One of my events this year was a Tough Mudder that eight of us signed up for. We did a "mudder" group training session once or twice a week for months before the event along with our own individual workouts. We had a lot of fun training together and doing the mudder itself.
It was much tougher for some of the guys than others but we stayed together as a team and finished the thing in a little over 2 hours. It was 10-1/2 miles and 19 obstacles.
I know there are other Bowsiters that have talked about doing this or were signed up to do one and I just wondered what you thought of it.
This is before...
This pic is of my buddy Kyle charging through like a running back. He lost his shoe halfway thru and is carrying it in his right hand.
I agree with OFFHNTN. Nowhere NEAR the toughest event on the planet.
Ironman Wisconsin for me September 7th, Wyoming mountains September 11th.
That would take some serious dedication and training. Are you doing the full Ironman?
I had planned on doing Louisville on August 24th, which would have given me a 2 weeks of recovery before the elk hunt. My uncle died of cancer on June 14th..later that morning I switched to Wisconsin and signed up to race for a cancer charity. I'll hurt for the first week of the elk hunt, but I figure this way my partner can keep up, eh:)
I've done halves and lots of sprints/olympics, but this will be a new beast for me. I'm averaging over 300 miles a week on the bike and I'm feeling good...but I'm sure the course will beat me down....but I'll enjoy the heck out of it!
Haters, c'mon......
I qualified for the Warrior Dash World Championship in October and have signed up for the Worlds Toughest Mudder competition in November.
What I'm REALLY looking forward to is Elk Hunting in Colorado in September!!!!
Midwest, I was there when you were there!!!
I've done 2 Tough Mudders in the past, and I am signed up for the CO tough mudder in September. It was supposed to be the week before I go elk hunting, but my plans have changed and elk hunting has moved up a week. Priorities. No TM for me this year :)
TMs obstacles can be a bit more mentally challenging than other races (ice bath, shock therapy, elevated water pit jump), but I think the Spartan Races are tougher. The obstacles are more physically demanding, albeit more conventional, and you get a 30 burpee penalty for each obstacle failure. and it is a Spartan RACE. it is indeed timed, and encourages that aspect of competition.
Both are great events, just depends on what kind of challenge you make of them.
NO wonder when I share Wyo--Elk country pix with you---
You always state that they look Mild....and I thought ya ment the 35 night/65 day temps!!! haha
You Da Man Nick!
Good luck, Robb
Sounds like you folks had a great time and congrats on working for and finishing off a goal. That in itself is pretty cool.
Never heard of such a thing till bowsite... the things you learn here....
#1BEAR, sounds like we should have had a Bowsite meet 'n greet! Since you were a Legionnaire, how was the big slide through the flames?
Robb, no doubt those mild little hills will still kick my ass!
The turkey has a brain the size of a pea. True.
So does the turkey you are trying to reason with.
What did you do for footwear and how did it work out?
Not quite at that level myself yet, but if you ever need a team member, let me know.
Bill
...and you are absolutely at that level...it seriously is not that hard, just fun.
I'm doing a full marathon on June 6th in South Bend, IN
The tough mudder looks fun....I hope you guys were able to raise some money for Wounded Warriors as that is what tough mudder is all about if you ask me.
Next year we have to stay in touch and rally at the race. I plan on doing the course twice on Saturday next year....I'd love to run it once with your group!
Straight —» Arrow's Link
The open water event sells out in minutes since 2012. As of last year we started a new event called the Virtual Frogman Challenge...of which I am the "race director". I hope to have full details out soon as we open registration on August 6th which is the anniversay of the Extortion 17 shoot down where the helicopter air crew and "Team 6" operators were lost in 2011.
I also have a news article being published by Mel Stewert former Olympic Gold medalist on his swimming news site www.swimswam.com on August 5th. Hoping to get some decent turn out for the "virtual" event.
The Frogman Challenge was created for the long distance swimming community but we will also be honored to partner with anyone who wants to dedicate a really hard athletic endeavor....some of you guys could easily do it.
Climb all the 14ers in colorado or ski every double black diamond along I-70, do the North American Grand Slam and dedicate it to the Nacy SEAL Foundation...do whatever it is you do.
The foundation loves this stuff....set your goals, raise funds and earn some cool stuff from the SEAL's. At the Frogman Swim we commonly give out shadow boxes with a SEAL K-Bar knife inside and some really cool SEAL challange coins and other stuff for our really successful fund raisers. Of course everyone one gets a really rare and one of a kind t-shirt from Forged. (www.forged.com)
The content is being changed quite often right now as we fine tune the rewards being offered but will be final by the end of the week.
www.virtualfrogmanchallenge.com
Straight —» Arrow's Link
www.tampabayfrogman.com www.virtualfrogmanchallenge.com
Did some lap swimming this year for the first time in a long time. Swimming will kick your ass!
Loving It !!!
We went as a 6 person team, partially to support my nephew who has Marfans disease (he did the Spartan Varsity Kids race and I was wildly impressed!).
Our team was myself, wife, two sons and their girlfriends. Activity/Atheletic ability ranges from College Level Soccer player to 50 year old woman who struggles to jog a 5K, but will try ANYTHING with her family.
This was a 4.8 mile course, and oh my god, I didn't know they'd find that many hills. It was INCREDIBLY FUN for all and after the first mile I don't think we ran any of it, walked it all, stayed as a team.
Several obstacles where "team or individual" like walls. Individuals had 7 foot walls, teams had 12. We got into a system to get everyone over!
Worst obstacle was a triple whammy combo: Start at the top of a hill about 125 yrds long (it was a snow tubing place). Run/walk down, then:
Hercules Lift: Sandbags on pulley with a rope, 30 feet up, 30 feet down. Guys bags weighed more than girls. Using just body weight alone really didn't work.
finish that, then: Rock carry. 5 gallon bucket of rocks. My guess is mine weighed about 50-60 lbs. Was WAY more than a 25lb bag of lawn fertilizer. Go UP the 125 yd hill, then back down. Spill any rocks - 30 burpees. This obstacle alone had the most people taking breaks.
Finish that off to climb over a bridge, then back UP, under the barb wire, over an inclined wall then more up.
We had a blast, laughed, got muddy.
We're signed up for Chicago 2015!
Any other Bowsiters in? It would be a good time!
Well that kinda makes me feel better, NOT! LOL, Mike
I AM however sighned up for MN in 2015 and am going to do 2 laps.
Also am looking at Wisconsin in 2015.
