Warriors Part 1

A year ago, while still finishing my battle with cancer, pain, and unsure of the future, I registered Noah and I for the Warrior Dash. It is a 5k adventure run, through mud, fire, water and other obstacles. I figured that by August 2014, surly I would be well enough to participate in a simple 5k. Espically since I had finished a Tough Mudder and had a tattoo to prove it! 

Well, all of a sudden race day arrived. Noah had been running 5-7 miles A DAY for months. I had not run, jumped or climbed in a year and a half or longer. What could go wrong? 

So we found ourselves at the base of Copper Mountain last Saturday. As the 10 AM start time approached, I was pretty nervous. Could I make it 3.2 miles? Climb over stuff and swim through stuff with my bag? Keep up with Noah? 

The fire exploded and we were off. And guess what? I survived. I got muddy. I had fun. I laughed with my son. And we earned our helmets, finishers medals and beer. And a huge turkey leg to celebrate. Bring on Warrior Dash 2015. Maybe Andrew can join us...big or little d. Or both.