Justin Bailey

I hope you have enjoyed this series.  Here are my final thoughts on the Tough Mudder: 1.  Expensive: If you're going to run the Tough Mudder, register as early as possible or wait for a Groupon.  It is an EXPENSIVE race, and on top of…

And now we come to the last three miles of the Tough Mudder!  The race organizers definitely saved the best obstacles for last, and I have no complaints about any of the final five challenges of the course.  Well, maybe one or two. :) Directly…

After the "Walk the Plank" obstacle, in my mind, I was running downhill.  I felt little anxiety about the remaining obstacles, and so the greatest challenge would be to keep running until the end. After taking a short water break and eating(?) some energy gel,…

As a whole, obstacles 11-14 were on the weak side.  But one obstacle was potentially one of the most psychologically difficult of the course. The eleventh obstacle was called The Log Bog Jog (#11).  It is supposed to be a run through the woods while climbing…

All along the race path there were signs giving us encouraging messages like: "Remember You Signed a Death Waiver." "Beware of Velociraptor Attack." "Warrior Dash Finish Line.  But you signed up for the Tough Mudder, so you've just begun." Here's another good one: One nice…