Next week I travel to northern California for a race called Tough Mudder. It is actually an event with proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Project. It is a 8 mile run at a ski resort with 18 obstacles placed throughout the course. A track of uphill, downhill, over, under, wet, snowy, muddy fun.
I chose this event for a few reasons. First, destination races are very cool to experience. Then, it does not have a clock for time. As the course is very challenging, and the proceeds to the charity that at its heart of the race is about teamwork, the Race Directors would rather competitors help each other with the obstacles than try to muscle people out of the way. I can respect that. It also keeps me doing fun things without mentally losing it trying to kill myself on the clock. I also get to do this with a few of the managers that I have, which makes it a nice road trip.
As stated the route is 8 miles up, down and around a ski resort. The obstacles that will be presented on the course are in order:
1. mass Start with Braveheart style war cry.
2. mud crawl under 8" high barb wire.
3. run up a red grade ski run
4. crawl through tire tunnel
5. climb over/under 3 giant spools lined up.
6. run up the snow boarder half pipe getting high pressure hosed.
7. scramble up a black grade ski run.
8, climb 100' glacier
9. knee high mud run
10. climb over a series of 8' high hurdles
11. climb over and jump off a school bus.
12. climb over a series of 12' walls.
13. down hill slide into mud
14. walk through freezing water, ducking under obstacles on the surface.
15. up and down a ski slope carrying a block of wood.
16. crawl through cargo netting
17. up and over a 8' fence, 4x
18. Mystery obstacle.
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