Tough Mudder???

[sketch]

Anybody ever do one of these (http://toughmudder.com) (or similar) events? Mine is coming up on Sunday (http://toughmudder.com/events/new-england-2-sat-july-14-sun-july-15-2012/), just looking to see if anyone else has ever done one/what their experience was with it.

[mb3000]

Saw it on the news the other night. Crazy stuff!

[sketch]

I've been training, etc., but a few of the "obstacles" look somewhat intimidating (and hell, some look damn fun).

If I'm missing from chat Monday morning, my early morning chat buddies will know why. I might be dead.

[Granny]

Good luck!
Be sure to let us know how it goes.

[sketch]

Good luck!
Be sure to let us know how it goes.

thanks, Granny!

[JasonY]

Back when i played soccer on 3 teams and was in "game shape" that would have been easy on the physical stamina side of it.

Looks fun. Now id probably die half way through...:lol:

Jason

[Intropy]

Yep, I do those and the Spartan races, and love them. Honestly they are really fun and not that tough. That's assuming you're in good shape of course. :) If you do half or full marathons in reasonable times you'll have no trouble.

[sketch]

heh....define.... "good" shape.

[Intropy]

heh....define.... "good" shape.


If you do half or full marathons in reasonable times you'll have no trouble.

;) ...

[DocWalt]

I need to get in better shape, that looks like a shit ton of fun.

[Goallie11]

I've heard of one that takes place in England that people come from all over the world for. I think it'd be fun.

[Zaroth]

My girlfriend did one of those last year and is going to be doing one here pretty soon. She said it was a blast and wasn't nearly as hard as she thought it was going to be.

[IPD]

being "in shape" is only half the battle. my buddy has a video of him crawling through a mud pit while trying to avoid electrified wires hanging over it. it's a LOT more than just being "in good shape".

[Intropy]

being "in shape" is only half the battle. my buddy has a video of him crawling through a mud pit while trying to avoid electrified wires hanging over it. it's a LOT more than just being "in good shape".

Not really - good shape is enough. Hell our hot accountant did TM wearing her Hello Kitty t-shirt and she has no upper body strength. None of the obstacles are particularly difficult or require a ton of strength or conditioning. Good general cardio and you will be fine.

[IPD]

this doesn't sound like the tough mudder competition i saw.

[Intropy]

Yep same one. It's just not that hard. Keep in mind she's a marathon runner, so her cardio is awesome, but she didn't have any trouble.

Of course, if you're trying to push the pace or want to win, it's going to be hard.

[IPD]

i don't consider marathon runners to be in "good shape"--that's someone in excellent physical condition.

[sketch]

hopefully these videos help clear any confusion =b


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh5HdPM_QuE&feature=BFa&list=UUg79vIcf0XmsoFm2IJz6aMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUhIsuccGWg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBWPS9OCrN0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At8wFKTMOzc

[Intropy]

i don't consider marathon runners to be in "good shape"--that's someone in excellent physical condition.

Ha OK, well I assume someone thinking about doing this has at least some distance running experience. Even a decent half-marathon and I think you'd be golden.

[AgentOblivious]

Patagonian Expedition Race 2012 - Adventure Racing Patagonia (http://www.patagonianexpeditionrace.com/)

Seems like a bit more of a challenge :P

[sketch]

my body. it hurts.

[Granny]

Lol
If you hurt today I wouldn't want to be you tomorrow!

[sketch]

i had already taken tomorrow off for recovery. and it seemed like a good time for a batman begins/TDK marathon, too.

overall, this was fucking awesome. the obstacles were a blast, but god damn. running 10 miles up and down a god damn ski resort mountain was absolutely awful. only a handful of plateaus, other than that it was constant up and down some pretty deep slopes. my knees are pretty messed up from crawling on rocks from a few obstacles (overall the crawling under barbed wire/10,000 volt electrical lines/tubes through mud/water/pitch black underground tunnels/whatever else obstacles were rather easy for me as I'm not the biggest guy around), my ankles are messed up from being a mildly uncoordinated distance runner, and i'm missing a bb gun sized chunk of skin from the tip of my driving finger and a penny sized chunk of skin from the lower section of the palm of my hand (both from the 2nd to last obstacle, too -_-

the berlin walls were a bit rough (8' ones at first, then 10' and 12'), but my exceptionally long arms came in handy. the other short guy on the team had a bit more trouble with them.

and the shock therapy, man. i never want to get tazed. ever. 10k volts is enough. basically, you don't know which wires are live and which ones arent, so when you hit a live one it hurts A LOT and you basically just fall flat first on your face into a pile of hay or mud. i wasn't the only person who blacked out a section of that event (the final one right in front of the finish line)

but the whole thing was fucking awesome. time to train harder and get ready for whatever else i want to do next.

[j2k4]

...bb gun sized chunk of skin...

I have a question...:huh:

[sketch]

bb gun pellet*

[j2k4]

bb gun pellet*

What I thought...:)

[sketch]

I was basically a vegetable when I wrote all of that up on Sunday night

[j2k4]

I was basically a vegetable when I wrote all of that up on Sunday night

Lucky - I feel like a vegetable every time I have to extend myself...:rolleyes:

[Mikes2nd]

these are all the rage now... every yuppie nowdays is a tough guy dreaming of being a army ranger...

the tough mudder is actually one of the real "mud" races. Not the 1 mile hop in a mud pit "for the girls" race...