RedRollingRoadblock wrote:
I had no idea that the Tough Mudder was such a large scale event. Good friend started doing it a few years ago on the invite of his Navy nephew. He survived his first one, he still isn't sure how, but now trains for it religiously. Says it about the most fun he ever has.
Good Luck on your trip and run.
Tough Mudder has events in North America, Europe, Asia and Oceania currently. They now have bootcamp gyms in select cities as well. 5 years ago it changed my life. I've always been an active person but I ran my first at age 35 and it gave me a reason to want to be better. Not just better athletically, but a better person all around. You see they aren't about finishing as an individual, they are about finishing as a community. You become best friends with someone you've never met while "embracing the suck" right next to them. So many people tell me "I could never do that". I laugh hysterically because I've seen severely overweight people finish them, amputees finish them, blind people finish them and too many other variables of difficulty to mention all. I have a season pass to do as many in North America that I can, and owning a camper was a strategic investment with Tough Mudder in mind. This year I am running world's toughest mudder in Atlanta in mid November. Its 24 hours around a 5 mile loop. You do as many laps as you can. My goal is 50 miles(with penalties could be 65 miles in reality) so I'm hitting all the events I can in training for the big event. Yes I'm 40, yes I'm an idiot, but 5 years ago I could never have imagined this, and I like how it makes me feel. I highly recommend trying one regardless of fitness level(assuming you're in shape to walk 5-10 miles). Even if you only finish one, you'll never forget the experience. And on a side note, I let my kids get as muddy as the want at the events! They love it and everybody knows them. LOL
