Tough Mudder

Tough Mudder races are a type of endurance challenge race. The obstacle course was designed by British Special Forces and are typically 10 – 12 miles. During the course, you will have to go through a variety of obstacles that are meant to test endurance, stamina, mental and physical strength as well as camaraderie. Tough Mudder attracts anywhere from 15,000 – 20,000 participants and is labelled by the company as ‘probably the toughest event one the planet’.

Some of the obstacles that one might have to face when entering a Tough Mudder race include the following:

1. Ball Shrinker – traverse ropes stretched across a pond
2. Berlin Walls – climb over a series of 12 foot walls made of wooden planks
3. Boa Constrictor – crawl through a series of tunnels that may also lead you into frozen water
4. Braveheart Charge – participants run down the mountain… battle cry optional
5. Chain Gang – a hill approximately 30’ tall by which the participants are forced to create a human chain to ascend a steep muddy slope with a low sloped downgrade exit.
6. Chernobyl Jacuzzi – participants climb into and out of one of three lined dumpsters containing icy water and colored dye
7. Cliff Hanger – a rocky climb up the top of the mountain
8. Death March – steep climb up one of the ski slopes
9. Devil’s Beard – crawl through low cargo nets
10. Electroshock Therapy – run through live electric wires
11. Everest – run up a steep, slick ¼ pipe structure covered in oil
12. Fire Walker – Run through flaming bales of hay
13. Funky Monkey – swing across monkey bars over cold water
14. Greased Lightning – slide down a steep hill into the pond and swim back out
15. Hay Bale Pyramid - climb over bales of hay
16. Hold Your Wood – like a lumberjack, you’ll need to pick up some wood and run with the heavy logs
17. Jocks on the Rocks – hop, skip or jump into a pit of ice and mud
18. Killa Gorilla – run up and down a steep hill ten times
19. Kiss o’Mud – participants crawl on their bellies through mud under low wire
20. Log Jammin’ - Make your way over and under a series of logs
21. Monster Chase – participants run after a monster truck for each start wave
22. Mud Mile – Try making your way through a maze of trenches as you go through some thick mud
23. Nature’s Pocket – descend into 25′ of underground tunnels
24. School of Tough Knocks – climb up and over an old school bus with ropes stretched across it
25. Smoke Chute – Climb 15′ to a 5′ free fall into a 1/4 pipe slide.
26. Swamp Stomp – run through deep mud
27. Sweaty Yeti – scramble through snow
28. Texas Smokehouse – run through a wooden structure filled with smoke and mud
29. The Gauntlet – go up a steep ski slope while being sprayed by high-pressure hoses
30. Tired Yet – run through tires some of which may be filled with mud for extra squishiness
31. Twinkle Toes – walk across a narrow board over a river or pond
32. Underwater Tunnels – make your way underneath barrels held on the surface of the freezing cold water
33. Walk the Plank – jump off planks into what will most likely be a very cold pond… oh and hope you’re not afraid of heights as the jump is from 15′

Tough Mudder was the first site to receive an A+ review from Travlete,  whose tagline is  ‘for endurance athletes, by endurance athletes’. You can read their latest Tough Mudder review that occurred in NJ on 2011.

Below are the current dates for 2012 that Tough Mudder will be taking place in the U.S., however you should check out the Tough Mudder events section to get the latest updates as well as to learn of other locations that aren’t listed below.

Check out this video from Tough Mudder in Englishtown, NJ in 2011.

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