Year In The Mud Qualified for World's Toughest Mudder!

“Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.” 

― E. Joseph Cossman

This journey began with a goal of competing in the World's Toughest Mudder in November of 2013.  To compete in this 24 hour race we must first qualify by placing in the top 5% at a Tough Mudder event.  This is quite a lofty goal considering where the three of us started about a year and a half ago.  We have seen our fair share of obstacles along the way.  Some of these obstacles come with the courses we compete on while many come at us with the struggle to balance all that life throws at us.  Through these obstacles we have not taken our eyes of the goal.  

Things took an interesting turn this week when I received a text from DC and a phone call from Patrick within minutes of each other.  They had received the notice we were so focused on.  Each had qualified for the World's Toughest Mudder based on their times in Miami.  I was excited  and relieved to also see the following email when I checked my inbox.

Our Year in the Mud qualified for the race that this year is focused on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This email has certainly rejuvenated our training efforts and our focus for November.  We are a few short days away from traveling to West Virginia for the Mid-Atlantic Mudder.  We'll be running back to back days again this time with an eye on improving our overall course times.  The dream of competing at World's Toughest Mudder is now a reality.  This is yet another thing we can cross off the list of accomplishments already in #nobullshit2013 (sorry mom that's what Tough Mudder calls it).  The whole journey just intensified as everything is now real.  I am a little surprised about our efficiency in qualifying during our first race.  This efficiency does not translate into any other facets of our life.  

It's not just good enough to qualify.  It's time to compete.  The countdown clock to World's Toughest now says 216 days.  We will undoubtedly be ready!