Warrior Dash

The Saturday before Matthew went to TCH for his 5 day stay, we were in Dallas so Darren could run the Warrior Dash.  Basically it is an event combining running with obstacles.  From the site:  "Warrior Dash is a mud-crawling, fire-leaping, extreme run from hell."  Its a 5k, running across a ravine, barrel rolling over mesh, balancing on boards, climbing up walls, jumping over fire and crawling under barbed wire through muddy water.  Everyone ends up with mud in every crack and crevice.  To help with that, the contestants are hosed down with a fire hose at the end.  And you get a fuzzy viking helmet to boot!

Darren post-race.

The atmosphere is beyond fun. People dress up.  We saw a Captain America, Batman and his girlfriend Robin, a guy dressed in a Hooters uniform, a guy in just his Spiderman underwear, and many, many more interesting sights.  They have bands playing, beer to drink and festival food to enjoy.  My only complaint is spectators can only watch the start and finish.  The course isn't set up like a golf course allowing for viewing.  Bummer.  I would have loved to watch.

Besides Darren having a great time running, the kids and I had a great time hanging out with Uncle Bryan and his friends.  The course was in a paintball area, and there were unpopped paintballs that entertained Alyssa and Jackson for hours.  They also enjoyed sharing the gigantic turkey leg and grilled corn.  The kids had a blast throwing the football with the group and goofing around with the adults.

Alyssa and Jackson having fun w/the unpopped paint balls

Alyssa really liked the corn.

This year, I feel like having 3 kids (with one of those being Matthew) is enough of an extreme sport for me, but maybe next year I'll feel differently.  Everyone who ran did seem to have a really good time! 

It would have been an even better time if Mattie had been 100%.