“Challenging but a little bit repeating - The obstacles were challenging enough but a little bit repeating (wall climbs). The quality of gift packages degraded with time (since I participated in the last WAR) though. It would also be nice to have a cotton WAR T-shirt instead of the cheap synthetic ones as some people have allergies and cannot wear synthetic clothes...”

“Good - It is good day I m very hapy”

“Epic!!! - Tough, challenging and completely exhilarating! Looking forWAR8 to Jan 2015!!! Bring it on - well done all involved. Cheers”

“Wonderful! - Awesome experience for a newbie like me...”

“Tough is good - Lovely and challenging course this time round but must say i was disappointed with the organising committee this time. Couldnt hear the event MC at all, poor race giveaways for overall winners, and no recognition or mention of the category winners. ”

“Well organized challenging event - Event was carefully planned and organized and was a lot of fun. Great for athletes of all levels. The full course kept you guessing the whole way through Staff were great, they even served lunch afterwards Brilliant event can't wait for war 8 ”

“Fantastic - Great work by organisers, Mike could have been a bit louder for the briefing, Excellent organization and cheering by support staff all along the way. Love it and definitely coming back”

“Amazing - Well organized event, I thoroughly enjoyed the adventure :)”

“Overall it was great - We missed pictures on all over the track would be nice, have some ideas to organize it. ”

“Too bad no ranking veteran - Excellent test for deppasser its own limitations, organizes very well. We participate with our group of 22 people in the elite category, all came in the top 50. Too bad no ranking veteran, please think for the next edition, this is my only sugestion. Bravo to the organizers.”

“Great fun - The event was generally really well organised. Good communication beforehand giving all the necessary info. Amazingly fast processing of participants before the race.A great variety of obstacles and surprises (for a first timer). And you even organised some cloud cover and a spot of rain to keep us cool! The race briefing just before the start didn't work at all (a chap with a megaphone who couldn't be heard much). A few more water points would be good particularly if it's sunny. Oerall great!v”

“Amazing - Organisation is perfect, obstacles amazing Everythings are perfect”

“Thank you! - Great race! Lots of challenges but over all had great time! First Aid needs to be more available during the race,please. Thank you for all volunteers!”

“Fun and challenging - It is a good event with a variety of obstacles and I am glad that the water slide had been removed this time. The sound system for the announcement is very poor though and the announcements for the categories departures should be more clear. Also I noticed that the sandbags from WAR 6 were still where we dropped them off in April and just rotting in the sun - I hope that they will be picked up as this will help protect the environment. Other than that I will definitely do it again.”

“It was Tough Awesome day - I enjoyed that day a lot especially it was my 1st experience ever; i just have one comment which is having a better first aids facility and availability throughout the race. I hurt my finger after the wall with chains and i needed somebody to look @ it but couldn't find anyone, i had to keep going till the end of the race and after crossing the line, i went to the ambulance van available to check my hand. i wished I could do that earlier.”

“Extra options - How about introducing a two lap option? People that want to do 20KM could start one hour earlier (so that on second round they are in about same spot as elite and group A, likely anyone wanting to do this would be pretty fit). I would definitely do it and it would be a much bigger challenge.”

“Great event. More challenging than I thought. - I was hoping that there would be a water slide. Sad that there wasn't. I struggled during swimming, and lifeguards noticed it immediately and threw me a life vest. THANK YOU! I was completely sore the next day. I didn't realize how challenging it really was :) I just MIGHT do this again. ”

“Awesome event that tests you at all levels - Amazing event but would appreciate if you could have a detour option for non-swimmers like me.”

“Great experience - Keep it dynamic. new obstacles.”

“Great event but needs a little love and attention - People loved the course this time. But I feel there was no fun element this time round and there was no music or activation around the event in conjunction with sponsors etc. Music, stalls a more interaction would have really set this event apart from the rest. In fact many also commented that the course was much better than desert challenge, so having more activation would in my opinion attract more people to join. Where are the photos posted? WADI Adventure Facebook is never updated.”

“Great Event - The Elite group should be smaller and closely regulated. Too many people who were not of the standard necesssary were in the first group. I was in Cat A and had to negotiate round too many athletes.”

