Freaky Friday - Bizarre things found on the Interwebs! This Week - Fun 5ks for the non-racer!

So this weeks freaky friday - fun 5ks designed for the non-racer!!!  Many people get out there and run for fitness, or for fun but do NOT want to go "Race."  Since they aren't "fast" or into the competitiveness, it's just not a direction they wish to go.  The good news?  There are some GREAT "races" out there for people who don't want to race!

The first race is "Run for your Lives!"    On October 22nd near Baltimore Maryland you have to"Protect your brain and run for your life. " Many people have heard of the Warrior Dash these days, but Run for your lives takes it to a whole new level!  In addition to 12 obstacles on the course-route, there is more!! ZOMBIES!!!!! With orange flags tied around your waist, you need to out-run the Zombies who are going to try to take them from you!  At the end of the course is the usual party at these sorts of events.  While running the course sounds fun - What makes this one really appealing  is you can volunteer to be a zombie and to chase people!  They provide professional make up and everything!

Run for your Lives!!!! (Picture from Runforyourlives.com)

Wild Weekend - Warrior Dash Race Report!

So this weekend, my wife and I did the Warrior Dash.  What can I say about that?

It was a BLAST!!!  But lets give you more than that.  Some background for you - I have run 5ks off and on for a few years - and was a runner back in highschool.  My wife was a sprinter in highschool, and hasn't really run since.  I ask her if she wants to join me - on just about every 5k I THINK about doing, not even just the ones I do run.  She always says no.  Well, For the Warrior Dash - she said yes.  Seriously.  I was suprised too!

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So, on the day of the dash - my lovely wife and I got up at 6 o'clock, headed out to the car to drive up to Wyndham Mountain NY for the event.  The drive was peaceful, and since we arrived around 8:30 - the parking was nice and close as well (although another $10.)  We headed up to packet pickup, got our stuff (very smoothly organized I might add) - and headed back to the car (since it was so close, why not leave our valuables there?) 

Some of the costumes were GREAT.  We saw some Smurfs in tutus, folks in grass skirts and countless matching t-shirts.  And we were only in the parking lot! (It got better when we got up to the race!)

We dropped off the sweat pants and excess clothes, pinned our numbers on and headed up to the gear-check.  My car keys went into the check under my bib number (this becomes important later - as my wife explains), and off to Races!