warrior dash

[Edaw]

http://www.warriordash.com/info.php


Anyone interested?

[top_magoo]

back when i was a lot younger, i ran some of those races... i have been forceably retired (by order of sergeant major magoo) from any competitive events due to a worn out body...

[Lundy]

I've been hoping something like this would come to the area.
I'm in for sure.

[top_magoo]

there is a mud run every october at the joint reserve base in fort worth... it's getting to be a pretty high visibility mud run (http://www.mudrundfw.com)

[Chuck]

Yep, signed up back in November. I'm in the 12:30 wave.

[Edaw]

Hope to see you out there.

[Dana 60]

This looks awesome! I am in!

[scramblinman]

i'm in the 2:30 bracket

[Edaw]

Nice. I am looking forward to it.

[JVilla112]

would be cool, im too much of a fatty

[Edaw]

So am I. but this is not until may so, I have time to get into shape for it.

[biggerD]

i am in the 9:30 group. i am a fatty to but there is free beer.

[Edaw]

You get free beer, turkey legs, a hat and a shirt and most of all, braggin rights that you did it.

[dude409]

I'm in. That is of course if Uncle Sam hasn't sent me on a 13 month vacation by then... :biggrin:

[Bounty]

Huh, interesting... looks like a good reason to get me into shape :cool:

[biggerD]

Huh, interesting... looks like a good reason to get me into shape :cool:

Yes sir thats what i was thinking

[Edaw]

thats my plan.

[biggerD]

what heat is everyone in. i am in the 9:30 one

[alopeks]

I'll be signing up soon. Trying to convince my brother-in-law too...

-alopeks

[Edaw]

If your doing it, hurry and sign up. The heats are about taken, at least the good ones. also, the longer you wait, the more you pay.


I am in 2:00.

[Bounty]

What are considered the good ones, earlier?

[Edaw]

I don't know. I am just making stuff up.

this is the first one in TX so there is no telling what is the best wave to be in.

[Bounty]

I'm at 4:30 - I'm guessing the earlier times are the better ones. Now I know! :nodyes:

[biggerD]

like i said i am in the 9:30 one just want to be the first one to run the course. but the way i am there may not be to much running going on. also when i get done the food and drinks will start to flow

[Lundy]

I'm in the 1:00. I figure that is late enough to be fully awake and early enough to have lots of drinking time afterwards.

[scramblinman]

I'm in the 2:30 group.

[jeepnconfused]

I'm in the 5:30pm group!

[Bounty]

Even though I'm at 4:30, I'll probably get there early.

[Dana 60]

Wow! It filled up completely so they decided to do the event for 2 days! I am on May 2nd at 2pm.

[JVilla112]

oooooh a sunday :thinking:

[dawsonc61]

just signed up for the Sunday run at 11:00 am

[Edaw]

rock on. I cant wait to get out there.

[elgrubicon]

This event looks like a lot of fun. I am going to try to get back into shape to attend this event. The only times that are still available is on sunday.

[-olllllllo-]

Wow, looks like a lot of fun, but $60? I can buy a lot of beer and turkey legs with that and not even have to break a sweat...

[-olllllllo-]

or go to Forney.

[Edaw]

true, but you will also get the helmet. It will be a great addition if you go streaking.

[biggerD]

true, but you will also get the helmet. It will be a great addition if you go streaking.

And a sweet party so you can go streaking. at this party there may even be a few people that will join you.

[-olllllllo-]

More like when I go streaking...

true, but you will also get the helmet. It will be a great addition if you go streaking.

[dude409]

More like when I go streaking...

:sp_ahhh:

[Dana 60]

Ahhhhh! Warrior Dash is in 2 weeks and I still can't run worth a D**n! Guess who is waking up early and running every morning until then? Can't wait though!

[Chuck]

Ahhhhh! Warrior Dash is in 2 weeks and I still can't run worth a D**n! Guess who is waking up early and running every morning until then? Can't wait though!

I'm in the same boat....and I'm old. :(

LOL

[Dana 60]

lol. glad i am not alone!!

[Edaw]

I have dropped out. :frown:

[Bounty]

I'm still going... it'll be rough since I tweaked my knee falling over a rock in Clayton - but I don't care - I'll crawl across the finish :)

[CATMWRANGLER]

****, wish I would have known about this sooner.......I would be down.........I can do 3.5 in about 20min...or less....and I usually do 7.5 miles so I dont think all the other stuff would wear me out completly

[Edaw]

this is the first year in Tx and it has double in size. Bigger then they ever expect. You will get to do it next year. the money they are making will bring them back next year.

[Zeke]

The wifey and I are in on the second day. I have a feeling we will be getting passed by folks in the next wave though.

