Michigan’s Genesee Township is preparing once again for the return of the Warrior Dash. Last year, the event attracted upwards of 26,000 people. Started in Chicago in 2009, the 3.25 mile run and obstacle course gives endurance athletes the chance to slog through mud and dash over jets of flame, all for a shot at glory. Needless to say, everyone involved in the event is required to sign a liability waver up front, lest the Chicago organizers have to foot the bill for roasted flesh.

Spots are filling up fast for the two-day event that will see more than 50 waves of people launch themselves at the Warrior Dash’s varied horrors. Only a few hundred spots remain between the July 26 and July 27 events, with the organizers in the Windy City estimating a 50% increase in attendance over last year’s battle.

Some Come for the Workout, Others for the T-Shirt
Just about everyone takes part in the Warrior Dash and similar events to test their mettle and earn some bragging rights. A big part of those bragging rights is getting the t-shirt. Printed t-shirts have long been used to bring groups together, to keep track of children on field trips, and to make family vacations extra memorable. In the fitness community, however, their viewed as functional trophies.

In fact, racing shirts are so important to the fitness community that rules of etiquette have sprung up around them. As Runner’s World writes, running in the event t-shirt before you’ve completed the race is a big no-no, as is wearing a shirt for a race you never lined up for. For many runners, unless you registered for the race and injury kept you from competing, you volunteered to keep things running smoothly, or you were supporting a runner, even owning a race t-shirt is considered blasphemous. In other words, the Chicagoans responsible for Warrior Dash better make sure they have some sweet shirts ready to go.

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