You are tired from running and your body ache all over from climbing, crawling, and swimming through muck. Your ankles are starting to swell and your knees are barely holding on. As you exit out of the previous hell-hole (like Turd's nest or whatever) , you psych yourself up knowing that the finish line is near. Except, of course, you have to get through the vaunted Mount … [Read more...]
Tasting Mud at the USMC Ultimate Challenge
May 30 by 1 Comment
There are lots of different ways to gauge if a mud race is worth the price of admission and whether the event organizers do a decent job of putting together a real challenge. Most people read the reviews of previous years’ events online, or ask around and talk to buddies who are into mud runs to see if it’s a been-there-done-that type of thing or if they keep going back … [Read more...]
Rugged Maniac
May 24 by 1 Comment
The entire race sucked A LOT. But it was bloody awesome. I'll be back next year. -Michael C Young Mud races have become big business. An event that pretty much didn’t exist five years ago has developed a cult following that attracts a million participants a year. Google “what is the best mud race” and you’ll find yourself confronted with 87 million search results … [Read more...]