[Bounty]

yep, they even added the sunday. - i didn't get a good wave on saturday (4pm) because i registered late, but then they added a sunday because of all the interest. i'll do the saturday wave and then hate life on sunday :) i'm really not in shape for this but i'll still do it...

[Zeke]

yep, they even added the sunday. - i didn't get a good wave on saturday (4pm) because i registered late, but then they added a sunday because of all the interest. i'll do the saturday wave and then hate life on sunday :) i'm really not in shape for this but i'll still do it...

The website says its more mental than physical, but I'm calling BS :biggrin:

[Dana 60]

The website says its more mental than physical, but I'm calling BS :biggrin:

SAME HERE! Yeah, sure! I can mentally run 3.5 all day!

[Bounty]

Don't forget the obstacles ;)

[Lundy]

I'll be out there Saturday in the 12:30 wave, should be drunk by 1:30.

[Edaw]

it sucks I have to bail. I have no one to watch the kids.

non of it will be hard, you run for a bit, stop rest, pant, throw up, then run the next 20 yards.

[Chuck]

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[mikec]

I'll be there in time for the 12:30 wave on Saturday - if it happens. I heard that Kaufman County filed a court order to block the event from even happening.

[Chuck]

Yea, here's an article of the latest:

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/04/warrior_dash_to_the_kaufman_co.php

Dallas attorney Michael Cramer is in his car at this very moment, heading toward the Kaufman County Courthouse. Cramer has a date at 9 this morning with County Court at Law Judge Erleigh Norville Wiley, who is -- this morning, at least -- the person who will decide whether or not Warrior Dash takes place this weekend.

Warrior Dash, for the uninitiated, is, put simply, a 3.51-mile long race through 14 slick, fiery and gloriously sloppy obstacles -- "America's most insane race," as it says on the Web site. Viking helmets are the great reward; that, and a single beer. The local event -- which takes place Saturday and Sunday on a course that winds through Forney, Mesquite, Seagoville, unincorporated parcels of Kaufman County and other bits and pieces of Dallas County -- has been sold out for months; 18,000 are expected, thousands from well outside of Texas.

Maybe.

Two weeks ago, Kaufman County Judge Wayne Gent told organizers, at the request of the Kaufman County Sheriff David Byrnes, they couldn't hold their event -- at least, not in Kaufman County. Gent said the event violates what's called the Texas Mass Gatherings Act, which says 2,500 people cannot congregate for more than five hours in one place. Gent ruled that since Red Frog Events, which puts on Warrior Dash events across the country, didn't have a permit for a mass gathering as defined by state law, well, sorry, event's off.

That was two weeks ago, when Red Frog contacted Cramer. He tells Unfair Park that ever since then, he's been trying to get in front of Gent, who's been out of town. Cramer says the county's using the Mass Gatherings Act to kill the event was wrong-headed enough -- "The race is run in stages -- 500 people every half hour over two days ... this isn't Woodstock." But when he was at the courthouse last week, he also caught wind that Judge Wiley had granted the county and sheriff's department a temporary restraining order, without Red Frog's ever being told of a TRO.

This morning's hearing is an effort to get the TRO tossed out.

"If the judge vacates the restraining order, then my guys will do what it takes to get out there and finish," he says. "It's a race through the field. There's not a whole lot of prep work to do other than put together an obstacle course. They're confident they will have crews out there and will be ready for registration for Friday and the race on Saturday."

But ...

What about the Mass Gatherings Act permit, which Judge Gent has already said no to?

Cramer says organizers and vendors have already amassed the proper permits for everything from fireworks to food sales. Cramer will make the case to Wiley this morning that the Mass Gatherings Act doesn't apply. And if the judge doesn't overturn the TRO, Cramer will file an emergency motion with the court of appeals by day's end and hope for a hearing by or before Friday -- which is awful late, given all those folks expected from out of state.

I ask if there's any chance of just moving the entire thing out of Kaufman County altogether?

"One of the contingency plans that has been talked about is moving it all to the Dallas County side, but I don't know if they'd be able to," he says. "They could put directions on the Web site, but I don't know if they could secure a site."

We'll update after the hearing -- which could take an hour or all day.

[dawsonc61]

18,000 @ $60 a pop! =$1,080,000. I bet it only cost a couple thousand to rent the property and build the obstacle course!

I went into the wrong business!

[biggerD]

IT is back on with some bs rules. from what i have seen it looks like the parking is going to be in some fields. Sounds like a good trip for the jeep

[jdmsi94]

My wife heard they were going to be shuttling people back and forth to the event from a seperate parking lot? Sounds like they are having some to make some big decisions at the last minute?

