7 reasons why you should do your first Tough Mudder

Tough Mudder is one of the most well known and popular obstacle course race series in the UK. Each race weekend attracts over 15,000 runners taking on the course. Here is my list of 7 reasons why you should do your first Tough Mudder:

1. Six different races series to suit everyone.
   1. The “classic” “Full” course of around 10 miles is the main challenge – 20+ obstacles including some of the best known including ElectroShock Therapy (running through a gauntlet of 10,000 volt wires), Everest (tall quarter pipe) and Arctic Enema (dunk into an ice bath).
   2. “Half” is ran on the same course as the full, however is around 5 miles and around 15 obstacles, removing some of the more “challenging” obstacles  like Arctic Enema which may have put some runners off previously.
   3. Tougher Mudder – for the competitive OCR enthusiasts, this is a chip timed first wave of the Full course. All obstacles to be completed (with penalty loops for failure). Due to the team work nature of some obstacles (Pyramid Scheme for example) some are modified to be completed individually. Prize money for the top three competitors.
   4. Toughest Mudder – An 8 hour overnight obstacle race starting at midnight. A 5 mile course, a hybrid of the half and full, with competitors completing as many laps as they can within the 8 hour limit. Only 3 course are in Europe with a number in North America.
   5. World’s Toughest Mudder – A 24-hour obstacle race base in America (Atlanta, GA in 2018). The ultimate test in endurance obstacle racing.
   6. City 5km – New for 2018, the new series removes the water and mud and have venues in City Parks, allowing for participants to go home “clean”. Promises to be the “gateway” drug for those brand new to obstacle course running and to the rest of the Tough Mudder Series
2. Locations across the UK
   With so many race series, comes various venues. Scotland, Ireland, North West, Midlands and South all have venues, whilst the new 5km series introduces Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and 2 locations in London. The Tough Mudder Season starts in April and ends in October
3. Innovative obstacles
   Tough Mudder have a great repertoire of obstacles meaning that each course around the country is somewhat different, even with some of the “headline” obstacles such as Pyramid Scheme, Arctic Enema, Everest and BlockNess Monster. However, Tough Mudder do not rest on their laurels and new obstacles are released each year. in 2017 August Gloop and Stage 5 Clinger was brought to the masses, whilst this year Kong Infinity and Happy Ending are brought to the party.
   

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