One Tough Mudder

Kristia

Kristia

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I just did the Merrell Down and Dirty Mud Run in Philadelphia this past weekend. It was a lot of fun but the amount of runners made it tough to get a good time. There is one in NYC area coming up in Oct. http://www.downanddirtymudrun.com/ You can pick from either a 10k or a 5k. My husband, friend and I did the 5k. I normally run a 5k in a little over 30 min. It took (according to the timing chip) 1:44 to complete the course. A couple of the obstacles had 20 min waits to get over. We were in the last wave so if you are in an early wave, I am sure the wait is not as bad. The obstacles were not super hard except for the slippery wall. There were alot of people who had trouble with that.
 
sweetpee_1993

sweetpee_1993

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jmaxwell007 said:
I mentioned it to my wife with website attached. I have more an obstacle getting her support and not grief. She isnt thrilled... she thinks it is a good opportunity to get hurt or worse.

She has no faith. :rolleyes:
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Cool! I never meet strangers so I'm sure your wife & I would make a great cheer squad. I can sorta see her point (considering I'm a wife, too). Back when the big bank shake-up first started is when Hurricane Ike stripped a section of our roof down to plywood. Hubby wanted to go up the extension ladder 2 stories up with the contractor to have a good look at the damage in the areas we couldn't see from the ground. I had a fit. Reason? Our life insurance is thru AIG and he's the sole-provider around here. :lol: Well, okay, that was in addition to not wanting to have to nurse an injured man while trying to get the house repaired. :lol: All wives out there will attest to the fact that there's nothing worse than a whiny husband.... :lol: J/K!!!

I think it'd be a tremendous personal achievement. All I gotta say is, "Go on wit yo bad seff!" :sohappy:
 
joel_maxwell

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sweetpee_1993 said:
Cool! I never meet strangers so I'm sure your wife & I would make a great cheer squad. I can sorta see her point (considering I'm a wife, too). Back when the big bank shake-up first started is when Hurricane Ike stripped a section of our roof down to plywood. Hubby wanted to go up the extension ladder 2 stories up with the contractor to have a good look at the damage in the areas we couldn't see from the ground. I had a fit. Reason? Our life insurance is thru AIG and he's the sole-provider around here. :lol: Well, okay, that was in addition to not wanting to have to nurse an injured man while trying to get the house repaired. :lol: All wives out there will attest to the fact that there's nothing worse than a whiny husband.... :lol: J/K!!!

I think it'd be a tremendous personal achievement. All I gotta say is, "Go on wit yo bad seff!" :sohappy:
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Sometimes you just sign up for stuff and say, "oh, by the way..."

It cant be any more dangerous then a lot of the supervised sports I have played throughout my life... oh, and the days of rock climbing 150-200 foot faces in Sand rock, Alabama. Naahhh.
 
sweetpee_1993

sweetpee_1993

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jmaxwell007 said:
Sometimes you just sign up for stuff and say, "oh, by the way..."

It cant be any more dangerous then a lot of the supervised sports I have played throughout my life... oh, and the days of rock climbing 150-200 foot faces in Sand rock, Alabama. Naahhh.
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Sand Rock. Where is that? Anywhere near Birmingham? I spent some time near Oak Mountain when I was 17. We went rock climbing, rappelling, and canoeing (9 miles on a river...not sure of name or even direction from where I was staying...was a good drive from Oak Mountain...had areas that were only inches deep, very mild rapids, & big open areas complete with rock faces & a rope swing) all for confidence & team building purposes. I have no idea where these places were. That was the best month in my pre-hubby years. Oak Mountain area is gorgeous. I've always wished to live up there. I have a ton of family spread across Alabama. :D
 
joel_maxwell

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sweetpee_1993 said:
Sand Rock. Where is that? Anywhere near Birmingham? I spent some time near Oak Mountain when I was 17. We went rock climbing, rappelling, and canoeing (9 miles on a river...not sure of name or even direction from where I was staying...was a good drive from Oak Mountain...had areas that were only inches deep, very mild rapids, & big open areas complete with rock faces & a rope swing) all for confidence & team building purposes. I have no idea where these places were. That was the best month in my pre-hubby years. Oak Mountain area is gorgeous. I've always wished to live up there. I have a ton of family spread across Alabama. :D
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Sand rock is in North East Alabama in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. They have some incredible faces up there. These faces dont look all that tall, but they can range from 100 feet to almost 200. The one on the left is the famous one that I have a near death experience on. :D
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&where1=Sand Rock, AL&encType=1‎
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You were on the Cahaba river. It is a great little river in the state. Oak Mountain is a good state park too. I have spent some time there.

Since we have hijacked the thread.... back to the Tough Mudder. :lookaroun
 
Phonedave

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jmaxwell007 said:
Since we have hijacked the thread.... back to the Tough Mudder. :lookaroun
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I can't see it being dangerous.

Sprains/strains sure.

Maybe even a break if the unlucky happens

But it's on a supervise course, what can happen?

Never been rock climbing, but have the permanently scarred shins from hiking rock scrambles - yeah, 1.5 uphill miles from the trail head and my boot is filling with blood form my shin. We after I wrapped it up it stopped bleeding, so really not that bad, but it still hurt :)

I like the looks of the tough mudder because they encourage teamwork. Now I just gotta find a team

-dave
 
sweetpee_1993

sweetpee_1993

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jmaxwell007 said:
Since we have hijacked the thread.... back to the Tough Mudder. :lookaroun
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Agreed! Thanks for the info, tho. :animwink:

Phonedave said:
I can't see it being dangerous.

Sprains/strains sure.

