Your Mudder Goes To College

There has been a request to do hill repeats...so anyone up for that can join in with us at the hill around the 3/4 mile mark.

The topic this week:
Why are obstacle course runs becoming so popular, so quickly?  I'm about to find out.  Escalade has suckered me into doing the Poconos Tough Mudder this coming Sunday.  Would you like to find out too?  A local version is available on Saturday at Labrador Mountain.

The Warrior Run Mountain Series is at Labrador on the 28th and includes a battle of the bands competition.  It sounds fun.  I believe Jake is doing it?  It's only a 5k and is much cheaper than the longer and less local alternatives.  Here is the teaser video:


I know there are also Warrior Dash's, Spartan Run's and I'm sure some other flavors.  But the one Erin and I will be experiencing claims to be the toughest of them all.  I have no idea if that is true, but it seems to be the longest of the main stream series'.  The one in the Poconos is supposed to be around 11 miles and does indeed look like one Tough Mudder.  I'm not sure what to make of what I'm about to get into, but I like the points they make for their race:
Fact #1 - Marathon running is boring.  (...and will leave you with as much upper body strength as Kiera Knightly.)
Fact #2 - Mudders do not take themselves too seriously. (It's pretty hard to take yourself seriously when you're covered in mud and have just finished an obstacle called 'Just The Tip'.)
Fact #3 - You cannot complete a Tough Mudder course alone.  (Tough Mudders are team players who make sure no one gets left behind.)

Looking at the various events web sites, I will say this -- they all seem to have a great sense of humor surrounding them.

This years TM teaser:
I can't figure out to embed this one, but I do recommend checking it out.  Hard not to get fired up...also hard  not to wet myself thinking about having to do it.

Last years PA recap:


And a long one, but one that gives you a very good idea of what it's like from a participants point of view:


And a shorter one that shows off the shock obstacle a lot better:


If I don't survive...I trust Kelly to take over TRY for me.  Treat her well, she deserves it.  :-)