Tough mudder challenge

seths_wife
seths_wife Posts: 76 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone done the tough mudder challenge? My goal is to do one next summer and I'm just trying to find out what I'm in for, I heard it's intense. :smile:

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  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Have you checked out the bootcamp on their site?
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    There's quite a few of people on here that have done them. It's hands down my favorite event. I try to do one at least once a year. It's intense but so much fun. Get a team together and do the damn thing. You won't regret it. If you have specific questions, feel free to ask.
  • patrickblo13
    patrickblo13 Posts: 831 Member
    I am doing my first one this July!!! I can't wait....would love to hear from people that have done it. What to expect, train for. I am running more and focusing on upper body
  • Ripcode
    Ripcode Posts: 142 Member
    Did it last year. Doing my second one at the end of June.
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    I am doing my first one this July!!! I can't wait....would love to hear from people that have done it. What to expect, train for. I am running more and focusing on upper body

    Keep doing what you are doing. They have some great body weight workouts on the TM site. Honestly, I don't think you can do much more than that, unless you want to take ice baths and electrocute yourself at home. :) I can't say enough about it. The comraderie is absolutely amazing. Everyone is helping everyone, encouraging you, picking you up when you fall, regardless of your team. I had trouble with the berlin walls and heard "help her up, help her up", next thing I knew, I had someone picking me up to get me to the top of the 12 ft wall. I still have no clue who that was.

    It's not about speed, just have fun. You have time to catch your breath at some of the obstacles since there is a line at some. There isn't one part that I didn't like. Youre going to have a great time!
  • whairigaila
    whairigaila Posts: 71
    I'm signed up for my first in 128days....

    I'm most worried about the running element - I'm not a runner, YET, but I will be.

    Anyone who was externely overweight done this? I've got loads to lose but I'm on the right track xx
  • amselby81
    amselby81 Posts: 150 Member
    Just curious to those of you who've done it before. Are there typically a lot of major injuries? There was one today, in WV, and there were so many reports on the scanner about injuries. There were two drownings, but as far as I know, they were able to revive them both. They had to airlift one of the drowning victims b/c he had a serious head injury, and b/c of his drowning, he suffered a heart attack. He's only 30! Some people on FB said that this course was harder than the other courses that they've tried. Kind of scary.
  • amselby81
    amselby81 Posts: 150 Member
    Here is an article from a local paper. Are these kind of accidents pretty typical?

    http://your4state.mobi/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=17&nid=2065054109&cid=4744&scid=-1&ith=3&title=News&headtitle=News
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I'm doing it in June... for my 20 year high school reunion :laugh:
  • apothecarist
    apothecarist Posts: 193
    I've only done a 5K mud run. For those of you who have done or plan to do the Tough Mudder, all I can say is, WOW!

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