Tough Mudder anyone?

[whoapower]

Not sure if any fellow TBers are runners, cyclists, or like me, a little ADD that you sign up for events like the Warrior Dash or Tough Mudder.

This past weekend I did the Tough Mudder and here's my writeup with a big special thanks to www.do512.com for the entry!

http://do512blog.com/words-from-a-tough-mudder/

If you aren't familiar with Tough Mudder: http://www.toughmudder.com (autoloads w/video)

 

[MJ5150]

This is cool. I am going to start training for the Washington state event.

-Mike

 

[whoapower]

Bumping this again, anyone doing it?

Signed up for the Central Texas event in October. We have a team started for Sunday, so if you still want to sign up, we can add people and get a few bucks off the price.

 

[MJ5150]

I signed up for Rampage at the RAC, which is in October. Not quite on this level, but it's a start.

-Mike

 

[MatticusMania]

Hello Mudder... Hello Fodder...

Yeah, my mudder was a tough see you next tuesday as well.

 

[kesslari]

Bass player friend of mine back east did it last year and is planning to again this year.

 

[basstotheface]

I'm doing it this year. Friggin' crazy stuff.

 

[JimB52]

Can't be that tough. A 42 year old woman I know has done one three times. Actually, she runs 8-10 miles a day, is in superb shape and broke three ribs last outing. Sounds like a real ordeal.

 

[Reaper Man]

Just finished my 2nd one Saturday. Nice to see some others are crazy enough to do this

 

[MJ5150]

I missed the one in Washington since we were moving. There is one here in a couple weeks, but I may have to pass. I have torn cartilage in my right knee, so I doubt I'd be able to complete the course. My doctor won't clear me to participate, but I might try it anyway and see how far I get.

One beautiful bonus of losing weight....at 370 pounds, I would have had no chance at this.

-Mike

 

[gttim]

Since it is not a race, it does not interest me. However, if it was a race, then it would be a blast!

 

[whoapower]

Two down. Maybe I'll do a third in the fall?

While it isn't a race, there is a yearly event for the Toughest Mudder. Only the top finishers of each event are qualified. The Toughest Mudder event is 24 hours. Do as many laps as possible. Does that work for you gttim?

 

[kanonfodr]

No thank you, while I am an Army guy I'm on the verge of being a very broken Army guy at this rate (knees already speak to me every day, sometimes they don't say nice things) so anything past 5 miles or so is gonna require an order in writing from a Commissioned Officer. Does look good though, and good job!

Peace,
Greg

 

[J. Crawford]

I plan on putting myself though one here soon. I can't wait.

 

[baba]

Tough Mudder tomorrow 10AM. West Virginia. Someone died there this spring, and there were a couple heart attacks, but I'm ready to go. Hope I get no compound fractures. I'm most concerned about the Arctic Enema. That's gonna suck.

 

[tiffaneecl]

Worth the time and camaraderie!

I did one with my mom earlier this year ("Modda of a Mudda?!" if anyone gets that reference, haha) in Las Vegas and looking forward to getting a team going next year.

Get healthy. Get fit. Have fun!

 

[baba]

Really disappointed at how so many (most?) seemed to just walk it and cherry pick what obstacles they would do. I thought it was like a marathon where everyone at least tries to run the whole thing. Its a tough mudder if you want it to be but for many it was a optional and lame mudder. ***?

If anyone says they did this and you wonder how they did it....

 

[BioDriver]

I want to do it but because of how mangled my knee is I don't know if I'd be able to; I was barely able to finish my last half marathon WITHOUT obstacles

 

[tastybasslines]

I missed Los Angeles last year - I'm going to do Saturday March 29th 2014. I have plantar fasciitis, but I'll get a cortisone shot. I'm gonna finish it.

 

[zachoff]

Tough Mudder was fun for sure. I did it two summers ago at Beaver Creek. The shocks weren't nearly as bad as jumping into the dumpster full of ice water. The ice water was by far the worst thing about the entire run. I did all the obstacles and finished in 3 1/2 hours. I was with my wife and two of her teacher friends though & one of them rolled her ankle near the start so that slowed us down a lot. Might do it again sometime, but it's expensive and your clothes and shoes are pretty much useless when you're done adding to that expense.