A race that gives cachers an edge?

[Trekkin and Birdin]

This keeps coming up on my facebook, so I checked it out. Honestly, this looks like a blast.

http://warriordash.com/register2011_upper_midwest.php

The obstacles look like “all in a cacher’s day” kind of things. Even with my injuries that put me on the sidelines from my so-called running career, I think I could manage 5k, especially if it’s broken up by these obstacles. Maybe Trekkin’ and I could celebrate our birthdays, which bookend the Wisconsin date, by doing this???? He’d have to get past the entry fee, though!

[RSplash40]

so…you are saying he’s cheap?

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Mike, he prefers the term “frugal.” We haven’t done the race circuit in so many years, he doesn’t realize that’s a pretty typical entry fee nowadays for a big race.

I’d love to do it just to show we still have a little spunk left at our age. I might be going solo on this one, however.

Unless some others here are so inclined… Mud, dodging deadfalls, climbing, dark forests. Doesn’t sound too different from our favorite cache hunts, does it?

[uws22]

one of my friends in Texas has done at least two of them already… she loves it. I was seriously considering doing it if they came close. Now I’m set to go. oh, and tell Trekkin’ that it’s half the price of the marathons I do 😯

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Brian, I can’t sell him on it. I keep telling him….”Remember when we were doing the running circuit, and we’d be so impressed by those ‘old fogies’ who’d get out ahead of us? Now *we* could be those old fogies!”

He claims old fogeyhood has made him wiser. I still want to do this. How about you, Brian? Once on the course, I would just have fun no matter who’s around (and would probably be placed in a slow wave, anyway), but it would be great to get a few people together to anticipate beforehand and commiserate afterward. This one’s even closer to you, too. Even with my banged up patellae, I could do this much and slog it having fun.

[labrat_wr]

looks like fun! wonder what the fees are after Dec 2010?

Disclaimer : Always answering to a higher power.

[Team Deejay]

I’m planning on running this with my fitness group. Looks like fun to me.

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Dave, Are you? I’m sending in my entry. I had the goal of running a full marathon when I turned 40, but the injury prevented me from ever doing that. I provided support for Trekkin’ for several marathons, if he doesn’t want to do this, he can cache in the area and meet me all muddy at the end. I think it looks like a major blast myself, not sure why he doesn’t feel the same.

[Team Deejay]

They have showers at the end, so you don’t have to stay muddy unless you want to. One of the last obstacles is crossing a three foot deep pond, so that should help as well.

[Lostby7]

It looks like a blast. I have done a few of these with biking between stages instead of running. The muddy ending looks particularity appealing. Have fun!

[seldom|seen]

Looks like a blast to me too!

[TheBalks]

This looks like a blast, I am considering doing this. Is there flag icon really off on its location in wisconsin? when I google that address it puts me over by kenosha.

[uws22]

i now plan on doing both… there is one in MN as well, and have friends in both locations that want to do it.

[TheBalks]

I’m “running” the Wisconsin one with my sister, the one in Minnesota you have to run up a Ski Hill, no thanks on that one. Post what wave you sign up for so we can cheer each other on! Or if you want someone to “race” with we can coordinate wave times. I don’t plan on going fast, just finishing.

[TheBalks]

@labrat_wr wrote:

looks like fun! wonder what the fees are after Dec 2010?

Its 50$ by june some time and 60$ by july sometime, I noticed that got updated today.

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