The Warrior Dash has been on my bucket list for a few years and I finally chose this year to give it a shot after watching my friends participate in the Spartan Race. I figured the Dash would be a good way to ease into becoming a Spartan. I will also echo some of the comments below regarding the organization of this race. The Spartan Race felt like it was much better organized, no long lines and most importantly, there was a place to get properly washed off. The mile long run to start the race was a little hot at 3pm but after accomplishing that, the obstacles were pretty easy. My biggest complaint during the race was the lack of water stations. I think there were only 3. My other complaint was the amount of panic that set in half way through the mud crawl due to the lack of water to mud ratio. There was a point that I attempted to stand up (very bad idea) and then was stuck in the quick sand. If it would not have been for the kind souls that let me cut diagonally across and beg a friend outside of the pit to pull me out, I'm sure I would still be there. I was panicked and scared that I would fall to the bottom of the pit and everyone would then just use me as leverage to get out. I wish I were kidding. I was fortunate enough to have raised enough money for St. Judes to be able to access their food and water station. They also had "hot showers" although at 5:00pm the showers looked more like a slaughterhouse than somewhere to get clean. I'm positive I felt dirtier after taking a shower than I did when I was coated in mud. Overall it was a great experience and will hopefully motivate me to attempt the Spartan Race next year. On another note, the money wasted on stupid warrior hats might have been better utilized for some outdoor shower stations!