11-02-2011, 01:24 PM
Tough Mudder was definitely fun but it was considerably more exhausting then I was anticipating. We ran on saturday at 12 with some great weather. It took me just about this whole last week to fully recover from being so damn sore in my legs. Hiking up several ski slopes was the most difficult portion, the obstacles weren't terribly challenging but were a lot of fun besides the ice bath (that just sucked). I got pretty scraped up and bruised from several of the obstacles. The running portions were fine besides being cold and wet which led to the nice cough I still have. Gerald was right about the slip and slide, I made it through fine but the person behind me went in way too fast and just about wiped out my knee (that was unpleasant).
Overall it was a great experience and quite challenging to finish with pushing the pace. There were a few lines at the more challenging obstacles but for the most part the entire race went smoothly. They had plenty of water stations with banannas to help replenish along the course, I think I drank 4 bottles of water throughout the course and still felt dehydrated. There were definitely a lot of runners cramping up and I witnessed several injuries on the larger, more physical obstacles. I plan on running another one but probably won't do the Winteergren one again. I was planning on doing the Tampa one next year but If you guys are serious about the DC race I will plan on doing that one with you guys instead.
Overall it was a great experience and quite challenging to finish with pushing the pace. There were a few lines at the more challenging obstacles but for the most part the entire race went smoothly. They had plenty of water stations with banannas to help replenish along the course, I think I drank 4 bottles of water throughout the course and still felt dehydrated. There were definitely a lot of runners cramping up and I witnessed several injuries on the larger, more physical obstacles. I plan on running another one but probably won't do the Winteergren one again. I was planning on doing the Tampa one next year but If you guys are serious about the DC race I will plan on doing that one with you guys instead.