The Story: There are few things in life that I enjoy more than a local early-morning obstacle race… getting up at the crack of dawn, preheating the car, and driving through deserted roads while blasting the car stereo. This race was no exception, and the view of the final series of obstacles under a 6:30am spotlight was absolutely breathtaking. Here ... Read More »

The Story: It was a rainy Saturday morning throughout the state of Indiana. Driving south through three hours of pouring rain, I was just hoping that the obstacles would hold up enough to keep the race fun. I was pleasantly surprised when the rain stopped coming down about 30 minutes before I reached the race. Game on… Read More »

  The Story: It had been about a year since I ran my first obstacle course race… the 2010 Midwest Warrior Dash, to be exact. The 2010 Warrior Dash was an exhilarating experience that I still carried with me coming up to the starting line for round 2. This time though, I had an extra year of training under my belt ... Read More »