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DR_Pingu

DR_Pingu

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I completed my first one last year and needless to say I absolutely loved it! (even if the constant wet/dry/wet/dry... did no good for my terribly dry skin). Even more needless to say, I'm doing it again this year, again at Cirencester and (hopefully) again at 12:00 on the Sunday! I may even be doing it on the Saturday too as my work has a scheme which allows you to get tickets for the Saturday for just £15! :D

Any body else on here a Tough Mudder, and if so how many times have you completed it?

I didn't half hate Arctic Enema, being asthmatic the severe instant cold felt pretty nasty haha but I made it out alive - looking at Arctic Enema 2.0 though it looks a whole new level of brrrrrrrrr!! :p

Not sure who I'm personally raising money for just yet but it'll probably be for the British Heart Foundation again, raised nearly £600 last year :)
 
Did my first one last year as well dude! In october, was bloody cold and you're right, Artic Enema was horrific, and getting electrocuted wasn't much fun either. But thoroughly enjoed it!! Did it with 6 of my mates.

Wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, I did borderline no training. The obstacles break up the run nicely and I think it took us 3 hours to do altogether?

Also doing my 2nd one this year! 3rd of May same as you?
 
I won't lie I did dread Everest as I'd cramped up about 8 miles in! (Not particularly unfit, but I'll just blame it on fast-twitch fibres ;) I do play lots of football and circuits a couple times a week!) but I managed to get up without any help :p I was with 4 work mates, doing it with my new colleagues this year - hoping about 6/7 of us :) took us around 3hrs too hehe!

I'm doing the one in August, potentially looking to go to Reading Festival the week after which will be a nice reward in my eyes haha
 
Nice! It is a lot of fun doing it in a team, we signed up for our 2nd one straight after more or less. Addicted now ha!

You're right, Artic Enema 2.0 doesn't look too fun. Looking forward to doing the slide with the fire this time instead of the 2nd electorshock therapy...

Ah nice, I too am going to a festival end of May, WeAreFest, so that will be my treat :)
 
Did my first at Broughton Hall. Just over 3 hours too believer or not!

I did walk a fair bit too because of cramping in my thighs. The hills where just tedious and put me off doing it at that location again. It was endless up and down the same hill to make up the distance. Loved the team work and people tagging onto our group to help each other through.

The worst for me was the shocks. Nothing can prepare for how much of a bite you actually get. I had them all on my back side.
 
Doing my 4th one in June this year.

Also signed up for Total Warrior in Edinburgh in September which is similar but a shorter course with more obstacles. Didn't really think this one through however as I have the Great North run the day after which is going to HURT!

Next year I think I will get a season pass and try and do 5 in the one year!

/Salsa
 
JoeF1 said:
The worst for me was the shocks. Nothing can prepare for how much of a bite you actually get. I had them all on my back side.
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I was crawling through the first electroshock therapy and felt little niggles and was like 'I don't see what al lthe fuss is about?!', then 'CRACK' arm spazes out and I am in a world of pain, then it got progressively worse.

On the 2nd one (FInal obstacle) asI was running through I got to in quick succession that put my on the floor. As I tried to get myself up I got one between the shoulder blades. I decided that was it and crawled out...
 
I read this last year http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/...dder-by-a-curmudgeonly-55-year-old-vermonter/ and it thoroughly put me off the whole thing, I also remain unconvinced of the toughness of the obstacles having done most of them in some form or other at different events, I'll give you the electricity I'm sure that stings like hell, but the others don't seem overly challenging for anyone with a modicum of fitness.
 
Gambisk said:
I read this last year http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/...dder-by-a-curmudgeonly-55-year-old-vermonter/ and it thoroughly put me off the whole thing, I also remain unconvinced of the toughness of the obstacles having done most of them in some form or other at different events, I'll give you the electricity I'm sure that stings like hell, but the others don't seem overly challenging for anyone with a modicum of fitness.
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Haven't read it, but from your post you are probably right. Obstacles are difficult really, the odd one or two are either just painful in nature, or a shock to the system. Most of the obstacles in isolation aren't hard, but come the 10 mile mark and onwards they do become hard due to exhaustion. In and out of water does take its toll too.

But you're right, someone with a half decent level of fitness should be able to complete. Then it just boils down to whether it's a respectable time.
 
First time last year and loved it, so doing it again this year. NOT happy about the electroshock obstacles though. I did not and do not like it. I'd happily do arctic enema 3 times than get zapped!
 
balky12 said:
Nice! It is a lot of fun doing it in a team, we signed up for our 2nd one straight after more or less. Addicted now ha!

You're right, Artic Enema 2.0 doesn't look too fun. Looking forward to doing the slide with the fire this time instead of the 2nd electorshock therapy...

Ah nice, I too am going to a festival end of May, WeAreFest, so that will be my treat :)
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Oooo did you have Slippery Eel? We didn't and I couldn't have been happier when I saw the course map! That one looks dreadful! Electroshock Therapy I only got shocked once and it went up both my calves, seemed to clear up any cramp they had tbh so was a win in my book :p I was absolutely shattered the day after though!

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I was going to do it, but the amount they want to do it is just silly money.
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I'm not too sure on the percentage, but a fair amount does go to charitable causes. I paid about £86 I think (couldn't find my email from last year saying you get 10% off or whatever it would've been :() for the experience and enjoyment, and of course the headband - IT'S ALL ABOUT THE HEADBAND GUYS! :p - I can't wait! I'm the most unfit now than I've ever actually been in honesty, so I'm putting myself into some programs which should have me fitter than last year, which is the main reason I'm hoping to complete 2 in 1 weekend. There was a guy dressed as a minion who did that when I was in on my run, was his 10th time that day; apparently some people actually do 2nd laps of the course O_O those are da real MVP
 
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Having done two before I don't think I'll be doing any again. The 2nd one I went to should have been shut down.

The mud was filled with flint so people were opening up their arms and legs.
There was heavy rain so people would get to the tops of walls and try to rope down, only to fall 10m onto their back.
Obstacles were very busy and backed up.
No food throughout the course like the first one.
GINGER BEER?! What kind of substitute is that?!

The sheer number of air ambulances I saw was silly.
 
DR_Pingu said:
I'm not too sure on the percentage, but a fair amount does go to charitable causes.
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I wouldn't mind if it was a large percentage to a charity i cared about. But even then, at the end of the day, a lot of people do these and raise their own money for a charity of their choice.

It's £85~ unless you raise more than £120 for "Help for Heroes" and then you get £20 back.
 
DR_Pingu said:
I'm not too sure on the percentage, but a fair amount does go to charitable causes.
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A lot of people are under that impression however if you read closely none of the money from your entry fee goes to charity, if you raise a certain amount they give you a small refund but thats about it. Add that to the fact they use volunteers for the majority of staff, this is a business and they make a lot of money at each event, which of course is fine but don't think by taking part your making a difference unless you use it to raise money for a charity of your choice.
 
I haven't done tough mudder but have done Tough Guy three times. It's essentially the grandfather of the public event assault course races. If you've done tough mudder try the winter Tough Guy to really test yourself.. You won't be doing that two days running... ;)

Although I'll admit I actually did the "Nettle Warrior", not official "Tough Guy" race, the latter is in winter and I'm a bit to prone to hypothermia for that...:o The summer one is warmer but you run further and do the assault course twice - although people still get hypothermia even in the summer one.
 
I did it last year in Yorkshire and Im looking forward to doing it again this year, got 4 of us including the wife doing it, though I am scouting out more peeps. Arctic enema was fine, but I hate the electric eel
 
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