“AWESOME!! - Perfect day out. Looking forward to the next one.”

“Great Event! - Really enjoyed this event, usually compete in long distance runs but chose to try something different. will 100% be doing the next one and more to come hopefully!”

“Challenging yet so rewarding! - MUCH BETTER THAN DESERT WARRIOR!!!! Great communication before regarding categories and I was able to transfer on the day . I have been recommending it to everyone to do the next one. Massive shout out to the staff for their encouragement and support - especially the guy at the wall at the end who I clambered over. Well done guys :-)and to all who competed !”

“Tough - Very tough”

“Event is Great while enhancements should be there - I haven't seen any photo service Life guards in the pool wasn't enough Routing signs outside the park wasn't good other than this the event was great and I will join it again”

“Fun Event! - Too many walls this time. Water Safety is questionable. People that can't swim should not be in this event. Quicker response for water emergencies is needed (Marshals just stood at the side of the pool watching us help people in need to not drown). Personally the water portions of the race are my favorite and I would not continue racing if they get taken out. Thank you for the food after the race.”

“Great challenge and experience - The event is fantastic, wasn't aware of Premier Online so took a while to register. Didn't see the email brief beforehand, would be great if it came out a little earlier. The organisation of the event was brilliant and extremely smooth throughout the day - what a great buzz! Freebies, free t-shirt which I wasn't expecting. A medal to say I completed it and also a plate full of food afterwards. This was all going the extra mile. The course itself is a great challenge, although sandbags are very h”

“Fantastic event with great atmosphere - Generally very good. A few minor points: Did the timing start from when we crossed the mat or when we actually started? Well marshaled, great volunteers Barb wire needs holding more securely at next event, the marshals kept having to lift it up Can there be some clarification as to what each band relates to when picking up registration pack? Other events regularly have masseurs, sports drinks stands etc at the finish, which would have been great”

“Support station and start waive - Thanks for the wonderful organisation, I would suggest to have elite wave, at least people who finished in the first 100 in an edition.... because there are lots of slow people in the elite wave...who are not disturbing the elitye but the Group A coming behind... Support station shall be more often specialy after km 5. Thanks and regards”

“Great experience and getting ready for WAR 8 - Absolutely great experience and lots of fun, looking forward for WAR 8; Training hard from now ;-)”

“A Great Challenge - A pre-release of the course map and terrain would be helpful. I rolled my ankle in the lower canyon in the soft sand with large stones. Should have worn a brace and taped the ankles. Now I know for next time. ”

“Great morning out again - Really enjoyed it and was extremely impressed by how smooth the race pack collection was. The start was a little disorganised as everyone just piled to the front regardless of when their start time was. The megaphones that the guys were using could have been bigger or louder too as it was quite difficult to hear sometimes. I also missed the prizes for individual categories as I came 9th in category B last time but then managed to win it this time!”

“A great all-round obstacle race - The goods: Great atmosphere. Well attended. Good location. Course well signposted. Great mix of obstacles. Quite tough. The not so goods: Online information and build up poor. Overall brand development very poor. Too many 'non-Elites' registered in 'Elite'. Could be tougher - vertical rope climbs anyone? As an older competitor, I would like to see some segregation in terms of awards versus age i.e. veteran class etc. Overall, I thought it was a great experience! Thank you/ ”

“Excellent - Everything was well organized. Keep up the good work”

“Exhilarating!!! - DONT Make the swim easier! Looking forward to the next one :-)”

“Fun and dirty - Too many walls. No water left at finish when I completed the course. ”

“congratulations - Will definitely register for WAR8.. ”

“Had fun - Overall we had a great time at WAR7. The bag and chip collection was smooth and quick. However, it was very difficult to get back out to our car after collection, an then again after the race. The course was awesome. Super tough. Lots of walls to climb, but in the rain they were very slippy and one had a raised nail on the down slide. Two in our group cut themselves on it. The swimming was tough enough without the waves going. I nearly swallowed water many times.....”

“Congratulations - Sound during the course and special at the start and briefing”

“Amazing experience - Be more creative with the obstacles, maybe add one or two more water stations”

“Very good - Sliced my hand and had to search for first aid!”

