Warrior Dash: Before

Tonight after work I am leaving town to trek down to Tulsa to run a "Warrior Dash" tomorrow.  What is a "Warrior Dash" you may ask?  According to their website www.warriordash.com, it is a "mud crawling, fire leaping, run from Hell.  This fierce running series is held on the most challenging and rugged terrain across the globe.  Warriors conquer extreme obstacles, push their limits, and celebrate with kick-ass music, beer, and warrior helmets".  Sounds like a good time to me. 

My brother Thomas and I have decided that this would be a fun thing for us to do and since I am easily talked into things, we decided to give this a try.  Our official start time is 3pm, so if you don't hear from me by early evening tomorrow, assume the worst and send help.

Here is a break down of the obstacles and their descriptions that I will be facing and my general opinion of each of them.

First off, the course is 3.23 miles.  I'm not much of a runner so we will just have to see how that goes.

Obstacle 1- Road Rage- "Stampede through a scrap yard of rusted wreckage".  Basically you climb over a bunch of cars.  Should be pretty fun.
Obstacle 2- Barricade Breakdown- "Hurdle over the barricades and crawl under barbed wire".  I'm a bleeder so this could complicate things.
Obstacle 3- Rubber Ricochet- "Ram your way through the rubber tire jungle".  They just hung up a bunch of tires close together.  Doesn't sound too difficult to get through.
Obstacle 4- Cliffhanger- "Repel down the steep ravine".  This sounds fun.  Really looking forward to this.
Obstacle 5- Chaotic Crossover- "Crawl across the tangled nets".  Given my mad coordination skills, or lack there of, this could pose a threat.
Obstacle 6- Dead weight Drifter- "Trudge through the waist deep water and over the logs"- I'm sure running the rest of the race in wet shoes and underwear is going to be awesome.
Obstacle 7- Cargo Climb- "Maneuver over the cargo nets".  Again... coordination could be a problem.
Obstacle 8- Deadman's Drop- "Climb to the top and over the unhandy hurdle".  I have no idea what this means.  Unhandy hurdle?  I don't get it.
Obstacle 9- Giant Cliffhanger- "Make the trip to the top of the massive slope".  You climb up a hill with the assistance of a rope.  Doesn't sound too dangerous to me, but could be hard if I'm super tired at this point.  Although calling it a "slope" doesn't sound too menacing. 
Obstacle 10- Muddy Mayhem- "Scramble beneath barbed wire as you near the finish".  Again with the barbed wire?  I can't say that I am very excited to crawl through the mud either.  I had to sign a liability waiver saying that I wouldn't dive head first into the mud.  Is this really a problem?  I think I might be able to control myself.
Obstacle 11- Warrior Roast- "Leap over the warrior fires".  You just have to jump over a few rows of flames as you cross the finish line.  That's no problem.  More mental than anything.  Unless I just fall over from exhaustion onto the burning coals.  That would be a problem.

So that is that.  After the race, I get a t-shirt, warrior helmet, and a beer token.  Cause that's what I want after running 3 miles.  Beer.  Ah well, it should be fun. 

Wish me luck and I will make sure to fill you in on how it goes.