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Start(5k@8:30AM&10k@8:45AM)
***Failuretocompleteanyobstacle,therewillbea10secondpenaltyaddedontoyour
time…thevolunteersarewatching.J
GO!START!ROCKON!!!
Mudpitcross–Runnerswillsimplycrossoverthemudtrench(itisshortandsweet,but
believeus…youwillseethisagain)
Tirefield–Runnerswillhavetorunthroughandovertires.
SpiderWeb–60’ofwebbing.Runnersmustgooverthewhiteropes.
5K/10KDeviationatDryCreek/HorseTrail
o 5kparticipantswillgoleftandontothearcherycourse
o 10k…thisiswhatwilldeterminethemenfromtheboysasrunnerswillrun(or
crawl)upa500’+mountainsideandalongthewaypickupa20lb.log.Runnerswill
berequiredtocarrythelogtothetopofthehill.Waterandmedicalwillbewaiting
foryouatthetop
PickYourRoute–10krunnersontheirwaydowncanpicktheirroute
o Steep&straighttotheright
o Lesssteep&curvedtotheleft
Archery–5k&10kjoinatthearcherycoursewhereeachparticipantwillreceive3arrows
tohitthetarget.Ifyoucan’taccomplishthisinthree…youhave10jumpingjacksbefore
movingon
Paintball–
o LeftFastandPAINtfull–participantscanquicklymovethroughthissectionbut
youwillbeshotbypaintguns.(amaskmustbeworn)
o RightSlowerandTricky–thisisalittlelongerandyouwillhaveadditionalnatural
obstaclesbutyouaresafefrombeingshot
TheLake–Dressforsuccess…youareabouttogetwet.Participantswillenterthelakeand
berequiredtogooverthreelogsandthenundertheGoliathbanner.
SandBellyCrawl–Nowthatwegotyouwet,let’sgetsandy.Runnerswillhitthesandand
crawlunder15’ofropewebbing.
Waterstation,medicalandawaterhosewillbeavailableimmediatelyafterthe
lake….justincaseyouneedit.
ThecoursewillleadyouuptoashorttrailthatmanyDRG-ershaveusedtogotoEagle’s
Rock.Wewon’ttakeyoutherethisyearbutthisshortstintoftrailrunwilltakeyoutoour
nextobstacle
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MulchCarry–attheendofthetrail,youwillcometoalargemoundofmulch.Runnerswill
havetofilltwo(2)largebucketsandthencarrythemtoournextstop
5K/10KDeviationAcrosstheBridgeonRiverRight-5Ktotheleft&10Ktotheright
o 10kparticipantswillhitthetrailtotheriversidecabinsandthenemptytheir
bucketsnearthecabinarea.(lookforvolunteers)
o 10kparticipantswilltrailrunandinsomeareasRiversideTraverseasrunners
headtothehighadventureobstaclecoursearea
o 10kparticipants-HoistaweightandGetYourSlingShot–
o 10kparticipants-ReturnViaRiversideTraverse&Pick-upat5Kroute.
5kParticipants-MulchDropatoneoftheDoeRiverGorgeCampObstacles.Thiswillbe
easytofindasitisalongthetrail.Avolunteerwillbetheretoassistyou.
10k&5kParticipantsarenowtogetheragainlikeonebighappyfamily.Allparticipants
willcrosstheDoeRiveratwhatDRG-ershavenamed“TheFord”aftertheiroldblueFord
truck.
Fromthereallparticipantswillhavesometrailrunningtotheirnextstop
TireFlip….Ifyougetachance,youmaywanttotakeinyoursurroundingsatthispoint.
Manylovebirdschoosethisspotfortheirweddings.Anyway,participantswillnowhave
300-500lb.tiresthatwillneedtobeflippedfromtwodesignatedpoints.(Women300lbs.,
men500lbs.&wewillletyouhelpeachother)
Hitthetrailsonceagain
FIRE!!!–Participantswillfaceafirepitthattheywillneedtojumpovertocontinueon
5K/10KDeviation…10ktotheright,5ktotheleft
o 10kparticipantswillcrosstheDoeRiveronceagaintotheCarterCountywater
shedareawheretheywillrunalittleoveramileloopandalongthewaybefaced
withariddlethattheparticipantswillhavetoanswerattheendofthetrail…sopay
attention.Yourrewardwillbeslingshotammoforafutureobstacle
5k/10kparticipantswillmeetagainattheirnextobstacle…a4ftpitof
mud/water/muck…funforthewholefamily
TheColiseumawaits….Participantswillenterthecoliseumtomeettheir“Goliath”andhit
thetarget.
o 5kparticipants–wewillhaveslingshotsandammoforyoutouse
o 10kparticipants–youbetterhavebroughtyourAgamewhichincludesyour
slingshotandammo.Therewillbeadditionalpenaltiesforthosethatcomeempty
handed.
o Participantsthathittheirtargetgetaneasierroutehome…loserswillget
markedwithredpaintandamountainofpaintoclimb.
Slipperyhillisournextstopofthisjourney.Runnerswillhaveafuntimetryingtomakeit
upthishilloffun
Atthetopofslipperyhill….successfulparticipantsthathittheirtargetswillgoontothe
homestretch…unsuccessfulparticipants…gostraighttojail…notreallythatisonlyin
Monopoly…YouwillgetthejoyofclimbingMiracleMountain(atthispoint,youmaybe
prayingforamiracle)
Thejourneyisfinallycomingtoanendwithjustonemorechallengetoconquer…300’of
muddygoodness.Thismudtrenchwillbefullofsurprisesandworthyofastanding
ovation.
Ifyourlegsandmuddyshoescanmakeit…thenextstopistheFINISHLINE!
Congratulations!!!