OT: Mississippi Warrior Dash coming in 2012

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

If you have never done one of these, it's a lot of fun. Unless, of course, you're so out of shape you can't climb a cargo net. I did the one last month in Tennessee and it was a blast.<div>
</div><div>http://warriordash.com/register2012_mississippi.php</div>

 

[DirtyLopez]

I'm going to have to up my milage a little bit. Been a long time since I had something to train for.

 

[jeremyrbrown]

nnmn

 

[MrHooch]

just a 5k with obstacles, and it is a ton of fun from all accounts. I'm very likely doing this and then heading back up to Starkville that afternoon... thanks for the info!

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

I run so I didn't really do any kind of training for the obstacles. There is a ton of climbing, so i recommend wall climbing or something of the sort when training.

 

[jb1020]

racing. Count me in.

I hate to miss much SBW, but I can still probably make most of it.

 

[Shmuley]

would you be willing to share your honest injun normal 5k PR versus what you did in this thing in Tennessee?

Just looking for a rough comparison.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

But add about 10 to 15 minutes onto a 5k time. Also, I had injured my big toe the previous day and this changed my gait to where I developed a blister on the foot I hurt. Plus I normally wear $400 orthotics (for plantar fasciitis and an oversize second metatarsal) and there was no way I was going to let them get soaked in the mud pit, so my feet were hurting after about a mile and a half. My PR on a 5k is around 26 minutes and I ran this in 46 minutes, but at least 5 minutes of that additional time was due just to being out of shape.

 

[kired]

I've been wanting to do one for a while but didn't feel like driving very far. Not sure I can pass this up.

I noticed they start in waves throughout the day. Do you get a chance to choose your starting time, or is that random?

@ Shmuley --- I think times vary depending on course. From results I've looked at, some don't look much slower than a normal 5k and others look more like a 10k (very few people under 30 minutes).

 

[brandondog]

Im signed up!

 

[GreaterCowbell]

I plan on being there. This will give me motivatiotn to get back in shape.

 

[jrg112]

On a related topic, there is a Tough Mudder coming to New Orleans in 2012. The dates have not been announced yet though. Tough Mudder is a longer, more intense Warrior Dash.

http://toughmudder.com/events/new-orleans-la/

 

[Stuttgart]

but I think I'll stick to the half and full marathons. I would probably hurt myself doing something like that. No idea how to prepare..

 

[3000lbchicken]

awesome

 

[FlabLoser]

Me too. I placed 3,516th I think.<div>
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[FlabLoser]

But add about 10 to 15 minutes onto a 5k time. Also, I had injured my big toe the previous day and this changed my gait to where I developed a blister on the foot I hurt. Plus I normally wear $400 orthotics (for plantar fasciitis and an oversize second metatarsal) and there was no way I was going to let them get soaked in the mud pit, so my feet were hurting after about a mile and a half. My PR on a 5k is around 26 minutes and I ran this in 46 minutes, but at least 5 minutes of that additional time was due just to being out of shape.

When I did it last month, I finished in 40 minutes. And I paced myself, as people warned me about the obstacles really taking a lot out of you. I would have finished a regular 5k in about 30 minutes. I wasn't in my usual shape either. Long story. <div>
</div><div>In my usual shape, and I'm close to being "back" now is about a 25 minute 5k.</div><div>
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[FlabLoser]

but I think I'll stick to the half and full marathons. I would probably hurt myself doing something like that. No idea how to prepare..

A good simulation would be... <div>
</div><div>Run a mile, do some bodyweight exercises for 30-60 seconds, and then continue alternating 1/4 to 1/2 mile runs with BW exercises until you hammer out 3.5 miles. Also work on doing pullups. You won't do any pullups in warrior dash, but there are a number of wall-climbing obstacles with ropes that you pull to assist yourself.</div><div>
</div><div>Warrior Dash is fun. Anybody that can run a 5k should be able to do it. The obstacles are notgrueling. They just tax your endurance. And as I said, you need some, not a lot, of upper body strength.</div><div>
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</div><div>I'd really like to try for tough mudder next year. A fellow badass invited me to run with his team. I'd need to work up to some pretty kick *** shape for that.</div>

 

[jb1020]

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