Sparrows on the Deck: tough mudder......phillip island ....part 1

Wednesday 19 September 2012

tough mudder......phillip island ....part 1

On the 22nd, 23rd September , some 25,000 Sydneysiders will participate in the first 'Tough Mudder' challenge held in NSW....so for all the worried mudders of 'Tough Mudders' up there.....don't worry....here's my perspective.

some months ago my son signed up for the first-ever 'Tough Mudder' to be held in Australia.
....have you heard of it? I hadn't...

click here for a taster..... it's trumpeted as the premier 'challenge event' on the planet...a 20km "challenge" course with commando-class obstacles.
but it wasn't until he said 'hey mum, I have to sign a "Death Waiver' that I began to really worry!
( I'm an artist....not an adrenaline junkie!)
the event looked tough, exhausting, terrifyingly challenging....but surely not.....?
I couldn't even voice my questions....say anything aloud.....
it wasn't until my daughter, going as 'support crew'/ designated driver/ chauffeur/ spectator ....said "Hey ,I've got to sign one too ' that I began to relax!

hey....if the spectators are at risk of death too, how bad can it be? !!

the Tough Mudder pledge

mud...mud...did someone mention mud?

anyway, of course it was all fine!

the clean team 'Just Wing It'
photo: ac

22,000 crazy, enthusiastic superfit, switched-on people of all ages and shapes and sizes paid $90-$150 to put themselves through 20km of hell.

the start line Phillip Island, Sat 31 March 2012
hundreds sent off in 'waves' every 15 minutes
photo: ac

why?

the Tough Mudder aim:

to test all-round strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie....to unlock a true sense of accomplishment.....and just because you can!

does this look like fun to you?

finding your way through a smoke-filled fire pit