It's official: I have temporarily lost my mind. I don't know if you've heard of Tough Mudder, but if you have and you know me, you would probably agree that my sanity isn't necessarily in check. For those of you who don't know about Tough Mudder, allow me to summarize: A 12 mile course consisting of obstacles designed by British Special Forces that includes (but not limited to) an "Arctic Enema" (swimming through an ice bath), running through 4 foot flames, completing an uphill set of greased monkey bars, jumping off a 15 ft plank into freezing water, sprinting up a greased half pipe, scaling 12 ft walls, crawling in the mud and gravel under barbed wire, and oh yea, running through a field of wires that carry as much as 10,000 volts of electricity. That's right, essentially succumbing oneself to electrocution. I'm sorry, did I mention that in between all the obstacles it involves running 12 MILES??? Yep, I've gone cray cray.
Why you ask did I sign up for this? A certain someone who will go unnamed (ahem... the bf) said "hey, you should do this with me and my friend." I'll about doing fun activities and trying new things so I said "sure, why not." That was before I actually really looked at the website and read about the extensive nature of the course. I was expecting something akin to the Warrior Dash or Spartan Race, which in essence is the same concept, except Tough Mudder is 3 times as long and on steroids. Now I would like to say I'm in decent shape. I run, bike, do regular yoga, and like my occasional Shamrock Shuffles and 5k's. Apparently that's all child's play when it comes to training for said event... especially when my training as of late has consisted of long walks to the nearest festival and a few extra downward facing dogs. Yea, probably not gonna cut it.
That said, I'm going to wake up tomorrow morning and embark on the drive to northwest Indiana with my "teammates" and prepare to subject myself to 90 degree heat and 12 miles of mud. Good thing that Tough Mudder's mantra is all about camaraderie - helping out your fellow Mudders and not racing, but simply accomplishing the feat. So, I hope to "accomplish" as much as I can and I will admit, I'm secretly pumped and ready to tackle the challenge. This coming from a girl who gets spray tans and wears eyelashes on a regular basis...Sigh, I digress. Expect a full report of the happenings next week. Happy Mudding!
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