Sometimes running a 5K or more can get boring. Why not mix it up some? This reminded me of a mix of cross country trail running, with obstacles mixed in along the way. I liked that it was off road, and didn’t really know what to expect. The trail goes up and down and all around. It’s definitely not flat, and has some pretty good downhill and uphill spurts. The obstacles were not as scary as I had built up in my head. They were doable, and people of all sizes and different fitness levels were completing them. The obstacles have you climbing walls, crawling through mud, jumping fire, swimming out to rafts, and going down a large water slide. The number one thing I can guarantee is that you will get dirty. I was the dirtiest I have ever been in my life. They have multiple waves of runners going throughout the day, as to help keep the track from getting congested. I jogged and ran the majority of the trail. Most people seemed to be walking it. It does get hard to run in wet, muddy shoes, which did result in some blisters. But an Epsom salt bath afterwards helped clear that up in a couple of days. The music from the base camp is loud and is nice to hear along the track as you are running from obstacle to obstacle. The wait for the shower at the end is as long as it took to complete the run. I wish they chipped you though and told you your finishing time. That is the one thing I missed. They had a great bag drop off, and changing area. It’s nice that they have the shirt and hat pick up for the end so you don’t have to carry it with you. Price of the run also includes a free beer if you feel like it. There was plenty of well organized parking, and they allowed dogs in the waiting area. Overall a fun laid back event. People were helping each other and were not pushy or aggressive.
Walter S.
Place rating: 5 San Antonio, TX
This is one of my top three fav mud runs I’ve ever participated in! Warrior Dash 2015 the weather was NOT kind but it made it all the more fun! It was POURING all night and all morning making the mud run course super sloppy and super fun(more on that in a minute). The rain also caused a huge mess(pardon the pun) with parking. Cars were getting stuck in the mud, traffic was backed up for miles. But Warrior Dash handled it all like pros! Constant twitter/email/facebook updates were sent out keeping racers in the know. They also allowed those who were late because of said issues to run in other corrals, all that coming together to show a team that knew how to handle adversity and keep their runners happy in spite of it all. The obstacles were absolutely a blast! Crawling, climbing, sliding, swimming they threw everything at us and it made for all the better and more challenging a course. Weather conditions insured we were super duper dirty n trashed when we finished, but hey-it’s a mud run, you should have known what you signed up for! I could go on and on about how much I enjoyed this race but I think the biggest compliment I could say to back all this up is I am registered to run their 2016 race. See ya next weekend!
Joel W.
Place rating: 4 Austin, TX
Are you a warrior? Or just a wanabe? Since 2010 the Warrior dash group has put on a central texas warrior dash whos funds I do belive go to the wounded warrior charity. But is that the real reason you are there? No way! You are there for the MUD OBSTACLES MUSIC and BEER Make sure to wear your worst running gear because this is not your normal trail run. There are harder and longer and more technical adventure races out there, but the Warrior dash is all about FUN, not about how bad can you hurt yourself in an afternoon! If you haven’t been to one or read about them, let me give you a brief run down of the event. 1. Get to event, see awesome tent with giant viking horns, large stage and if your not in the first few waves, possibly drunk people covered in mud stumbling around! 2. Fill out waiver again since you probably left it in the car and get your race number, t-shirt and fuzzy horns. 3. Wish you would have signed up for an earlier wave since now you have anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours before your wave starts and that beer tent is looking good. 4. Get in the corral,(so you see sooooo many people sign up for the warrior dash they usually have waves of 50 to 100 start every half hour all day long for 2 whole days.) and get pumped by the music and announcer! 5. Giant fireballs explode overhead signaling the start of the race! so start running. 6. Run! Climb Jump Wade, Swing, Slide, MUD!!! 7. Finish, and feel awesome! 8. Go stand infront of the water truck and attempt to get mud out of eyes, ears and nose. 9 Finally go get that beer. Maybe two, then think, why did I have beer, I should have run it again! 10. Cheer people on as they run their race and make fun of people that don’t come out as muddy as you.
