just signed up. Anybody into this?

 

i was signed up for a metro dash (not the same thing) but it got cancelled due to lack of participation. definitely going to do one soon. there is a warrior dash in october very close to here (30 minutes from my house) but i'm going to be in vegas that weekend

 

"Mud runs" are certainly gaining popularity.

 

Almost signed up for one, but the cost was huge ($170), distance was too far for a first time mud run (23 miles), and I heard you better carry some good insurance before you run them.

There are shorter ones around in SD that I might sign up for though.

 

Im doing the Camp Pendleton run in July (or is it June, cant remember). Team www.fabmuscles.com haha

 

I don't know what tough mudder you're talking about, but most of them are 10-12 miles of running with 20-25 obstacles mixed in. I'm doing one in Minneapolis this may. It should be a lot of fun. I did a men's health urbanathlon in chicago last fall and it was a blast. That one was 9.75 miles with 7 obstacle. One of them was running stairs at soldier field which was badass. Tough mudder's make warrior dashes, muddy buddies, etc look like a walk in the park. I want to say the average finishing time of mudders is like 2 hours, but it's a completion race with no formal timing. Spartan races are another one I'm looking into, similar to the tough mudders but they have a longer variations.

 

I have seen it advertised. i don't have the guts to do a 10 mile. i have done rugged maniac for the past 2 years. that's a 5k and its tough but fun.