Tough Mudder

Tough Mudder is a 10-12 mile obstacle course which is created by British Special Forces, which is described by the creators as “probably the toughest event on the planet”. The key themes are lots of obstacles, competitors aren’t timed and teamwork. It is estimated that 15-20% of participants do not finishTough Mudder. Each Tough Mudder event is designed to be the only one of its kind.

Tough Mudder Obstacles

Tough Mudder courses feature a variety of obstacles, many of which require teamwork to overcome. Some examples (thanks to wiki) include: Vi

1. Ball Shrinker – traverse ropes stretched across a pond
2. Berlin Walls – climb over walls made of wooden planks
3. Boa Constrictor – crawl through dark tunnels
4. Braveheart Charge – participants run down the mountain
5. Cliff Hanger – a rocky climb up the top of the mountain
6. Death March – steep climb up one of the ski slopes
7. Devil’s Beard – crawl through low cargo nets
8. Electroshock Therapy – run through live electric wires
9. Fire Walker – Run through flaming bales of hay
10. Funky Monkey – swing across monkey bars over cold water
11. Greased Lightning – slide down a steep hill into the pond and swim back out
12. Hold Your Wood – participants pick up and run with heavy wooden logs
13. Jocks on the Rocks – jump into a pit of mud and ice
14. Killa Gorilla – run up and down a steep hill ten times
15. Kiss o’Mud – participants crawl on their bellies through mud under low wire
16. School of Tough Knocks – climb up and over an old school bus with ropes stretched across it
17. Swamp Stomp – run through deep mud
18. Sweaty Yeti – scramble through snow
19. Texas Smokehouse – run through a wooden structure filled with smoke and mud
20. The Gauntlet – Go up a steep ski slope while being sprayed by high-pressure hoses
21. Twinkle Toes – walk across a narrow board over a river or pond
22. Underwater Tunnels – swim underneath barrels held on the surface of the water
23. Walk the Plank – jump off planks into a pond
24. Monster Chase – participants run after a monster truck for each start wave
25. Chernobyl Jacuzzi – participants climb into and out of one of three lined dumpsters containing icy water and colored dye
26. Hay Bale Pyramid/Texas Bale Bonds – Climb over mounds of straw
27. Everest – run up a steep, slick ¼ pipe structure covered in oil
28. Chain Gang – a hill approximately 30’ tall by which the participants are forced to create a human chain to ascend a steep muddy slope with a low sloped downgrade exit.
29. Nature’s Pocket – descend into 25′ of underground tunnels
30. Smoke Chute – Climb 15′ to a 5′ free fall into a 1/4 pipe slide

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Tough Mudder Kettering UK Review

Tough Mudder arrived in the UK for the first time this weekend, and graced the grounds of Broughton House in Kettering. Over 7,000 ‘Mudders’ turned up in anticipation after seeing all the videos and photos online from the US. If you don’t know about Tough Mudder, it’s a 12 mile military style assault course with over 20 gruelling obstacles that takeson average 2.5 hours to complete with only 78% on average actually completing it.