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Deberg_1990
03-31-2015, 05:34 PM
Just signed up for an inflatable obstacle run with my son.


Well...do you?


http://abcnews.go.com/Health/hidden-cost-extreme-obstacle-races/story?id=23625173

TLO
03-31-2015, 05:36 PM
Deberg

Jewish Rabbi
03-31-2015, 05:37 PM
I'd rather have a glass thermometer shoved up my dick and shattered while still inside than read another Deberg thread.

Rausch
03-31-2015, 05:39 PM
Nein.

I'm fat, old, and out of shape.

This dog knows where his yard ends...

tooge
03-31-2015, 06:38 PM
I survived military training. I was a triathlete for four years. I'm too old for that shit now. Been there done that

TimBone
03-31-2015, 06:39 PM
I'm proud of you, bud.

Stanley Nickels
03-31-2015, 08:40 PM
I did Tough Mudder a couple years back because some friends were doing it and I didn't have anything else going on. It sounds intense: 11 miles and a number of obstacles. In reality, it was just thousands of people walking, and quarter-mile-long lines at each of the ridiculous obstacles, which ranged from stupid (mud pits that were essentially like glue) to dangerous (rope climb up 20-foot wall, regardless of the participants weight or ability). The only obstacle that I really enjoyed, or was challenging to me, was the ice container: you jump into a 10x6 crate of ice water, then dive underwater to clear a wooden partition down the middle. I remember thinking, "no sweat", but the dip left me in a near-catatonic state; right after the initial plunge I couldn't get my muscles to do anything, but within a minute I felt great.

Silock
03-31-2015, 08:48 PM
I think they're stupid, but sometimes my wife drags me to them anyway.

Rain Man
03-31-2015, 08:59 PM
I'd rather have a glass thermometer shoved up my dick and shattered while still inside than read another Deberg thread.

I think there's a race that does that.


I find some of the gimmick races kind of intriguing, but I've never done one. They seem more like social events than athletic events, and I don't do social events.

Dayze
04-01-2015, 05:04 AM
Nein.

I'm fat, old, and out of shape.

This dog knows where his yard ends...

LMAO
This.

Raiderhater
04-01-2015, 05:30 AM
What is "running"?

WhawhaWhat
04-01-2015, 06:00 AM
I've done the Warrior Dash a couple of times. It's really fun.

jiveturkey
04-01-2015, 07:00 AM
I do a couple of mud runs every year. It's the only way I can motivate myself to run. I usually just prefer weights.

Rugged Maniac is pretty tough. It's at Snow Creek and the first thing you do is run up one of the ski slopes. Warrior Dash is a bit more laid back.

Indian Chief
04-01-2015, 07:11 AM
I participated in a zombie themed race with some friends. Probably the only reason I did/would do anything like this.

loochy
04-01-2015, 07:35 AM
No. We do lots of normal 5k and 10ks, but we never do these. They are kind of, for lack of a better term, gay. They attract a lot of non-serious participants and that becomes rather annoying.

RockChalk
04-01-2015, 09:37 AM
Did the Tough Mudder out at Heartland Park last year. Most of the people out there ran and did the 20+ obstacles. Some of them were challenging, but there was only one that was impossible to complete, unless you are a 140lb guy with incredible upper body strength. Other than that, I made it through the course pretty easily, but I had trained for it.

It was a lot of fun, but I certainly wouldn't recommend for people to get up off the couch and go to a Tough Mudder. There were plenty of people out there who looked like they had just done that and they didn't fare so well.

RealSNR
04-01-2015, 10:24 AM
Color runs are gay