Tough Guy 2008

[nutcase]

Any PH'ers doing Tough Guy this Sunday? I'm bricking it, having seen photos of the January event, clips on youtube and the Guardian article:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/jan/29/...

Wish me luck...

[Justayellowbadge]

I approve.

[ZR1cliff]

May the force be with you
Good Luck!!


Edited, If you wear loose shorts you can do your sack, back and crack as you jump the burning bales.

Edited by ZR1cliff on Friday 25th July 16:08

[Silverbullet767]

With a name like nutcase, i'm sure you'll fit right in!

[blindswelledrat]

How ironic is it that this looks like the hardest most manly thing you could possibly do, and yet when before I read that article I assumed "tough guy 2008" was some kind of gay ball or similar.
Terrible name for such a hard event.

Good luck anyway. You are definitely stronger than me.

[parakitaMol.]

Good grief!

Hello you!!!!!!

Good luck, let us know how you get on and post pics up.

[jammy_basturd]

That sounds awesome...!

[nutcase]

I think (hope!) it's not actually as hard core as it sounds- the first run is apparently 4 miles or so, which isn't too far but contains a horrible zig-zag up and down a pretty steep hill at 30 deg or so- it's the 'Killing fields' which will wear people down.

Hey, at least it's not going to be as bad as the one in January when the water is bloody near freezing...

[parakitaMol.]

nutcase said:

Hey, at least it's not going to be as bad as the one in January when the water is bloody near freezing...

You're not the person I thought I knew.

He drank beer and ate food.

I blame Aliens. Anal probes and stuff.

[williamp]

You're a braver man then I. Good luck!

(Tell us all about it when/if you get back, please!)

[ewenm]

nutcase said:

I think (hope!) it's not actually as hard core as it sounds- the first run is apparently 4 miles or so, which isn't too far but contains a horrible zig-zag up and down a pretty steep hill at 30 deg or so- it's the 'Killing fields' which will wear people down.

Hey, at least it's not going to be as bad as the one in January when the water is bloody near freezing...

I should be a lot drier than January. Enjoy it and don't kill yourself in the first run

[BMWBen]

jesus fking christ mate - the blocked underwater tunnel made me take a sharp breath!

[Hereward]

I did Tough Guy 1999. I vowed I would never do it again. Enjoy.

[Simpo Two]

Having considered it for svereal nanoseconds, no.

[Cara Van Man]

It will be easy to spot the PH particpants.....they'll be running round with a muddy keyboard under their arms.

[deckster]

Fabulous! Why have I never heard of this before? Where do I enter? Sounds just like those Sunday afternoons I used to spend messing about down at the river when I was 10

[mouk786]

I might enter this one at the enxt stage - the article made it soundm uch tougher than it looks on youtube videos... it loos very congested though.

[mouk786]

the tough guy site has been blocked by google and firefox as having trojans...??

[mouk786]

the tough guy site has been blocked by google and firefox as having trojans...??

[nutcase]

Hereward said:

I did Tough Guy 1999. I vowed I would never do it again. Enjoy.

Well, I finished it- 3hrs 39mins of torture. I agree with this ^^^ guy, glad I did it- but never again!

Was easily mid- 20's C yesterday, properly hot! Being a first-time entrant, we started nearly at the back and there were masses of people waiting to do the slalom course so held up for easily 20 mins or so.