I just did the Warrior Dash ( http://www.warriordash.com/ ) about a month ago and this seem pretty similar. Had an absolute blast and I did it by myself so I'm sure you guys will rock out with your.....well, you know how the rest of that goes.
Good luck and have fun.
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