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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…

The Wisconsin Tough Mudder took place at the Devil's Head Ski Resort in Merrimac, Wisconsin.  This meant that we would basically be running up and down the ski runs for the first hour of the course. The race started running down a slope ("Braveheart Charge",…