Maybe even a break if the unlucky happens

But it's on a supervise course, what can happen?

Never been rock climbing, but have the permanently scarred shins from hiking rock scrambles - yeah, 1.5 uphill miles from the trail head and my boot is filling with blood form my shin. We after I wrapped it up it stopped bleeding, so really not that bad, but it still hurt :)

I like the looks of the tough mudder because they encourage teamwork. Now I just gotta find a team

-dave
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I think the fact that it's supervised would be a good thing. I'm sure they'll have medical on-site, etc. Yeah, sprains, strains, dislocations, or perhaps a broken bone seem like the obvious things to watch for. If you're going to do activities of this nature I'd think on the supervised course that's designed to challenge but not endanger would be the way to go.

Owwie! Shins! EEk! My shins are so sensitive. I don't even like the nail chicks to rub my shins when I get pedicures. It makes them ache. That uphill rock scramble sounds brutal (not just on the shins). I bet there were some amazing glutes all around, tho! :D

Kristia said:
This is also one we were considering doing, but I don't think it is going to happen this year. www.mcguiremudrun.org
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OMG! I bet that would be fun! Why won't it happen this year, tho? Am I missing something obvious??? :shrug:

You know, I should look for these types of fun events closer to us. Ideally, I'd like to find some of this stuff for my boys to do. I always said when they both got old enough to do an Outward Bound trip that we'd do one as a family. With the youngest making 13 years later this year, we're almost there!
 
Kristia

Kristia

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Oh no! It will happen, just not for us. :) To busy! We are training for the Disney Marathon in January and plan on running the Seaside 1/2 Marathon in October. I kind of want to concentrate on training rather than running races. Also I am a little afraid I might injure myself and not be able to run the marathon.
 
joel_maxwell

joel_maxwell

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Phonedave said:
I can't see it being dangerous.

Sprains/strains sure.

Maybe even a break if the unlucky happens

But it's on a supervise course, what can happen?

Never been rock climbing, but have the permanently scarred shins from hiking rock scrambles - yeah, 1.5 uphill miles from the trail head and my boot is filling with blood form my shin. We after I wrapped it up it stopped bleeding, so really not that bad, but it still hurt :)

I like the looks of the tough mudder because they encourage teamwork. Now I just gotta find a team

-dave
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I know. She is mostly kidding when she says things like she did... but you cant blame her for being a little over protected of her husband from doing something to injure himself or worse when she has lost both her parents by the age of 31. She gets a little freaked out at times when Im like, "See you in a bit, I think im going to go run 8 miles in 95 degree heat, woot woot!"

She would never not let me "live"... but she makes me keep all her concerns in the back of my head so I keep things in perspective. It is actually a great balance.
 
Phonedave

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sweetpee_1993 said:
Owwie! Shins! EEk! My shins are so sensitive. I don't even like the nail chicks to rub my shins when I get pedicures. It makes them ache. That uphill rock scramble sounds brutal (not just on the shins). I bet there were some amazing glutes all around, tho! :D
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It's not uphill, it's sideways :). On one side is the sheer cliff of the Palisades. On the other is the Hudson River - so if you fall, you end up in the river. It goes on for a good mile along the river just like in this picture, it really is a cool hike and a full body workout, especialy with a pack on.

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This is the view of part of the trail from above.

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You scramble along the shoreline. The fun part is, the trailheads are on the TOP where this picture is taken from. So you have to hike down, scramble the trail, and then haul yourself back to the top.

I was hiking it solo after a rainstorm in the fall when I though I broke my shin. I have banged them plenty of other times, but that was about the worse. Its been about four years, but there is still a big discolored patch and a sort of depression on my shin from it.


From the PIP hiking site:

This is the "hike of hikes" on the Palisades, and we really recommend trying something a little easier first ... the "Stairs" are as much rock scramble as hike, with a very steep ascent at the end—never attempt this hike when it’s wet or icy out!
Begin this loop hike at Lookout Inn at State Line Lookout. From here, you can begin by going either south or north.
To begin south: Begin at Lookout Inn and go to the ski trail entrance at the northwest corner of the parking area. At your first left, take ski trail "A" which also overlaps with the aqua-blazed Long Path. Follow until it comes to a junction, where you turn left to cross the entrance road to State Line Lookout (use caution here). Continue through the gap in the parapet stones and into the woods.
The trail goes down a ravine on stone steps. At the base of the ravine, the aqua Long Path crosses a wooden bridge and then intersects the blue-and-white-blazed Forest View Trail; here you will turn left (east) on the Forest View Trail, taking it down to the river, where it will end at the white-blazed Shore Trail (this descent is very steep). Take the white Shore Trail north about 0.25 mi. to the beginning of the Giant Stairs, a formation created by thousands of rockslides over the eons. You’ll scramble over the rocks for about 1 mi., following the white blazes all the way (some of these, you’ll notice, are in the shape of half-moons—don’t let this throw you). The Shore Trail finally levels off along the river, and goes to Peanut Leap Cascade. After a steep ascent on the white Shore Trail, turn left (south) on the aqua-blazed Long Path, cross the stream, and follow the Long Path back to start.
 
sweetpee_1993

sweetpee_1993

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Gosh! Why can't we have cool places to hike around here? I'm a decent drive from anywhere even remotely interesting to hike. :brick: Unless you like looking at this:

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We're situated not far from several different refineries. Can't complain. It supports the family.

I do need to do some googling and see what I can find for the boys & me to go & do for physical exercise this fall so they can have their P.E. time. Would love to find a scaled-down version of these muddy events to get into. What could be better for boys than mud?! And girls, too, for the positive effects on the skin. LOL!
 

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