5. How will we fare in our quest to hop islands?
We have encountered most of the obstacles that Tough Mudder has to offer during this year of mud. Island Hopping is one of the few that has eluded us. It seems to be a favorite among participants because of both the difficulty level and the likelihood of some ridiculous falls. The Tough Mudder website bills this obstacle as:
Keep your speed up or Island Hopping will quickly give you a sinking feeling. You must leap frog from pad to pad if you want to make across and staying in one spot for too long will make it nearly impossible to get moving again. This obstacle will test your speed and agility more than anywhere else on the Tough Mudder course.
I've read online that only around 40% of participants are successful on this obstacle. DC and I in theory will have 3 shots at it in New Jersey. I am working on three different approaches for this obstacle so that I can make it across.
- Run across the boxes as fast as I can. This could result in utter catastrophe or sweet victory.
- Pretend that it is the old school frogger game and hop across.
- Step across slowly and carefully.
While I have three strategies now I'm quite sure the execution will look the same each time. The only difference is that I'm bound to be moving slower on lap 3. This obstacle sets up nicely for the yoga master and his uncanny ability to balance. Will either of us make it across? What is 40% of 3? Does that mean that there is a statistically significant chance of one or both of us making it across? Stay tuned for reports from Jersey for all the answers!
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