Race Report

Soo I finally did a post!
Here's the original

TM Pros: Ridiculous, really well organized, lots of paramedics and military personnel around, great cause (wounded warrior project), great food, band, and free beer afterwords. They also had a complimentary mullet booth.

Cons: Effing cold water. This made the water cannon obstacle and the 2 swimming-related obstacles a lot harder than they seemed. If the TM you're doing takes place in a ski resort, this is probably going to be a factor... as will the ski slopes you'll have to run up, down, and up again. They also have these "remember, you signed a death waiver" signs along the way.

Mystery Obstacle 18: It was taking a shot of Tabasco sauce! Much better than the bears and/or sharks I was afraid they'd have waiting for us.

Note: Do it with a teammate. I did it solo, and although a team (the Budgee Smugglers) took pity on me for the obstacles where you needed to hurl one another over something, it would've been nice to race this thing as it's intended.

Mudder Championship: 48 hours of hell for finishers in the top 5% from all the other Mudders, plus 100 lucky winners who enter the random drawing. They "confidently predict" it will knock out 90% of the starting pack. "Expect 50 miles of mud, ice, snow, fire, hot coals, rock climbs, barbed wire, electric fencing, underwater swimming, boulder carries, rope climbs, extreme weather conditions and 100 ft dives from waterfalls."

The water cannon obstacle, free tattoo booth, me struggling, and a competitor in a pig suit (someone also did it in a Shrek costume):

ps - I was the 3rd girl! I managed to get there late and started with the 2nd wave so they tacked on 15 extra mins--> not sure what I am in the official results, but it's not 3rd

pps - I either qualified or won a lottery slot for the Mudder Championship. I got an ominous email the other day, and I'm thinking participating might not be the best idea.