“Another great WAR - Need more variety in obstacles!”

“Awesome - I wil do it again and recomend to all!! - My comments are Safety related 1) There should be more 1st aiders on the track - near each obsticle. Due to the nature of the track there is a high risk of injury. I was running with a girl who severey cut her hand and we could not find anybody on the track or at the main Wadi Adventure Club to give basic 1st aid (plaster) 2) Somebody should assist to fit the life jackets properly. I had a runner clinging on to me as he fitted it to loosely and it moved over his head. He almost drowned!!”

“Great event - wet and dry - Loved the water elements of the course - made it a true all round challenge”

“I loved it - All I can say is thank you to all organizers of this great race.”

“Was more challenging and organised than DWC - It would have been more fun to have photographs around the obstacles regardless to the category.. otherwise well done and thank you ”

“Excellent day out - Excellent day. well organized ”

“You want me to do WHAT?! - Carrying a sandbag for the first km set the tone!! What a great mix of challenges and obstacles that certainly provided an all over body test. Well organised and the marshalls were great. Great atmosphere from the other competitors and spectators too. Looking forward to the next one. ”

“The best of whats on offer in UAE - PLEASE PLEASE can you make them a longer like the Tough Mudder in UK of 20 km. 10km too short. Great fun really enjoyed the event and day out need to be pushed more mentally and physically Cold water please. ”

“Great Event - Loved participating. - Improvements: Obstacle with Chain. The chain was dangerous and slipped through the hands too easily. Suggest a knotted rope. Suggest you return the brick carry. Good things: No delays at obstacles.”

“1st Time - but wont be the last - Amazing !!!! - A BIG THANK YOU to all the event organisers and the volunteer staff, without them we would not be having such great fun!!!! Really enjoyed the entire experience and the unknown torture around each corner. the atmosphere and the team spirit of most people was amazing. Looking orward to WAR 8. Thanks for such a great event.”

“Amazing!! - I ran in E grade, and I didn't do it to get a great time, or to try and win, I did it to prove to myself that I could. I absolutely loved it :) I have 2 comments for next time. - 2 of the water stations had run out of water, wasn't too hot yesterday, but this could have been really dangerous - I got really annoyed with the people that skipped obstacles :( I think that next time a time penalty for skipping obstacles should be applied.”

“Great race that i will recommend to everyone - This was a fantastic event that i enjoyed 100% and i would recommend it to anyone and everyone. Well done to all involved for an awesome and challenging event. The one criticism that i have is the access to refreshments after the race. Buffet 1.5hr after finish (for the first finishers) and no food from the kitchen due to the buffet. Bring your own food is my advice. Lastly, where can i find the photos? thanks again for this amazing event ”

“So much better than the 'Competition'. - What a great course with real challenging obstacles. There were so many obstacles, they just kept coming and coming. It was really great fun and well organised. Great staff around the course and a nice feel to the whole event. I've done many events in the UAE over the last 7 years and this is one of the best. Honestly recommend this to everyone. Loved it. Don't be fooled by the other Challenges advertised on the radio... this is streaks ahead! ”

“Quintessentially awesome - Course - awesome! Organization - awesome! Pain - awesome! Everything was awesome.”

“Great sense of achievement - Really glad I did it... Would be great if there was some sponsorship by energy drinks or gels so those could be handed out en route. Didn't see a photographer anywhere so can't say the photo service was great (but I was really slow so maybe that's why). Didn't know there were giveaways... ”

“Great event, perhaps need to plan for the rain... - Hi Excellent once again, except for getting to the Black Laminated Ramp & Chain obstacle when a rain storm hit - it was literally impossible and several people took nasty falls! Food is very fatty and poor too, but that's not your issue! Well done”

“Love W.A.R. - Harder course this time- whew, but worth it!!”

