What was I thinking?

Chatham2007 · September 2011

I just signed up for the Rugged Maniac 5K.

I'm 50% excited and 50% shiitting my pants.

Anyone done this? Pointers?

mrsadamc 05 · September 2011

Just be careful. At the one here 1 guy is now paralyzed because he dove head first into the mud pit.

And another died from complications due to heat exhaustion the next day.

Chatham2007 · September 2011

JenniferJaneC · September 2011

Oh my GOD that looks fun!

I love mud runs/obstacle courses.

andrew's wifey · September 2011

OMG that looks so fun!

I've never run one before, but I'd probably run a few days a week with one of those runs kind of like a circuit thing. Run a quarter mile, stop and do pushups, run a quarter mile, stop and do lunges, so on so on... You'll need to be able to function through the obstacles and then pick your pace back up and that may be a way to do so.

danlexi04 · September 2011

That looks awesome! I hate running but the mud stuff looks like so much fun!

JenniferJaneC · September 2011

The one I did in August had one serious injury - a woman broke her knee when she jumped into the mud pit and hit a rock. That was one out of thousands of participants. I didn't jump into the mud pits - I entered cautiously.

I had an absolute blast. I already run so I didn't do anything in particular to train for it. It was the most fun I had in a long time. Definitely enjoy it!

panda10 · September 2011

Awesome. Have fun!

blonde151188 · September 2011

::Lurker butting in::

Are you talking about the one from this summer? That one was warrior dash, this one looks different.

OP, as long as you're hydrating yourself with something other than just alcohol, you should be good. This one looks like fun though. You should google the warrior dash, it looks hard core, and just stupid, especially when done when we were having some of the hottest temps in a while.

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eta: I was trying to quote mrsadamc but it didn't work. Lurker fail.

mrsadamc 05 · September 2011

blonde151188:
::Lurker butting in::

Are you talking about the one from this summer? That one was warrior dash, this one looks different.

OP, as long as you're hydrating yourself with something other than just alcohol, you should be good. This one looks like fun though. You should google the warrior dash, it looks hard core, and just stupid, especially when done when we were having some of the hottest temps in a while.

::butting out now::

eta: I was trying to quote mrsadamc but it didn't work. Lurker fail.

I was. It looks kind of similar though.

shibby00 · September 2011

My DH did the 'warrior dash' back in the summer and had a blast. However there were a lot of people who had no business being in any kind of run doing it. I think the accidents and such could maybe have been prevented if people had done some 'training' for it. My DH runs and or bikes every day and is in great shape. He said he was surprised at how easy it was and wants to do it again next year. I think it looks like fun, but as I said please don't expect it to be easy with no preparation.

Ace1599 · September 2011

mrsadamc 05:
blonde151188:
::Lurker butting in::

Are you talking about the one from this summer? That one was warrior dash, this one looks different.

OP, as long as you're hydrating yourself with something other than just alcohol, you should be good. This one looks like fun though. You should google the warrior dash, it looks hard core, and just stupid, especially when done when we were having some of the hottest temps in a while.

::butting out now::

eta: I was trying to quote mrsadamc but it didn't work. Lurker fail.
I was. It looks kind of similar though.

I would just like to add, that while that injury was tragic, he dove head first AFTER signing a waiver that had in no less than 3 places, rules and warnings about diving. There was also a DJ in the location reminding runners not to dive. He was in that pit 12 minutes before I ran through it.

That race had over 20k runners cross the finish line, and less than 30 cases of injury. Those a pretty good odds.

Be safe, use your head, and have a blast. They are SO MUCH FUN! We will be doing it again next year.

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