My first mud run!

Upper body strength would definitely come in handy for climbing walls / ropes. Other than that a pair of shoes with tread would be the next best thing I could recommend. I bought a pair of inov-8's specifically for the mud runs. I just throw them in the wash after each run.

Intriging... I wear Adidas trail shoes that have deep treads similar to the one you mention.

My problem is the smell after the mud runs. I washed the shoes in a bucket of water to get the initial gunk off, then in the washing machine 5+times and they still smell like mud. (Now I live in Texas so mud generally equals sand and cow**** lol) I've never been able to get the smell out, so these shoes are only worn in mudruns.

I'll definitely have to check those out!