“Overall very good event - few improvements - Very good: love water obstacles and hilly terrain, distance markers clear, registration fast. Love sandbags lasting 1km To Improve: - email with actual starting times earlier than 2days before - clear signs of which category is up for start. Guy at the staging area didn't have a megaphone - monkey bars too crowded. Maybe have it at the end when group are stretched - walls OK, but could get more creative - Lighter sandbags for ladies. Keep it fair”

“A Great event - Would be better to have official photo shouting at some stations ”

“Awsome!!! - Fantastic event!! Loved every torturous step! Sugestions Send the event info out earlier on Thursday before the event. The marshaling of groups to teh start line was organised but needs a megaphone to communicate clearly so groups know where when they are going or have sepearte marshiling areas for each group. See you at WAR8! Thanks Lachlan”

“Great event, not great organization - The starting was a little chaotic. Overall the race was great, will defiantly participate in WAR 8! Sound system needs to be a lot better!”

“Very good event, we need more of this style - Medal...you could use the back side to create the mountains logo/ and place the date, check medals from Striders events on Yas Island Sponsors - give away, need to be more items and booth on site, a costa coffee booth, coffee machines, sports clothing etc. The inside coffee shop cannot cope with lines of guests, only 2 staff in the morning, prices not friendly 18 aed for coffee ? Course was great, I suggest you work also on a 15 or mile distance for the future, you will get even more fan. ”

“Most entertaining way to run 10k - Great challenge. Friendly atmosphere before, during and after the race. I have already signed up for the next one”

“Fantastic - Loved the event- it was awesome and I will definitely do it again next year ! Only room for improvement- the food ! It was ok but if you are into healthy eating it wasn't great !”

“Great event - enjoyable and tiring - Great course and obstacles with good variety. A little messy getting start groups to line causing starts to be late. Please identify the area in registration where to get locker cards. too many people having to return to registration area to get cards after getting into beach area. Otherwise a fantastic event and will do again. Great atmosphere.”

“Fantastic event - This was only the second obstacle race I have done after DWC and I thought it was brilliant. The course terrain was nicely varied. I found it to be more challenging than DWC which I preferred. I think a team event could bring more participants and make it more fun for some. Guidelines on the group to select would be useful. Either based on positions of previous WARs or 10km run times etc. Also organisation for sending groups to the start could be better. Overall, it was fantastic. I'll be back”

“Health and Safety was atrocious - People injured on obstacles didn't have first aid support and staff there had no idea what to do with them! Lifejackets were not handed out quickly enough to people, resulting in people who could not swim going into the water without them, literally dragging other swimmers down. Further, those who did (eventually) get life jackets, were not shown how to put them on... meaning that when they went into the water, the life jacket came off, rendering it useless.”

“Great time - Well organized, fun time!”

“Excellent Race - Awesome race, keeps getting better.”

“Bruised & battered, but it was awesome! - Fantastic organisation from all the marshalls and event coordinators and setting up the course. The course was excellent and definitely the right level of challenge. After all the aches have gone and bruises died down, I'll be signing up for the next one. Thanks!”

“Great day out - Would have done with a few nore lines at the obsticles as a bit of time was spent waiting to get onto them... old teacher addage ' could have done better' than my time on the day if i hadnt needed to stop sometimes. rwally enjoyed it. ”

“Excellent event - Excellent event - the organization of WAR 6 was better organized.”

“Awesome - Would recommend this to friends/collegues. Maybe something to do with a team challenge next time? Emphasis not only on individuals finishing but teams of 4 or mixed genders ect. Danny :D”

“One of the hardest and best organized events ever! - A great physical test with excellent organisation. I can't wait to sign up for the next one. Great job!”

“It was war!!! - Simply pure rock and roll - from start to finish - luckily we got some rain and cool weather with us, witch was nice. Thank`s guys!!! I`LL BE BACK...”

“GREAT - Awesome!!!”

“Challenging but worth it - Much tougher than desert warrior challenge and would definitely participate again, maybe holding extreme versions would be a good way to go to push the super fit participants”

“Great course!!!! - Toughest course I have participated in. Was amazing. Wish the start was better coordinated.”

“Tough workout - wet and dirty but fun!! - I agree too many walls (not one of my strong points -of limited height and upper body strength) some more variety would be good :). Wave pool interesting to (try) and swim in and of course the lovely sand bags!!”

“Too many walls - Too many walls, need a bit more variety. ”