[Lundy]

Sounds like they will have the parking closer to Hwy 20 and then have shuttles from there. I guess the parking originally was in Kaufman Co.

[Bounty]

Now it looks like Dallas County is trying to get it stopped - http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2010/04/dallas_county_to_decide_this_m.php

[Chuck]

Latest e-mail. No mention of the Dallas County issue.

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The Warrior Dash & Red Frog Events would like to take a moment to explain some of the recent concerns in regards to this weekend's upcoming Warrior Dash Texas event.

Red Frog Events began working with local officials on January 29, 2009, to plan the event. We took immediate action in order to meet all requirements as instructed by the local officials.

Last Thursday, April 22, Red Frog Events was made aware of the Temporary Restraining Order placed against them by Kaufman County. The Temporary Restraining Order was placed in regards to the Texas Mass Gathering Act permit. However, the Texas Mass Gathering Act does not apply to the Warrior Dash event.

Yesterday, April 27, Red Frog Events spent all day in court having the matter addressed by the judge. The judge has ruled the Texas Mass Gathering Act does not apply to Warrior Dash and the Temporary Restraining Order has been lifted.

As a part of the judge's ruling:
We will be offering off-site parking, within less than 5 miles of the course. There will be continuous shuttle service running all day to and from the event. There is no additional charge for the shuttle service; this includes participants as well as spectators.
The exact address for the parking location will be available by Thursday night. This information will be sent via email and posted to the Warrior Dash Texas website page.

Participants and spectators are welcome to join in on the festivities! There will not be a time limit as to the length of time spent at the event.

We would like to thank the Texas courts for taking the time to listen to the case. The safety concerns of Kaufman County have been addressed and we are excited to host a safe and fun event for all! We are extremely excited for this weekend's event and cannot wait to see all the Texas Warriors!!

Warrior Dash Texas will go on exactly as scheduled!! This will be the biggest, and best Warrior Dash!

See you all on the battleground!
- The Warrior Dash Gang

[Flying M]

My daughter was going to working there this weekend, but has been informed it is canceled.

[Zeke]

My daughter was going to working there this weekend, but has been informed it is canceled.


Website says its still on.

We, at Red Frog Events, would like to set the record straight regarding the recent legal events associated with the Warrior Dash in Forney, Kaufman County, Texas. The Kaufman County officials have been unfairly characterized and criticized on many websites and blogs, including our own. We are guilty of it too and apologize.
We now realize these officials were simply doing their jobs and what they thought was right. We admit we did not like it at the time, nor did we understand what they were doing or why. With the benefit of hindsight, we now understand they are good people doing a tough job; unfortunately one we did not make any easier. To their credit, throughout this entire episode all of the Kaufman County officials have been (and still are) very courteous, respectful, and even helpful.
We, and all the contestants and spectators, owe a debt of gratitude to the Kaufman County officials. Without their patience, cooperation, and understanding, the Warrior Dash would not be possible. With their assistance and guidance, this will be the best Warrior Dash ever!
Thank you.

[Lundy]

It's on, just went and picked up my packet. If it rains it's definitely gonna be a mud pit. Should be fun.

[Chuck]

Had fun out there! I'm beat and hungry. Getting a turkey leg was next to impossible.

[Zeke]

Day two was a total slopfest. Some dude dressed like Jesus finished in like 20 mins.

[dawsonc61]

Yep, a muddy sloppy mess. I think I finished in about 24 mins. I'll have to wait on the official results when they post them.

[Lundy]

Day 1 was pretty sloppy too, I think it got progressively worse with each wave. Very slick in some places in the first half for sure. Had a blast, I think I was around 30 minutes.
Good to meet you out there Mike.

[Dana 60]

I had a blast today! It was a sloppy mess, but it was fun!

[Redhead]

Anyone planning on doing any of these races?
Jail Break 9/18/10
Muddy Buddy 10/24
Mud Run 11/6 or 11/7
Tough Mudder 11/13

[Chuck]

I'm signed up for the Jailbreak. 10am wave.

[Redhead]

I'm signed up for the Jailbreak. 10am wave.

Sweet! My hubby and I are signed up for the 11am wave of the Jail Break. I haven't signed up for the Mud Run but I ran it last year and I heard they've added some new obstacles for this year. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do both the Mud Run and Tough Mudder - since they are back to back weekends... Usually the Mud Run leaves me pretty beat and battered!

Here are some pics from the Spring '09 Mud Run
This was much harder to crawl through than I had anticipated!
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You basically swim out of this mud bath
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http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs170.snc1/6372_549557849945_44401706_32331034_3810622_n.jpg

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