Tough Guy

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Scott Birdby Scott Bird | June 20, 2006
Filed in General , Strongman , photos | 6 comments

BravefartIf you’re looking for an unusual way to injure yourself next month, consider the Tough Guy event held twice each year in Staffordshire, UK. This is a charity event known for attracting those who are unhinged to varying degrees, and the course will give you an idea of why.

Having warmed up with a leisurely 8 ‘country’ mile run (think rugged terrain), you’ll be battling 20 obstacles, including:

Wading through hip-deep dirty water
Scaling a 30-foot wall of straw
Slithering through used sewer pipes
Scrambling under barbed-wire fences
Leaping fiery ditches

If you’re intrigued, entries for this July’s event (on the 30th) are open until July 26. Oh, and there’s only been one death in the event’s 20 year history.


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1

That actually sounds like a lot of fun.
I won’t be able to go on such short notice though. Maybe in a few years…

Posted by: Blaine Moore (Run to Win) | June 21, 2006 1:24 AM

2

I’ll remind you in a year or two :)

Posted by: Scott | June 21, 2006 8:39 AM

3

I’m going to have to go with Blaine on this one. It does look like fun. But I also thought the adventure race that the producer of Survivor put on looked like fun as well. So if anyone wants to start up and adventure racing team let me know and I’m there!

Posted by: Chris D. | June 21, 2006 11:14 AM

4

Love the training guide on that site. “Climb into a freezer in your local super market” as a way of preparing for extreme cold… :-)

Not exactly adventure racing, but one of my dreams is to finish the Bataan Memorial Death March in the individual heavy category.

Posted by: Mich | June 22, 2006 9:37 AM

5

Chris, I’ve never watched Survivor - which race is it?

Mich, a desert marathon sounds like fun. The time spent in Israel will certainly help - been doing any long-distance hiking or running there?

Posted by: Scott | June 22, 2006 12:45 PM

6

Not really, but since I have no car here, I do a lot of walking for school and errands. I need to check out walking routes in KC. The funny thing is, I never thought of the BMDM as a desert marathon (despite the distance) until you called it that - I just thought of it as a long, historically signifcant day spent outdoors carrying heavy stuff…

Posted by: Mich | June 24, 2006 3:12 AM

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