Tough Mudder

[oxoman]

Wolf runs are bad enough but not Tough Mudder bad. Did the Ramathon at Stoneleigh showground a good few years back and that was bad enough, stupidly signed up with mates to do the TM, as previously mentioned and didn't enjoy it.

 

[vickster]

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

I believe Hyrox also falls into that category

Friend of mine has done a Hyrox, she's not especially macho, just fit and strong and bloody minded!

 

[Dogtrousers]

I know someone who did one a few years ago. It's very much not my kind of thing but she enjoyed it, but not enough to do it more than once. Mind you my friend is a triathlete/ runner and physically I don't think she found it that much of a challenge.

There's a lot of razzamataz and if you like that kind of thing and are doing it with a group and have sufficient fitness then I imagine it could be a lot of fun.

But not for me, even if I was physically capable, which I'm not.

 

[Badger_Boom]

Friend of mine has done a Hyrox, she's not especially macho, just fit and strong and bloody minded!

I have a similar friend who enjoys that particular type of challenge. She is, however, baffled by the blokes who strip to the waist apparently so they can show other similarly half-dressed chaps that they too have a six pack.

 

[oxoman]

Hyrox is another level and a serious workout. Definitely one for gym bunnies and youngsters IMHO, and not old farts like me.

 

[vickster]

Hyrox is another level and a serious workout. Definitely one for gym bunnies and youngsters IMHO, and not old farts like me.

My friend who did one is 53, so depends how old you are (she does HIIT workouts 3-4x a week)

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I have a similar friend who enjoys that particular type of challenge. She is, however, baffled by the blokes who strip to the waist apparently so they can show other similarly half-dressed chaps that they too have a six pack.

Probably on a Grindr date

 

[Rusty Nails]

Tough Mudders attracts all sorts...even Angela Rayner has done it.

 

[oxoman]

My friend who did one is 53, so depends how old you are (she does HIIT workouts 3-4x a week)

As im very nearly 61 its definitely a younger person's thing.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

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.

On ‘the tops’, before getting to ‘Top Withins’, if it’s wet, you’ll be in peat bog that can vary from ankle to crotch deep
(more of the latter!!)

 

[Bonefish Blues]

On ‘the tops’, before getting to ‘Top Withins’, if it’s wet, you’ll be in peat bog that can vary from ankle to crotch deep
(more of the latter!!)

There's a reason that the top fell runners look like wiry racing snakes, isn't there

 

[wafter]

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

I get this impression too; and while anything discussed in this thread would eat me alive I get the feeling that Tough Mudder attracts people like Darren from sales so he can brag about it at work on Monday, while fell runners just quietly get on with it weekend after weekend.

All seems a bit pricey and commercialised to me.. not to detract from the achievement of those who've completed it.

 

[Rusty Nails]

I get this impression too; and while anything discussed in this thread would eat me alive I get the impression that Tough Mudder attracts people like Darren from sales so he can brag about it at work on Monday, while fell runners just quietly get on with it weekend after weekend.

All seems a bit pricey and commercialised to me.. not to detract from the achievement of those who've completed it.

The T-shirts are popular, and the events are also a thing with many hen parties.

 

[Jameshow]

The T-shirts are popular, and the events are also a thing with many hen parties.

Stag do's!

 

[midlandsgrimpeur]

I know quite a few people that have done them, and to be fair they have all loved them, including those that were not the fittest and dreading it. A couple have done them where they saw people get nasty injuries though, if I recall correctly, my mate saw a guy break his leg jumping across a muddy ditch.