Apr 12 2018
Tough Mudder #2, AZ
Continuing with my goal of doing 50 Tough Mudders by the age of 50, I signed up for the next one in Arizona as soon as I could. I chose the Sunday event, the full 10 miles, and thankfully got an early start time. My husband and another couple were joining me, and I was so excited the week prior it was all I could talk about.
Until that Thursday I slipped in my own damn kitchen and hit my head.
No broken bones or concussion, thank goodness! But also, no obstacles that would put my head at risk until I was cleared by my general practitioner according to the Emergency Room Doctor. Yeesh.
It was that Sunday morning on the way to the course I made a decision to walk the full course and cheer my team on as they conquer the obstacles. I wouldn’t do any, as hard as that choice was to make.
I stuck to it. I finished the course without doing any obstacles, as much as I wanted to. I still received my headband and will add this event to my total count towards 50.
But I was overall disappointed in the event, which made me sad. I love the Tough Mudder, how it is supposed to hard, the obstacles scary and challenging. This course was missing a lot of the level of difficulty I saw last year. I’m hoping things will change next year for Arizona and in May when I’m traveling to Texas to meet my goal. I’ll keep you posted!