fly Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Been training for a few months now - Sunday I tackle the Tough Mudder - St. Louis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowhunter97 Posted September 13, 2013 Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Good luck. I first heard about the tough mudder from someone at my school and i though they were talking about a teacher since we have a teacher named Dr. Mutter lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2013 Tough Mudder this Weekend Been around for 3 years now and benefits the wounded warrior program. For those that don't know about it - it is a 10-12 mile obstacle course that includes a mud mile, ice water swim, even a section of electric wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Good luck Fly........ sounds more like a terrorist training camp to me,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Good luck Fly........ sounds more like a terrorist training camp to me,lol Was kinda thinking the same. lol. Good luck with it Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkneck Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Dang, I think I'd just send them a check! My cardio is uhhh, errr........ Not up to par lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Have fun and good luck Fly. Thanks for supporting our Vets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Good Luck, enjoy the Arctic Enema! I ran it last year, and I won't be doing it again for several reasons. Honestly, I don't trust the company, and it is just that ... a private company with profit as a motive. If you read between the lines on their own site, (Wounded Warrior Project | Tough Mudder) you'll realize that NONE of your registration fee goes to Wounded Warrior, it's up to the registrant to raise additional funds. If you raise $150, Tough Mudder will issue you a $25 refund. Not to mention, any money you raise yourself, Tough Mudder takes a "processing fee" out of it. $70 million in revenue last year, and by all accounts, not a dollar went to charity. Deceptive Marketing as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Tough Mudder this Weekend Didn't know that, but in today's world it doesn't surprise me. Some of you may not know but i had a rough time a couple years ago - the wife and I separated and divorced last October. About 4 months ago we found our way back to each other and she had the idea of doing this Tough Madder together. The training has really helped to bring us together. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I come in last or first because its already served its purpose as far as I'm concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bug House Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 (edited) Didn't know that, but in today's world it doesn't surprise me. Some of you may not know but i had a rough time a couple years ago - the wife and I separated and divorced last October. About 4 months ago we found our way back to each other and she had the idea of doing this Tough Madder together. The training has really helped to bring us together. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I come in last or first because its already served its purpose as far as I'm concerned. That would be worth 10 times the entrance fee!! And FTR, marraige is harder than any Tough Mudder. lol! Edited September 15, 2013 by The Bug House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 good to hear the experience is already a good one... good luck to you both Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Well it was quite the challenge. We ran in the last group on Sunday and the 11 mile course took us about 5 hours. Our team has several bruises, scrapes, and sore muscles, but a very positive experience overall. Reminded me a lot of boot camp (LOL). Here are a few pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Way to go Fly! They had the Tough Mudder in my area this past summer. Didn't go. Few people at work thinking about it next year so we'll see...How bad was the ice tanks and the electric shocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) Well Ruth, there is a different challenge to the various obstacles. Some were about overcoming a fear while others were strength and others just sucking it up and not quitting. I have held my hand in a cooler of ice water for a minute so I knew the arctic enema would be horrible - it was. I couldn't get out fast enough and to make it worse there was a board participants had to go under water in order to finish. It was the most uncomfortable obstacle, yet one that I would expect at EVERY Tough Mudder (LOL). The electric shock at the end had me the most worried since I got shocked at an earlier obstacle that included a low crawl in 6 inches of water with wires about 8 inches off the ground. Taking that one hit wasn't bad, but I sure didn't want any more after that one. Anyway, I was able to snake my way through the final obstacle of wires without getting shocked once - most people got a couple shocks and some people got hit four or five times! Without a doubt the electric shocks caused me the most anxiety. One girl doing the low crawl wire obstacle kept getting hit and had a freak out session in the middle. She made it, but was on the verge of speaking a new language of four letter words. So basically the wires and ice water obstacles were horrible! I per-registered for TM 2014 earlier today. Edited September 16, 2013 by fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 16, 2013 Report Share Posted September 16, 2013 Good to hear you are working things out Frank. Wish you all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Tough Mudder this Weekend Thanks William, a lot of prayer and not rushing into anything has been effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Looks like a good time Fly! I have some buddies that have been trying to convince me to run a TM with them. I lift a few times a week, but not much on running or training for a TM. They're a little younger than me, and mostly do it for the after party anyway lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted September 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 The running part can be as bad or easy as you make it MUD. I would encourage you to find a partner that runs close to the same level. It's nice to have someone to talk to as you run/jog/walk between obstacles. In our group the younger and faster runners just ran ahead and would wait at the obstacles for the rest of the team to catch up. If you can do a couple pull ups and do a light jog for three miles without stopping you will have no problem. This is not the event for people that want to win. The Spartan race would be better suited for competition. The TM is more about building camaraderie and just having fun. My son is 11 and took pictures / video clips so we didn't bother with the after party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I might stick to 5Ks...lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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