Here we are approaching the 90 day window leading up to the 2011 Virginia Warrior Dash - "Sibling Rivalry". We are now going to do a "Tale of the Tape" then I will update it again at 60 days prior and 30 days prior.
Competitor Height Weight Mile Time Strength
Tony "Yoda" Haley(23) 6' 0" 245 lbs. ?:?? Youth/Strength
Dawn "Turtle" Haley(25) 5' 8" 155 lbs. 8:30 Cardio Vascular Endurance
James "Big Nasty" Haley(39) 6' 3" 248 lbs. 9:30 Strength
There will also be some additional blogs heading your way as we work toward our competition. This will include a Q & A, as well as additional "Tale of the Tapes", and my own personal thoughts and training log. I have invited everybody to follow this for various reasons and I hope you enjoy what you read here as sibling prepare to compete in the Warrior Dash!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Course Is Set!
The 3.56 mile, twelve obstacle hellish Warrior Dash Virginia course is up and on the website at http://www.warriordash.com/register2011_virginia.php.
The overall length of the run is slightly longer than a 5k at 3.56 miles. The first obstacle is the "Teetering Traverse" which is basically a very thin wooden plank over a trench. Then it is a pretty good length run to the second obstacle, "Dead Weight Drifter" here you must trudge through waist deep water and navigate your way over logs. The third obstacle is the "Cargo Climb" which is a straight climb up and over a cargo net. Next up is the "Blackout" obstacle in which you must dive into the darkness of a trench and try to escape it. The fifth obstacle has the intimidating name "Arachnophobia" here you must thread through tangling ropes in order to continue on your adventure. After making a slight turn back toward the Finish Line you encounter the obstacle "Chaotic Crossover" where you must crawl across tangled nets. As you continue through your turn back to the Finish Line you come across "Road Rage". The obstacle "Road Rage" is where the competitors must stampede their way through piles of rusted wreckage. Next up on your hellish menu is "Barricade Breakdown". Here you must quickly and carefully maneuver up and over wooden barricades and under barbed wire (No, not Pamela Lee Anderson). Once you safely negotiate the "Barricade Breakdown" obstacle you start your second longest run of the course. After your run you are greeted with two ropes on above your head and one to walk across. You must navigate your way across these cables as they pass over a body of water. Don't fall in because being wet at your next obstacle could make you a little uncomfortable. The next obstacle is "Hay Fever". At this obstacle you must hustle your way up and over giant bales of hay. From here you take of toward your final two obstacles but definitely not the two easiest. As you approach the next obstacle you think you smell smoke...you think you see flames jumping from the ground like Hell's Gates have been opened and split the ground in order to escape. As you approach you realize that your next obstacle is the "Warrior Roast". Here you must gather yourself and leap over the Warrior Fires before heading to your final challenge, you final obstacle, the culmination of all the suffering you have endured through the previous eleven obstacles. The final grueling obstacle is "Muddy Mayhem" where you have to scramble through mud and under barbed wire (see above Pamela Lee Anderson reference). Once you exit "Muddy Mayhem" it is just an all out sprint to the finish and the glory of finishing the 2011 Virginia Warrior Dash!
I am excited and nervous at the same time. I look forward to attacking the challenge of this course and the competition against my siblings.
The overall length of the run is slightly longer than a 5k at 3.56 miles. The first obstacle is the "Teetering Traverse" which is basically a very thin wooden plank over a trench. Then it is a pretty good length run to the second obstacle, "Dead Weight Drifter" here you must trudge through waist deep water and navigate your way over logs. The third obstacle is the "Cargo Climb" which is a straight climb up and over a cargo net. Next up is the "Blackout" obstacle in which you must dive into the darkness of a trench and try to escape it. The fifth obstacle has the intimidating name "Arachnophobia" here you must thread through tangling ropes in order to continue on your adventure. After making a slight turn back toward the Finish Line you encounter the obstacle "Chaotic Crossover" where you must crawl across tangled nets. As you continue through your turn back to the Finish Line you come across "Road Rage". The obstacle "Road Rage" is where the competitors must stampede their way through piles of rusted wreckage. Next up on your hellish menu is "Barricade Breakdown". Here you must quickly and carefully maneuver up and over wooden barricades and under barbed wire (No, not Pamela Lee Anderson). Once you safely negotiate the "Barricade Breakdown" obstacle you start your second longest run of the course. After your run you are greeted with two ropes on above your head and one to walk across. You must navigate your way across these cables as they pass over a body of water. Don't fall in because being wet at your next obstacle could make you a little uncomfortable. The next obstacle is "Hay Fever". At this obstacle you must hustle your way up and over giant bales of hay. From here you take of toward your final two obstacles but definitely not the two easiest. As you approach the next obstacle you think you smell smoke...you think you see flames jumping from the ground like Hell's Gates have been opened and split the ground in order to escape. As you approach you realize that your next obstacle is the "Warrior Roast". Here you must gather yourself and leap over the Warrior Fires before heading to your final challenge, you final obstacle, the culmination of all the suffering you have endured through the previous eleven obstacles. The final grueling obstacle is "Muddy Mayhem" where you have to scramble through mud and under barbed wire (see above Pamela Lee Anderson reference). Once you exit "Muddy Mayhem" it is just an all out sprint to the finish and the glory of finishing the 2011 Virginia Warrior Dash!
I am excited and nervous at the same time. I look forward to attacking the challenge of this course and the competition against my siblings.
Warrior Dash, Tennessee???
My journey to the Warrior Dash in Charles City Virginia started as the New Year began. I was trying to find the motivation to get off my butt and get back into the gym. I wanted to lose weight and get myself into better shape as I approached my 39th and then 40th year. A friend of mine mentioned the Warrior Dash in a post on his Facebook page and it peaked my interest. I started out by going straight to www.warriordash.com and seeing what the event was all about. I must admit that the adventure and challenge caught my eye. I decided at this time that I wanted to participate in the event. My original plan was to attend the Warrior Dash in Manchester, TN since I would be stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky by the date of the event, 17 September. I began training at 5:30 a.m. (0530 Military time) prior to go to my Organized Physical Training at my unit. I became a regular at the gym but was not pushing myself like I needed to. Then in mid February a visit from my siblings changed all of that.
In mid February my baby brother, Tony, 23, and my baby sister, Dawn, 27, came to New York from Virginia to pay me a visit. It was during this visit that I received the motivation that I really needed. I mentioned casually to my siblings that I was planning to do the Warrior Dash in Tennessee. My siblings then informed me that they were already planning to participate in the Warrior Dash in Virginia. Upon further discussion with my siblings I decided to throw my hat into the Warrior Dash in Virginia. Of course with my being military, everything is depending on my new unit and what they allow me to do. Immediately the idea of participating with my brother and sister in the Warrior Dash fired up my competitive juices in a way they have not flowed in a few years. I knew I needed to get myself into shape and I needed to beat my siblings.
In mid February my baby brother, Tony, 23, and my baby sister, Dawn, 27, came to New York from Virginia to pay me a visit. It was during this visit that I received the motivation that I really needed. I mentioned casually to my siblings that I was planning to do the Warrior Dash in Tennessee. My siblings then informed me that they were already planning to participate in the Warrior Dash in Virginia. Upon further discussion with my siblings I decided to throw my hat into the Warrior Dash in Virginia. Of course with my being military, everything is depending on my new unit and what they allow me to do. Immediately the idea of participating with my brother and sister in the Warrior Dash fired up my competitive juices in a way they have not flowed in a few years. I knew I needed to get myself into shape and I needed to beat my siblings.
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