The Tough Mudder
By Connor Reynolds
Last month I participated in an event
called the Tough Mudder. It is a 10 to 12 mile mud run with all sorts of
obstacles. Some of the most memorable obstacles were Mud Mile 2.0, Cry Baby,
Artic Enema 2.0 and Electroshock Therapy 2.0. Now I’m going to go into detail
about of these obstacles and you’ll probably think to yourself “Why would
anyone want to do this?” Well, to answer that question I’m a little crazy and
enjoy the thrill sensation.
The Mud Mile is a bunch of these mud humps
that you have to climb over. Sounds easy but it’s not. There are a lot of
people and the mud humps are about 8 feet high, plus you’re standing in about
two feet of water with nothing to grab onto.
Cry Baby is like a “Tear Gas” simulation.
You have to crawl through this chamber with gas (which I think was spearmint
because it tasted like it) that makes it extremely hard to breath and see. Once
you’re out of the chamber your body is just covered from the gas and it sticks
to you keeping you cold and it SUCKS! Plus jumping in water doesn’t wash it
off; you just has to let it wear off.
The Artic Enema is a giant ice bath that
you have slide into. This will make your adrenaline go crazy. I was in and out
of the ice in about three seconds. I also had to jump over a wall into more ice
and climb out. My brother jumped over a girl to get out.
Electroshock Therapy is probably why a lot
of people would say I’m crazy because I did the whole race just to get shocked.
At the end of the race there are all these wires dangling down. You have two
options here. First put your arms over your face and walk slowly through and
get shocked five or six times. The second option is to just run full force
through. This is the option my brother and I chose because he tried to beat me
at the end, but it didn’t happen. What happens when you choose this option is
you’ll be running, and you get shocked once. It happens when your feet hit the
ground and it just knocks you into the mud and you slide over these humps in
the middle.
There are about 20 obstacles total and
thousands of other people are also on the course. The greatest feeling is not
finishing the race but the camaraderie that everyone has through the course,
helping each other with each obstacle.
Other great parts of the Tough Mudder were
the warm up area where the guy leading was extremely motivating and got your
blood pumping. Also the guy who gave another motivational speech right before
we began the race was great. I’d recommend that everyone to do the Tough Mudder
or any mud run at least once in their life just for the experience. If you say
you can’t because of the distance you’re wrong. I saw a 70 year old man with a
broken arm run the whole race, and I guy with a gas mask and chains complete
the race.
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