Tough Mudder

[Beebo]

Anyone done one?
I’ve been invited to do one but it’s £125 and frankly that’s a lot of money to run around a field and get muddy.
Having played rugby for 25 years and run marathons it’s not really anything I haven’t done before.
Or is it?
Would you guys recommend it?

 

[wafter]

I knew a guy who signed up for it but then didn't do it.

I know some other people who did do it.

I didn't do it.

HTH 👍

 

[Jameshow]

£125 wow I'd want a city marathon entry for that sort of money!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Beebo

If you want to get muddy/run a lot/probably find a lot more cheerful bunch of people, try Fell-Races

A lot cheaper too, a few years ago, l did a weekday evening series that was £3 entry
(no prizes/no land rentals/obstacles to build/etc)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

A good way to get injured and a bit too much macho BS.

 

[Drago]

I've not done one, but I've marshalled and been first aider at a few. Don't enter into it lightly.

 

[Beebo]

I've not done one, but I've marshalled and been first aider at a few. Don't enter into it lightly.

Yeah I was surprised when I read the blurb. it’s 15km of cross country running plus 40 obstacles. The obstacles can take a long time to tackle.
So it’s 3-4 hours in a muddy field.

 

[Drago]

The obstacles can be dangerous unless youre near the front of the pack. Once mud is strewn across the log-built obstacles they become slipperier than a politician and a lot of folk would slip and fall onto the logs themselves. Not good.

 

[oxoman]

One of the tougher runs, some of the obstacles are pretty grim. They used to have a crawl and or a run where you try to dodge hanging wires / string that give you little electric shocks. Icebath enemas which are basically a skip full of ice you climb in and out of.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Beebo

If you want to get muddy/run a lot/probably find a lot more cheerful bunch of people, try Fell-Races

A lot cheaper too, a few years ago, l did a weekday evening series that was £3 entry
(no prizes/no land rentals/obstacles to build/etc)

Surprisingly, it's still £3
It was one of my favourite short races, not easy though!!
https://trunce.org/information/

This was another fun one, near Haworth
(the name is because you pass 'Top Withins' on the return, which is always referred to as the model for 'Heathcliffes house in 'Wuthering Heights')
http://www.wharfedaleharriers.co.uk/events/withins/

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Surprisingly, it's still £3
It was one of my favourite short races, not easy though!!
https://trunce.org/information/

This was another fun one, near Haworth
(the name is because you pass 'Top Withins' on the return, which is always referred to as the model for 'Heathcliffes house in 'Wuthering Heights')
http://www.wharfedaleharriers.co.uk/events/withins/

This is proper. Tough Mudders, whilst doubtless tough, seem rather, well, silly to me.

 

[fossyant]

Pretty hard I would have thought. My niece entered one (a similar thing but not the full on) when she was in her mid 20's. Bear in mind she doesn't exercise and did a couple of 'jogs' beforehand. She didn't last the first mile - had to be checked out by paramedics. And this wasn't a proper Tough Mudder.

 

[oxoman]

I have mates that have done several and for me its a once in a lifetime thing. Ideally you go with mates to assist with some of the obstacles, you do need good upper body strength for some of them. Monkey bars I don’t mind but overhead pedalling is not easy. All just to get an orange headband, worn once.

 

[Legs]

I have mates that have done several and for me its a once in a lifetime thing. Ideally you go with mates to assist with some of the obstacles, you do need good upper body strength for some of them. Monkey bars I don’t mind but overhead pedalling is not easy. All just to get an orange headband, worn once.

I did a Wolf Run a couple of years ago, which was great fun (did it with mates). Probably wouldn't do it again though.

 

[T4tomo]

I've not done one, but I've marshalled and been first aider at a few. Don't enter into it lightly.

Easy for a man of your stature to say that....

A good way to get injured and a bit too much macho BS.

I believe Hyrox also falls into that category