Tough Mudder

[Halb]

dave_s13 said:

The only obstacle that requires proper upper body strength, or a good power to weight ratio anyway, is the monkey bars. Your pals can help you with that one.

By carrying you across in their teeth?

[dave_s13]

Halb said:

dave_s13 said:

The only obstacle that requires proper upper body strength, or a good power to weight ratio anyway, is the monkey bars. Your pals can help you with that one.

By carrying you across in their teeth?

Hero-Bars™.

Monkey bars with your mate on your back (or in your teeth).

[deadmau5]

dave_s13 said:

Halb said:

dave_s13 said:

The only obstacle that requires proper upper body strength, or a good power to weight ratio anyway, is the monkey bars. Your pals can help you with that one.

By carrying you across in their teeth?

Hero-Bars™.

Monkey bars with your mate on your back (or in your teeth).

I think you're on to something here.

Hero Everest and Hero Hero carry (carrying someone who is already carrying someone else) both have potential in my eyes.

[deadmau5]

From Tough Mudder's FB page:

Tough Mudder UK
UK South West was arguably the most badass course to touch European soil. See for yourself: http://bit.ly/1a3ITAp

[mnkiboy]

My girlfriend is doing the northwest one tomorrow. Think it only dawned on her this morning what she's let herself in for!
I'll be running around in muddy boots trying to take as many pics as possible.

[Centurion07]

Make sure you get to the electric eel and take video! She'll thank you for it. Maybe.

[jenkotvr]

Im running the North west tomorrow.

Tell her to have a look at this haaaa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ta_aBZ9uw

[deadmau5]

jenkotvr said:

Im running the North west tomorrow.

Tell her to have a look at this haaaa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ta_aBZ9uw

What a wuss!

I'd do electric eels 10x before I did arctic enema again!

[Centurion07]

jenkotvr said:

Im running the North west tomorrow.

Tell her to have a look at this haaaa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5ta_aBZ9uw

Lol. Yep, that about sums it up.

[Hoddo]

Completed it. Probably around 3 hours. Really great well run event.

Some poor lad dislocated his shoulder trying to up everest. Looked nasty.

[fiatpower]

Hoddo said:

Completed it. Probably around 3 hours. Really great well run event.

Some poor lad dislocated his shoulder trying to up everest. Looked nasty.

I did it today, just under 4 but had to walk last 4 miles or so because my mate buggered his knee in the mud. Some people really did slam into that wall quite hard, i have cuts and bruises all down my wrists from helping people get up it. Thought the artic enema and that thick mud pool that you needed to use ropes to get out were particulary nasty.

[Hoddo]

fiatpower said:

Hoddo said:

Completed it. Probably around 3 hours. Really great well run event.

Some poor lad dislocated his shoulder trying to up everest. Looked nasty.

I did it today, just under 4 but had to walk last 4 miles or so because my mate buggered his knee in the mud. Some people really did slam into that wall quite hard, i have cuts and bruises all down my wrists from helping people get up it. Thought the artic enema and that thick mud pool that you needed to use ropes to get out were particulary nasty.

The mile of mud was the killer for me. Running through that stuff was heavy going after the 3 days of rain the course received before I started.

Definitely doing another Tough Mudder or similar next year.

[GuyWMD]

dave_s13 said:

The only obstacle that requires proper upper body strength, or a good power to weight ratio anyway, is the monkey bars. Your pals can help you with that one.

Thanks, still got quite a way to go yet.

After many years of doing zero exercise and nothing more strenuous than moving odds and sods up a flight of stairs I'm starting from the very bottom!
Lost 2 stone and aiming for that last half.

They say it's a total of approx 12 miles, so what a mile between each obstacle?

[Terminator X]

Anyone completed any of the Demon Runs? Similar to Tough Mudder?

Cheers, TX.

[Halb]

I read somewhere that Spartan run won the toughest outdoor thingy? Maybe?
My running fitness is currently good, though my circuit fitness is appalling compared to me of August last year.
I'd like to do one in my current running condition.

http://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/outdoor/8-bruta...

http://ashotofadrenaline.net/10-obstacle-course-ra...

http://www.obstacleracers.com/rankings/

http://www.muddyrace.co.uk/blog-posts/quick-guide-...

http://xrunner.co.uk/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstacle_racing

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/11-great-obstacle-...

[fiatpower]

Just saw that a tough mudder season ticket is 200 quid, very tempted!

[Halb]

Guy died doing it in USA.
http://www.news.com.au/world/north-america/tough-m...

[Alexw88]

Halb said:

I read somewhere that Spartan run won the toughest outdoor thingy? Maybe?
My running fitness is currently good, though my circuit fitness is appalling compared to me of August last year.
I'd like to do one in my current running condition.

http://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/outdoor/8-bruta...

http://ashotofadrenaline.net/10-obstacle-course-ra...

http://www.obstacleracers.com/rankings/

http://www.muddyrace.co.uk/blog-posts/quick-guide-...

http://xrunner.co.uk/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstacle_racing

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/11-great-obstacle-...

www.spartanrace.com - It was voted best obstacle race US and UK

[dave_s13]

Alexw88 said:

www.spartanrace.com - It was voted best obstacle race US and UK

Bah....the Yorkshire one is only 5k....that sounds too short to me but then again I've never done one. Anyone any experience?

[Defcon5]

Signed up for next years yorkshire one.

This years was fantastic so can't wait