This time tomorrow...I'll be subjecting myself to pain and suffering...

exalted512
exalted512 Posts: 10,735
edited October 2012 in The Clubhouse
...and paying them to do so.

www.toughmudder.com

22 obstacles, 12.2 miles

Course Map:
http://toughmudder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/12.10.06.TX-10.03-Course-Map.pdf

Some of the obstacles:

Artic ****:
"It's like eating ice cream and getting punched in the balls at the exact same time"
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/arctic-****/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-HG32z9hz4
[IMG]http://toughmudder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/384744_10150503514502790_121520047789_10537358_134 6237010_n.jpg[/IMG]

Kiss of Mud:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/kiss-of-mud/
Tough-Mudder-MN-2012-Gudkov-Sat-0634.jpg

Dirty Ballerina:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/dirty-ballerina/
Tough-Mudder-Dallas-2012-Sun-Gudkov08971.jpg

Walk the Plank:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/walk-the-plank/
2011-Tough-Mudder-NorCal-Sunda-1746479531-O.jpg

Berlin Walls:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/berlin-walls/
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Trench Warfare:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/trench-warfare/
Tough-Mudder-Ohio-2012-Sun-Gudkov1995.jpg

Electric Eel:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/electric-eel-shocks-on-rocks/
2011-Tough-Mudder-Indiana-Sund-1746389567-O.jpg

Mud Mile:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/mud-mile/
Tough-Mudder-PA1-Sun-Gudkov-2854.jpg

Underwater tunnels:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/underwater-tunnels/
2011-Tough-Mudder-Tri-State-Sa-1746721506-O.jpg

Hold Your Wood:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/hold-your-wood/
Tough-Mudder-SoCal1-2012-Sun-Gudkov2211.jpg

Funky Monkey:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/funky-monkey/
Tough-Mudder-AZ-2012-Sat-Gudko-1741436572-O.jpg

Everest:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/everest/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf_Ox4rZm0Q
2011-Tough-Mudder-NorCal-Sunda-1746476082-O.jpg

Electroshock Therapy:
http://toughmudder.com/obstacles/electroshock-therapy/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zawSX4OmCFs
ElectroShock-NJ-2010.jpg

So excited.
-Cody
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  • badchad
    badchad Posts: 348
    edited October 2012
    I thought about doing these types of things. What is the release form like? Some of the obstacles like the barbwire, seem particularly prone to semi significant injuries. It just seems like an enormous lawsuit.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    "The Death Waiver" (no really, that's what the link to it says)
    http://toughmudder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/12.10.06.TX_Participant-Waiver.pdf
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,008
    edited October 2012
    And here I was thinking someone was taking you shopping with them to buy Bose.....
    Good luck tomorrow!
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited October 2012
    Ouch !!! How long have you been training ?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    Been running long distance since mid-May. Had a hip injury 1/4 of the way through, so had to take a 3.5 week break. Then, last Thursday (not yesterday) I severely strained a tendon in my foot. It has been getting progressively better. I've been staying off of it as much as I could and icing it down. After Sunday, it's been getting progressively better to where I'm about 95% today...as long as I don't re-injure it tomorrow...I'll be golden. Didn't miss much training because of it. I would have run 9 miles last Saturday, then 4.4 miles monday, then 2.2 miles Wednesday. I'm going for about a mile jog tonight which will be the first time I've ran on it since Wednesday of last week.

    I was pretty bummed out at first, but it's been feeling great the last couple days.

    Other than running, I haven't been doing anything. Luckily, I'm a naturally fit guy. I'm definitely going to be hurting Sunday though...mostly calves and quads. Running in mud is a whole different ball game. You get sucked into it, have to pull yourself back out, then add the extra weight of your shoes from being wet and the weight of mud. A couple of my friends got the toed-shoes which some people really like...but you have to train with those shoes because it uses different muscles. Where I live, I don't have the luxury of a non-concrete path to run on regularly...and they're not designed for roads/sidewalks, so they're not really an option for me.
    -Cody
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited October 2012
    Good luck. I bet the after party is a blast. Have fun.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    John Megadeth wrote: »
    Good on you!

    I know we talked about the Warrior Dash earlier this year. I hope to do Tough Mudder next year when they come to North Texas.

    Sweet! I'm going to try and start making all the tough mudder dates.

    "Course Safety Warning: The course is designed to be very difficult and the terrain is at times muddy, slippery, and potentially dangerous. You will be wet after the first mile, and you MUST be able to swim more than fifty yards if you attempt the Walk the Plank obstacle. If you do not feel comfortable completing any obstacle, DO NOT attempt it; simply continue on to the next obstacle. But really, what do you think you signed up for, Warrior Dash?" - ToughMudder.com

    dash.jpg
    -Cody
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited October 2012
    All I can say is good luck! And I hope you're a pretty "young" dude, at least under 40 years of age, because, let's face it. Once you hit a certain age, flexibility and the ability to NOT injure yourself when trying to do extraordinary things, physically, just ain't gonna happen! There's a reason you don't see many professionals in their games after this age!

