Hmmm. Any MPers ever participated in Tough Mudder? I need tips. : )
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The reason why I'm asking is because I was lured into Tough Mudder by some friends of mine, and it's just around the corner (and I'm a bit intimidated). We're all new to a Tough Mudder obstacle course, so we don't really know how we'll do, although we're excited about it. We are also happy that it's for a good cause (Supports the Wounded Warrior Project). |
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They almost got me too! But then the steadily rising fee schedule (pay increasingly more the later you register) gave my poor ass the out I needed. |
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Yeah, I agree with livinontheledge. The image is what makes this event seem so tough, but it's really not bad. I did the Tough Mudder last year in Beaver Creek, CO, doing little more than bouldering and endurance mountain bike racing. My partners were a Marine in pretty good shape, and his wife, a runner who needed quite a bit of help on obstacles requiring any arm strength. Like previously mentioned, they market it as the toughest race on earth - it may be the toughest race of its kind, but it's not the toughest race on earth, in my opinion, anyway. (I just rode the whole Colorado Trail. Now, that is hard.) If everyone's in it for the team to finish, you'll be totally fine - we just wanted to finish, and we ended up finishing with a time that qualified for the ridiculous 24 hour Tough Mudder in New Jersey last December. Personally, I think the 24 hour race sounds absolutely insane(so i passed on it), but I've already got the regular Tough Mudder behind me, so take it for what it's worth. |
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Gigette-- best of luck; if anyone can do well there my money is on you! |
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Thanks for all the great info., and encouragement guys- That's music to to my ears, and really helps my psyche. Now I'm starting to see it as a fun time with costumes, booze, and shenanigans, instead of something so serious that I would have to stress over it, and put a damper on my routine weekend activities this month. PS,Scary Larry, thanks for the link, and info. ! I'm not a runner, especially not to your level of fun with runs, but my runner friends will probably love something like that, I bet. I'll be sure to let them know! BTW, Stich, re: your picture of the Mudder who looks like she's having a really good time... The electroshock obstacle is one thing I'm looking forward to the most. I'm serious, can't wait! Maybe I'm in need of it. You know, how like women crave chocolate during certain times, and men crave a big, juicy steak- it's always for some good reason, right? ; ) A side note: Tough Mudder is being held in Beatty, NV. I guess my main concern should be all the exposure to arsenic, and other mining tailings we're going to swallow in the water, and mud. LOL. ; / |
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That is awesome that it is in Beatty! I grew up there! Gateway to Death Valley, have fun. |
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David Appelhans wrote:That is awesome that it is in Beatty! I grew up there! Gateway to Death Valley, have fun. Sometimes the flash floods would come in and we would play in the giant mud puddles that would form in abandoned lots. I guess we were having our own middle school "tough mudders"!That's awesome! Did you know the Bowditch family? My good friend Stan, and his family grew up there. He also enjoyed playing in all that desert, racing BMX bikes, and partying. They've all sinced moved from Beatty. BTW, Beatty seems to be making a killing! My friends can't even find a motel room there, and the rates were well over $125/night at the cheapest rate during the event. This one staff member of a motel in Beatty told me she just had to open up 12 more rooms that aren't fit to be open, but one group was desperate to get rooms so they will settle for less than fit rooms. She seemed to be tickled by it when I was talking to her. Of course, there's plenty of free camping around, on all that BLM land that surrounds Beatty, but the Mudders probably want a good nights sleep before, and after the event, and to shower off all that mud, and sweat! |
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Yeah, don't sweat it. My wife and I both did it off the couch with no problem. I probably ran a cumulative total of 20 miles in the three months leading up to it as my training (I really hate running....). I was a little worried that I hadn't trained enough, but it was no problem. It was a lot of fun, though, and between all the crazy obstacles, the electric shocks, and the teamwork and camaraderie along the course, it was a very cool experience. |
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My dad did it with me. He has a fake knee. He crushed it actually, but he's in decent shape minus the fake knee. His chainsmoking alcoholic buddy who is literally falling apart from hanging drywall his whole life did it with us as well. He was hurting the next day, but he finished it and had a blast. |
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Much thanks to you fellow MPers for the tips, reassurance, and encouragement! I had so much fun at the TM 2012-Las Vegas event in Beatty, that we're already looking forward to the next one. That shit was hilarious, and didn't feel much different in the end from say, a normal canyoneering, or climbing weekend of mine, but with the added bonus of awesome camaraderie, and shenanigans with good friends. Beatty was super good to us, and it was so fun to hang out, and cook-out in the ghost town of Rhyolite after the event too. |
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Go, Gi gi! |
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Oh wow, that statue looks familiar. I'd forgotten about that! I haven't been back to Beatty since I was 9 yrs old, but we used to go to the ghost town of rhyolite every so often when I was there. I loved the old abandoned bank and glass house, and weird sculptures. Glad you had fun. |
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Thanks! |
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Love it Gi Gi!! |