Wanna race?

Last month I walked into the office at the Hideout before my shift, and Dustin who was sitting at the desk said, "Hey, you're running this race with me." He then showed a YouTube video to me of the Spartan Race. I was hesitant at first, because I've never really ran, but then thought, "Why not?" I've been extremely consistent in my workout regiment since last May, and have felt that I needed to work toward greater goals. I knew that my friend Josh had ran the Warrior Dash last year, and I have a great number of friends who run other races, from 5Ks to marathons. So, I bought some Asics, mapped out a greater workout schedule, and have several races for which I'm preparing. The Spartan Race http://www.spartanrace.com is coming up in 15 days --4 mi with 15 obstacles outside of Indy. Dustin and I will be running with Josh Benson and Brice Lazaro. Then I may be joining my friend Amy for the Muddy Buddy http://muddybuddy.com/ --3-4.5 mi with 10 obstacles in Nashville. I would like to do the Warrior Dash http://warriordash.com but I'm undecided as to which location/date would work best for my schedule. I'm supposed to do the Run for Your Lives http://runforyourlives.com in St. Louis with my friend Phil on Aug 8 --5K with 12 obstacles and zombies. Finally, the ultimate goal is to run the Tough Mudder http://toughmudder.com/ in Missouri in October --12 mi with 25 obstacles. My good friend Kevin is running it next month. I can't wait to hear how it goes. Dustin is running it with me and our friend Agustin has committed to it as well. I'm flippin stoked. If anyone else wants to join us in any of these, or has another race you think that I'd be interested in, let me know.