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  • mudwrx
    mudwrx Posts: 367
    edited October 2012
    My buddy did one of these in Vermont last year. This year he is doing the GoRuck Challenge (whatever that is). I guess this is like ToughMudder x10. He tells me the race/event takes 12 hours and starts in the middle of the morning, like 1 or 2 am.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    I'm going to look into that...seems cool...but there's not a whole lot of info on the site.
    -Cody
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited October 2012
    good luck, do all the vigorous things in life while you can, believe me, It will seem like minutes and you will be sitting, trying to recall what it felt like to be able to push yourself physically like this.

    I wish you well, in this and in life, and remember, after tomorrow, pics or it didn't happen
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    A buddy of mine has a chest strap for his gopro video camera. Next time I do one, I'll have a headband strap for my contour video camera.
    -Cody
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  • Drenis
    Drenis Posts: 2,871
    edited October 2012
    Good luck... not my cup of tea.

    I enjoy watching a show called: Wipeout

    Watch it sometime. Much safer.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited October 2012
    You must really be bored !!!!!
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited October 2012
    Have fun, and good luck visiting Parris Island.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited October 2012
    Good luck. I will keep you in mind as I stay up all night drinking beer and listening to music. :biggrin:
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited October 2012
    exalted512 wrote: »
    A buddy of mine has a chest strap for his gopro video camera. Next time I do one, I'll have a headband strap for my contour video camera.
    -Cody

    Cody, I'd be hesitant to wear a $300 camera in that stuff, especially with mud and all the falls. Good luck on that race! The ice part seems hard, everything else looks like endurance.

    I hope to do warrior dash next year and tough mudder year after to prove to some people that my broken arm has healed properly. LOL
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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited October 2012
    I have a bunch of friends running it tomorrow in Austin, good luck!
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    ViperZ wrote: »
    Cody, I'd be hesitant to wear a $300 camera in that stuff, especially with mud and all the falls. Good luck on that race! The ice part seems hard, everything else looks like endurance.

    I hope to do warrior dash next year and tough mudder year after to prove to some people that my broken arm has healed properly. LOL

    They'll be in waterproof cases. They hold up well in motorcycle crashes...I'd imagine they'd be fine in the TM.
    B Run wrote: »
    I have a bunch of friends running it tomorrow in Austin, good luck!

    That's where I'll be :)
    -Cody
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited October 2012
    exalted512 wrote: »
    They'll be in waterproof cases. They hold up well in motorcycle crashes...I'd imagine they'd be fine in the TM.

    -Cody

    Yeah, I have seen them surviving motorcycle crash. Still, the chest-strapped camera probably will not help with crawling under electrified wires through the mood.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited October 2012
    Did you finish the race ? Still in pain ? More importantly, how was the afterparty ?
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    ViperZ wrote: »
    Yeah, I have seen them surviving motorcycle crash. Still, the chest-strapped camera probably will not help with crawling under electrified wires through the mood.

    Plan on taking it next time. Either head band strap or I saw one guy with it on a skateboard helmet.
    chumlie wrote: »
    Did you finish the race ? Still in pain ? More importantly, how was the afterparty ?

    I made it! Walked maybe half a mile total...and part of that was carrying a log (one of the obstacles). We finished in a little over 3 hours I believe. And 20 minutes of that was waiting in line on a couple of the obstacles.

    "Walk the Plank"
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    Random running picture
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    Before the madness:
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    Beast mode! haha
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    "Just the tip"
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    After:
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    It was fun! Next one is in April.
    -Cody
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  • badchad
    badchad Posts: 348
    edited October 2012
    I think you may have convinced me.

    Any idea what the winning time was? I'm deciding whether to try competing, or merely entering to finish.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited October 2012
    geez i 'only' have a marathon coming up in jan...this looks like FUN! my buddy does the warrior races..i gotta look into this
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited October 2012
    Looks like fun!
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited October 2012
    Looks like fun!
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    badchad wrote: »
    I think you may have convinced me.

    Any idea what the winning time was? I'm deciding whether to try competing, or merely entering to finish.

    They don't list times. That's another reason why I like this event so much. "It is not a race, but a challenge". The camaraderie is great. People you don't know are letting you step on their hands to give you a boost up an obstacle...or are waiting at the top to pull you up. People will stay on the top of everest for 20-30 minutes just pulling people to the top. People cheer for each other when others that seem like they are having a hard time or have failed before make it up. It's a cool experience. For your first time, I'd see about just completing the course and having 'the full experience'.
    sda2mike wrote: »
    geez i 'only' have a marathon coming up in jan...this looks like FUN! my buddy does the warrior races..i gotta look into this

    I couldn't do a marathon. I'd get bored. This stuff IS fun. There's a lot of these around...most of them are 5 or 10k's though, not 20k like the tough mudder. But these are also considerably more expensive. $85 for the race, then insurance (you have to buy) and taxes puts it around $115...and it gets more expensive the longer you wait. I think it's worth it...and it goes to a good cause.
    rromeo923 wrote: »
    Looks like fun!

    It was! Can't wait for the next one in April. Only bad thing about April is I have to train in January/February and I hate cold weather :(
    -Cody
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited October 2012
    Outstanding young man, is that you flexing?

    Personally, I favor the one with pigtails, but good onya.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    haha...yea, that's me flexing.
    -Cody
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited October 2012
    The girl in our group about a week later:
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    -Cody
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