Warrior Dash - 2012

Our Mayhem Maniacs did it again...

Together we ran through treacherous trails, crawled under skin piercing barb wire, jumped and crawled over tricky obstacles, scaled up mountainous walls, swam through rivers, made it over fire and YES - Got Extremely MUDDY all in the name of FUN!

This was the Warrior Dash on Saturday, September 29th, 2012 and the common feedback was - "Can't wait to do it again!"

Our group was a mix of veterans and first time runners. Our run time was scheduled for 1:00 PM but as we neared the event we quickly learned that we weren't going to make that time.

With only 2.5 miles to the parking lot we waited in traffic for over 2 hours.  Hunter said it best - "This is the first obstacle, testing your mental fortitude."  

As we got registered and ready to run however, the thoughts of the long car ride were soon behind us - our adrenaline kicked in and we were amongst thousands of other Warriors ready to seize the moment!

The horn blast sounded as fire shot up from the Earth to the Heavens and we set pace through the muddy trails into the woods not knowing what to expect first.

Shouts and cheers came from the spectators as battle cries carried from the Warriors off into the distance... it wasn’t long before we found ourselves at our first obstacle low crawling through mud under the barbed wire.

That set the tone for the rest of the race. Our Mayhem Maniacs teamed up and tackled the course with vigorous ambition and strong will, not allowing this course to defeat them physically or mentally.

Teamwork was used throughout the course and amongst the grunts, sweat, mud and even some abrasions and cuts - smiles shown through as each Mayhem Maniac accomplished the Warrior Dash’s obstacles.

And each time a teammate smiled or you heard a loud battle cry you knew that was the sign of another small (or sometimes BIG) victory each person felt as they continued to press on to the next challenge.

We all made it through to the end with a triumphant feeling of PRIDE and VICTORY and the common feedback we heard from the veterans and virgins alike was -

“This was awesome! Cannot wait to do the next one!”  

It truly was a blast and we even made some new friends on the way 

So, if you’re ready to take on the NEXT challenge along with us, get ready for the Rugged Maniac coming up in May of 2013. (I’m sure we’ll have more runs between now and then but right now that is the next scheduled event for our Mayhem Maniacs).

Check out the many pics (and more to come) of the Warrior Dash 2012 posted right here!

And for those of you who dared the Dash - share with us your FAVORITE part of the Warrior Dash in the comment section below!

Congratulations to EVERY Teammate!

Amanda Abul-Husn, Robert Shown, Amanda McDaniel, Genise Whitehurst, Bruce Whitehurst, Cameron Whitehurst, Jennifer Hupp Northern, Lila Goodman, Ron Cooper, Brianna Baldwin, Stephanie “Rock Star” Ward, Christine Taylor, Heather Walczak, MaryKay Carstensen, Lori Willis, Stacy Cook, Debra Surak Johnson, Alan Lacey, Charles Kanary, Chuck Colfax, Sean “Mayhem” Murphy

And special thanks to our photographers and cheering squad!

Charles Ward and Hunter Murphy!