Tough Mudder 2012 Part 3

Sorry for the delay, it's been a crazy few weeks. I can't believe that it's already June and we are leaving on vacation in 9 short days.

So we left off crawling over the last Berlin Wall. It took quite a bit of time to get over those two monsters. We rounded a couple corners and I could see a big group of people ahead and started to make out the "Electric Eel." This obstacle definitely got my heart pumping. Having to crawl on your belly with electric wires dangling inches from your head is definitely SCARY! I got as low as I could get and swam through the mud, I made it through without getting zapped. People all around me were getting hit, you could hear the zap followed by a scream. That made it the obstacle even scarier!

Next up was "Boa Constrictor." Not too hard except for you have to put your face in the murky mud water in order to get in and out of the tunnels. It took quite awhile to get the mud out of my teeth and my eyes.

We ran for quite awhile before clearing all the trees and making out way back towards the stadium area. "Everest" in all its glory was ahead! The only bad thing about starting in the first wave is there aren't that many people to help you up and over the hard stuff. There were about 5 people at the top and bottom. I attempted the half pipe 3 times and literally was fingertips away all 3 times. It was pretty frustrating not being able to get over it but it just wasn't going to happen today. It sure was fun trying though!

Our friend, KP broke his hand a week before the event and STILL did it!

What a difference a few hours makes. Much easier to get up with more help!

A few short steps later was "Funky Monkey" followed by "Twinkle Toes." Of course they need to put the obstacles that take a lot of strength and coordination at the end, when you're tired and completely covered in slippery mud. Lets just say I did a lot of swimming.

Next was "Walk the Plank," A 15 foot drop into the water followed by a swim. Standing at the top is scary so I just went for it. The more you think about it the scarier it gets!

Finally, the obstacle that we were all waiting for, "Electroshock Therapy!" I didn't even hesitate, I just made a mad dash for the other side. I got hit twice in the shoulder, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. My foot definitely felt funny where the electricity exited my body though.

We all high-fived and headed around the corner, there was the finish line! With a lot of fist pumping and cheering we crossed the line!! We are TOUGH MUDDERS and I couldn't be more proud!

Such a fun day, seriously I can't speak highly enough about how amazing this event is! I can't wait to do it all over again

After warming myself up because I was FREEZING! We're talking purple lips and knees, uncontrollable shaking cold. We went back out to watch Everest, and the remaining obstacles. It was just as fun to watch others doing the course as it was to do it myself!

My team for next year has increased in size from just me to at least 10 people and I CAN'T WAIT!!!