Rangers lead the way!
On Saturday, you can try to keep up.
The Darby Ranger Run starts at 8 a.m. at Camp Darby, where the Fourth Ranger Training Brigade whips Army Ranger wanna-bes into shape.
The race can be completed as a 5K, 10K or 30K and costs $30-$50 depending on the run. Included in the price is a shot at the Darby Queen obstacle course, which, according to the Military Channel’s website, consists of 20 obstacles which test “endurance, tenacity and dedication.”
The Darby Queen can be tackled solo for $20 if you’re not into the running part.
The course will be slightly modified for safety purposes and, according to a YouTube video posted about the event, there will be spotters at each event.
Registration can be completed online at Active.com (keyword: Darby Ranger Run) or in person today from noon-7 p.m. at Big Dog Running Co. on Broadway.
Proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warriors Project and the Darby Association. Awards will be given to male and female race winners in each age group.
Couch potato
If staying in and loafing sounds more your style (slacker!), check out some of the scary programming that’s already popping up to get us ready for Halloween, most of which is ramping up next week:
• The SyFy network’s 31 Days of Halloween is in full-effect. This weekend you can look for a “Sanctuary” marathon, “Thir13en Ghosts,” “Children of the Corn,” “Scare Tactics,” several “Saw” movies and more.
• The Cartoon Network will be showing Halloween specials every Saturday and Sunday throughout October. Expect Scooby-Doo and spooky specials of “Ed, Edd n Eddy,” “Johnny Test” and “The Amazing World of Gumball.”
• Travel Channel will air a marathon of “Most Terrifying Places in America” starting at 8 p.m. Saturday.
• The Walking Dead season two premiere is Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. on AMC. The premiere is 90-minutes long and will be preceded by a season one marathon starting at 2:30 p.m. This also kicks off AMC’s Fear Fest which will feature horror films through the end of the month. Notable titles include “Poltergest” (Oct. 17), “Halloween” (Oct. 24), “Night of the Living Dead” (Oct. 17) and “The People Under the Stairs” (Oct. 16).
• Spike’s Scream 2011 awards air at 9 p.m. Oct. 18 and honor the year’s best comics, horror, science-fiction and fantasy offerings. 13 Nights of Halloween on ABC Family launches on Oct. 19 with a Halloween prequel episode of “Pretty Little Liars” and will include showings of “Casper,” “Coraline,” “The Addams Family,” “Beetlejuice” and more.
