TOUGH MUDDER!!!

Oh ya I ran with a disposable waterproof camera. Tried to take pics of all the obstacles. Should develop those today

 

IT was a blast!! I did it in boots and Utes (thats cammies for the civilian populus). My calves are hard as bricks today. I think it should of been called tough hiker not mudder. It was grusome out there! The worst part, besides the hills, was the water obstacles. The ice pit made my lungs freeze. To any one doing one for the first time my advice would be to do lots of elevation and tempature training. I can run all day, but at 7000 feet not so much! It was a blast! DONT GIVE UP and DONT WHINE

 

Nice pics Matt

 

my dad took all those pics, spectators could access alot of the course.

it was a blast

dont fall next time fool. they hauled you off so quick, i tired to get you a beer but i turned around and you were gone.

the bloody face pic rules

yeah man, we saw you MC guys. good job

there was hardly any mud, which sucked, but it's hard to make mud in the terrain, its all rocks and hard ass dirt.

my knees are killing me, my legs are so tore up from doing it in shorts

thanks joe

 

Next year if its the same course Ill do lite weight running pants and an old pair of merrils.

I saw you guys in the suits that had to be rough! I know tough mudders dont keep time but have you heard what the fastest time is?

 

yeah, it would def be easier to do the course in light weight clothing that doesnt hold water

my dad and his friend were at the bottom by the shock therapy when the first dude finished. i think they said his time was around 2 hours 30 min

 

2hr30min thats moving ! The web site said that was supposed to be the average! Are you guys going to the nor cal event?

 

yeah, 2hr 30min is busting ass

the weekend of the norcal mudder is the same weekend as the goruck challenge up in sacramento

i already signed up to do that. i'm thinking about doing the arizona tough mudder in january.

check out the goruck challenge, prop something that would interest you too

http://goruckchallenge.com/

 

more pics

 

OMG dude... those of us who did it on sunday suffered for sure.

we had a high of 37 deg and a low of 10 up on the mountain, plus windchill.

the saturday event was almost 80 deg that day, not a cloud in the sky, no wind. it was beautiful. haha

our course did not have much mud at all, but thats beacuse CA is so rocky... hard to make mud out of hard dirt and rocks. every time we had to low crawl it was through gravel and rocks... that was fun. my knees are torn up

you're gonna love it man. i already want to do it again really bad

 

here's a really good go pro vid of our course... these people did it on saturday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m68qF4_YA3c

 

I did the NorCal TM last year with guys from work and had a blast. I will be there Sunday this year. I'm doing the Tahoe Big Blue Adventure Race (15-20+ miles mountain biking, 8 miles Kayaking on Lake Tahoe and couple of miles of hiking) on Saturday. Anyone who can run a few miles and has some determination can do the Mudder.

http://www.bigblueadventure.com/pub/main2.asp?daEvent=8&daPageName=INTRO

 

^^^ that Tahoe race looks cool. good luck

i'd be up there doing the Nor Cal mudder with you, but thats the same weekend as the goruck challenge and i'll be in sacramento doing that

 

I wanna go next time! I have a suit that I hate, so i'll wear it

 

there's one up in norcal in september... gotta sign up soon though... it's 93% sold out

http://toughmudder.com/events/norcal2011/

 

Dang. Looks like a blast! I. Can. not. freakin. wait!!!!

 

it was awesome. i want to do it again right now... and i cant fully bend my left knee right now lol

 

I wanna do one! My dad's been trail running and shit at the higher altitudes getting ready for his. Any idea's for him?

 

is he doing the CO mudder?

if your in decent shape and have the determination to finish no matter what, he'll be fine.

it's mostly mental because it puts people in an element they are not used to: cold, wet, dirty and challenged with completing tasks (obstacles) that you can't really prep for in the gym

basically he needs some good upper body strength, endurance and conditioning and the desire to be challenegd, have fun and raise money for our wounded service members