[cressydrift]

VANCOUVER AT WHISTLER OLYMPIC PARK – SAT JUNE 23 & SUN 24, 2012

Tough mudder as described by them,

"Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10-12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. As the leading company in the booming obstacle course industry, Tough Mudder has already challenged half a million inspiring participants worldwide and raised more than $2 million dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project. But Tough Mudder is more than an event, it’s a way of thinking. By running a Tough Mudder challenge, you’ll unlock a true sense of accomplishment, have a great time, and discover a camaraderie with your fellow participants that’s experienced all too rarely these days."

Tough Mudder 2012 - YouTube
http://youtu.be/ObcX5ZopSZE
http://youtu.be/6jU4SfKcJPg
Vancouver at Whistler Olympic Park (http://toughmudder.com/events/vancouver/)

Registering, whos in?

[kevin7352]

that truck at 0:24 so badass

[Matlock]

Any of you guys doing this? Would love to train for something like this, but I don't know anyone else who would even be interested :alone:


Looks like a good place to wear my Vibram Five Fingers.

[xPhuong]

Vibram Five Fingers in wilderness? Does it protect against branches and sharp objects? lool woulnd't suggest those out there.

[Matlock]

Vibram Five Fingers in wilderness? Does it protect against branches and sharp objects? lool woulnd't suggest those out there.

Actually they're not bad for hiking even over sharp objects, you would be surprised. A lot of people do wear them for hiking, you can search the inter webs. The soles are very tough, you'd have to stab it pretty hard with a knife to puncture it.

[cressydrift]

I think i am going to wear boots. The run will suck in them but climbing, jumping and landing, going through mud will give me the extra support I need. I am not sure though, I am going to look into this some more.

Surprised more people aren't interested.

[RayBot]

The Spartan Race is another comparable event....if you want to do something a lot more smaller scale (5km). Thats held in North Van

[Excelsis]

ooo i might try this out looks fun

and i don't think the vibram shoes would do so good in the swamp stomp "slosh your way through waist-deep sludge without losing your shoes in the process"

and :rofl: at the "Kinky Tunnels" challenge

i'll try to get some friends to sign up too

[NLY]

:fuckyea: to the max if you finish

[Ch28]

The Spartan Race is another comparable event....if you want to do something a lot more smaller scale (5km). Thats held in North Van

Friends and I are heavily considering doing it as part of the group early bird :accepted:

[subordinate]

110 bucks ... :heckno:

Another Warrior Dash - bleh, I guess it's one of those interesting things to try for the first time for the experience.

I'll stick to the grouse grind.

[ProShift]

This is right around the corner and I just signed up. I have done the warrior dash and it is a piece of cake. From what I have seen in the videos I think this will be a real challenge.

Grouse grind???? Please... this will be like that carrying a log and climbing over 12ft walls!

Is there anyone else on RS doing this?

Jared

[Richmond69er]

myself and a dozen friends are signed up to do this in memory of a friend in june!

should be good times for sure.

[dat_steve]

thinking of signing up with a few people from work. Ride to Conquer cancer is a week right before though...might just HTFU and do it. June would be an epic month!

[Richmond69er]

^^its a great cause but so poorly organized. did it last year and our group will never do it again. up til last year we did the 24hr relay at swanguard. were gonna be doing that again this year. SO MUCH FUN!

[Nocardia]

I signed up, not much training tho :(
Ran the BMO half to get an idea of how far 10 miles is....its fucking FAR. Simply moving 10 miles is tough enough let alone the obstacles. I get back from Europe the previous sunday so I will try to get some running and lifting in before that.

Did anyone buy gloves for this? It seems like everyone wears them but I can't figure out what type to buy (UA Tough mudder ones don't seem to be in Canada).

[Redlines_Daily]

^Ive read mixed reviews on gloves. Some people say they are a must and others say they get so muddy that they are useless!

[Nocardia]

^Ive read mixed reviews on gloves. Some people say they are a must and others say they get so muddy that they are useless!

Yeah I have heard that too, but I did hear these were good and make sense bc they are just basically rubber:
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[pizzaMR2]

who's ready for this???

Let's do it!!!!

[Tegra_Devil]

just got back to town from it...was on the 12pm wave. did it in 3hrs 30 mins. it was awesome!

[Matlock]

Wish I went :alone:

[Tegra_Devil]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/c24.0.403.403/p403x403/180215_10151007321556392_945226598_n.jpg

[Redlines_Daily]

^nice pic man, congrats! I had an 11:00am start on Saturday. Here are a few of me

[JSALES]

so how hard was it? even my friend's cousins who are little puny girls managed to do it

[pizzaMR2]

Best thing ever....that walk up beside the ski jump was killer!

[Verdasco]

redlines is white? thought he was asian that pissed off the brown guy in traffic :suspicious:

[Redlines_Daily]

so how hard was it? even my friend's cousins who are little puny girls managed to do it

I think the difficulty factor depends on how hard you push yourself during the event. Most people I saw took it easy and weren't even that tired when they crossed they finish line. I have bad knees so running that distance was a huge challenge for me. The obstacles were more fun than difficult..I wouldn't call it "the toughest event on the planet", but it was definitely one of the most fun days I can remember..I'll be back there next summer for sure!

redlines is white? thought he was asian that pissed off the brown guy in traffic :suspicious:

Nope, definitely white :p

[gars]

just noticed this thread! I was wondering if there were any mudders on RS.

Finished this with a bunch of people from my Dragonboat team. We struggled hard to finish as a team, as the average age was pushing 40 on my team. Like Redlines_Daily said, a few of the guys on our team definitely started getting really sore knees by the middle of the course.

Even the guys/girls who walked - I don't think I can say they weren't even tired. Even walking 12 miles isn't an easy feat, especially if you're soaked for half of it, and covered with mud for the other half. But ya, I wouldn't call any of the obstacles honestly difficult, it's the run (straight uphill??) that kills you.

[RCubed]

bump!
anyone doing it this year?

[yameen]

i have with a bunch of friends but i haven't trained for it. can an average guy complete this or will i have to walk some of it?

[Richmond69er]

^^ youll prolly be walking parts of it.

Im doing it again this year its on my birthday! havent stopped training since the last one... gonna be way better prepared this time around

[Wykydtron]

I'm signed up! Also doing Spartan Race: Sprint distance on June 1