
Sep 12, 2011 12:29pm
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TedSheckler

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Sep 12, 2011 12:44 PM
I did the Warrior Dash Ohio I in Logan this past June. I think they had over 20,000 runners. I wasn't able to do Ohio II because of prior commitments, so I did Warrior Dash Indiana last month. I'm already registered for 2012 in Logan.
Sep 12, 2011 12:44pm
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Sep 12, 2011 1:57 PM
Next paycheck I'm signing up for the November 20th ToughMudder in Indiana which is going to be a 12 mile course.

Here's what the one in Vermont looked like:
[video=youtube;ObcX5ZopSZE][/video]
Sep 12, 2011 1:57pm
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Sep 12, 2011 2:02 PM
I cannot wait for the Tough Mudder I'm doing in VA next month. I should probably start training for it. :)
Sep 12, 2011 2:02pm
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Sep 12, 2011 2:56 PM
Yes, yes you should. A lot. You might die. Shit is so much more difficult.
Sep 12, 2011 2:56pm
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Sep 12, 2011 3:23 PM
Piece of cake.
Sep 12, 2011 3:23pm
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Sep 12, 2011 3:25 PM
I forgot that you are a world class athlete. My bad, I'm sure you'll win. :)

But yeah, don't have to get crazy with training but you'll have a better time I imagine if you don't feel like dying on the course.
Sep 12, 2011 3:25pm
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Sep 12, 2011 4:48 PM
I Wear Pants;892654 wrote:37:10 for me but I definitely could have been a few minutes faster as I helped a girl over one of the obstacles since she was scared of heights and then got stuck behind a line of slow people in the mud pit that added at least a minute.

Fun shit and there were a ridiculous amount of people there. Results page shows 11,000 participants.
You'll do anything for a number...
Sep 12, 2011 4:48pm
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Sep 12, 2011 6:45 PM
ccrunner609;893491 wrote:that looks like a regular CC meet for a JH team. THe running course doesnt look like anything spcial
I was thinking the same thing. It is just like a cross country race or trail race with a couple cargo nets thrown in. People entering these crowded races could save about $40-60 and just enter a trail race and maybe even face a significantly more challenging course, or better yet just go on solo trail run when there is a steady rain.
Sep 12, 2011 6:45pm
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Sep 12, 2011 7:30 PM
ralphus33;893516 wrote:I was thinking the same thing. It is just like a cross country race or trail race with a couple cargo nets thrown in. People entering these crowded races could save about $40-60 and just enter a trail race and maybe even face a significantly more challenging course, or better yet just go on solo trail run when there is a steady rain.

Yeah there is nothing more "badass" than running a solo trail in a steady rain. I guarantee if you entered the Warrior dash you would see it's more than just a "couple of cargo nets thrown in".
Sep 12, 2011 7:30pm
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Sep 12, 2011 9:48 PM
Tough Mudder would eat you alive.
Sep 12, 2011 9:48pm
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Sep 12, 2011 10:27 PM
ccrunner609;893491 wrote:that looks like a regular CC meet for a JH team. THe running course doesnt look like anything spcial
The camera lens that was used makes it hard to tell but this was significantly hillier than most any CC course I've been on.

You could compare it to a trail run type thing though since that's what adventure runs are really, trail runs with obstacles mixed in. Warrior Dash isn't exactly the hardest of these either but it's fun as hell.

ToughMudder is a significantly more difficult race.
Sep 12, 2011 10:27pm
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Sep 13, 2011 12:18 AM
I Wear Pants;892675 wrote:Yeah that's great, I saw there was a 71 year old guy who did it. That's fucking bad ass.

[video=youtube;xGrztWhuqOs][/video]

There's a helmet cam of the course for anyone that cares to see it (not my videos).
did you see the guy in the jean shorts?
Sep 13, 2011 12:18am
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Sep 13, 2011 12:22 AM
Which guy? There were a lot of guys in jean shorts and other costumes. Dude beside me as I started was in a Gucci suit.
Sep 13, 2011 12:22am
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Sep 13, 2011 7:58 AM
When I did Warrior Dash Indiana, I went as DJ Lance Rock from Yo Gabba Gabba.
Sep 13, 2011 7:58am
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Nick Mangold

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Sep 13, 2011 11:17 AM
What kind of shoes do you guys recommend for these type of races? I've got a few pair of old tennis shoes but they have soles that would allow a lot of mud to get in and weigh them down.

Should I be looking at some lightweight trail running shoes or just a cheap pair of whatever tennis shoes I can find?
Sep 13, 2011 11:17am
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Sep 13, 2011 11:31 AM
justincredible;894281 wrote:What kind of shoes do you guys recommend for these type of races? I've got a few pair of old tennis shoes but they have soles that would allow a lot of mud to get in and weigh them down.

Should I be looking at some lightweight trail running shoes or just a cheap pair of whatever tennis shoes I can find?
Either go with cheap/old shoes or get yourself a pair of vibrams or other trail running shoes.

I like my vibrams since they don't come off even in the thickest of mud where everyone else was loosing their shoes.
Sep 13, 2011 11:31am