Warrior Dash Recap (i'll keep it short and sweet)

So last Saturday, (yes sorry it took so long to do the recap...) I did the Warrior Dash. It's a mud run, if you haven't heard of it, I would be surprised. haha just kidding. But this is the second? year in a row I think that they have come to Charlotte, NC. It is a 3.8 mile course with 12 obstacles. The money went to St.Judes, and it was some fun stuff!

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I barely got to the course on time (wow I know right; I'm just so timely when it comes to races, oops!) There was a ton of traffic, so I literally had to run down the road to the entrance of the race where parking was. Someone even shouted, "Save your energy!" But i didn't want to miss my start time! So I finally got there, received my free shirt and hat; (check it out below), free granola (yay for free food!) and my number (well duh). Thankfully I found someone I knew to hold my stuff because my dad hadn't even reached the course yet, due to traffic. I suited up (well in my case, de-suited haha, because I decided to wear just a sports bra after reading several tips for mud runs online) and headed to the start.

Oh yes; lovely picture I know(:

So I ran the course in about 47 minutes (hey I did beat my XC coach and I came in 12th in my age group), but it was soooo fun. There was one part of the course where you had to swim! I couldn't believe it when I got there. It was extremely cold and filled with grass and muck. Yuck! The other obstacles I can remember (haha, it was last week) were mostly walls that you had to climb over and then use a ladder to get down the other side. This one obstacle included getting on top of cars and walking across the hoods and tops of cars, leading to tires on the ground that you had to jump in an out of (you know like you see for football training on tv?). 

Anywho, for anyone who might do a mud run or the Warrior Dash, I would give you the following advice:

1. Wear knee-high socks or even socks that go over your knees because at the end when you go through the mud pit, it's really rocky and my friend got all scratched up (luckily I had on knee-high socks, because of my prior "research," haha. 

2. Like I read online I would stick with tight clothing and less is more. Seriously, there were tons of guys in speedos! But a lot of people had costumes too, so that's always fun if you want to go that path

3. Make sure you bring something to change into after you get hosed down, because not only are you muddy and gross, but also kinda chilly since you are wet. Oh and bring tons of towels and wet-wipes, and I even brought a gallon of water to pour on myself because it's hard to get clean when tons of people are trying to get hosed down too! 

Oh and the best part about the Warrior Dash? You get to jump over fire!!

To skip or not to skip?

Well it's been a week, and I definitely give props to those of you who post during the school week! So now that testing is over I've been mostly watching movies and reviewing in class (for finals I don't have to take(: Yay for placing out!).

On Wednesday, my friends and I may or may not have had a senior skip(: it was so fun! Definitely the best day all year, we saw Avengers (this movie is awesome, you should go see it!), got froyo at yoforia and I got my graduation dress. It's green, for Tulane! I really want to get some cute heels to go with, I'll prob look at zappos dot com cause they some awesome shoes for a great price, wow I sound so cheesy. Anyways as for the fro yo, I tried a new flavor, Taro, sounds tropical or something, it was purply in color and tasted ah-mazing! Before I tried it I asked the guy working there what it tasted like and I think he summed it up perfectly, "The milk leftover in the bowl after eating fruity pebbles," so fruity, but not too sweet. Go try it! Run don't walk! you will love it. I wonder what it tastes like raw, hmmm..

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That's what the Taro looks like

my froyo bucket (they are huge!)

There's my graduation dress!

Last night I babysat for my neighbors, something I actually enjoy as the kids are sweet and they pay well, so it's a win-win. I even got to make dinner for the little boy last night. I love cooking for kids because I always try to get them to try new things, like he said that he had never heard of cheese in scrambled eggs (how that is possible I don't know, but anyways) so I mixed some shredded cheese in his eggs and he ate them all up(: As for the other little girl, my cooking didn't lend me a helping hand, as I mistakenly made her a peanut butter dip with chocolate chips as a little snack directly before she went to bed, yeah big mistake. She was full of energy (I thought that was all talk and only in the movies! haha). Note to self; no sugar for her next time.
I have a little recipe for you, a pineapple avocado dressing that I use on my chopped salad I had while babysitting. This recipe will follow, but I used it to top off romaine, sautéed mushrooms, cucumber, green beans (from their fridge haha), turkey muffins, tomatoes, celery and a little of Heather's crack. I wish I could have found their pizza cutter so that I could be all cool and chop it up like I saw Courtney do it over at her blog.

PINEAPPLE AVOCADO DRESSING
adapted from Healthy.Happy.Life and Smart Kitchen
(I cut down on the ingredients to make a smaller batch, mostly because I only had half a small avocado haha)
-half a small avocado
-2 tablespoons OJ
-1/4 cup pineapple (I used frozen)
-2 tsp tamari
-1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
-2 tsp dried cilantro (feel free to use fresh if you have some!)
-sprinkle of salt and red pepper flakes

Mix all ingredients in a food processor and blend, blend, blend until it becomes smooth. Mine thickened after a while so store in the fridge and feel free to add a little water (or OJ or apple cider vinegar if it needs more). Serve on rice, salad or use a dip for your favorite veggies!

Anyways I'm so psyched for my 5K tomorrow (I know right; two weeks in a row!) but this one is definitely going to be different from any run I've ever done before, It's a mud run(: It's called the Warrior Dash, and it's supposed to be one of the hardest mud runs there is. I've heard rumors of walls, fire and mud pits, oh my! I'm well prepared; haha I bought 7 dollar running shorts from Walmart (so i don't ruin my nike tempo shorts don't ya know(: Too bad they are kinda cute too.

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Man I need to work on making shorter posts more often, sorry any readers; that I may or may not have(:

Have you ever done a mud run? Have any tips?

Also have you ever tried Taro, or another funky froyo flavor that was good?