Tough Mudder Virginia Awards

Tough Mudder Virginia is in the books and in honor of the completing another mudder and another school year I thought I'd offer some course superlatives.  First a snapshot of the mudder team complete in the new home team Year in the Mud shirts!

Best New Obstacle:  Pyramid Scheme -  There was  a lot of skepticism around this new obstacle but it proved to be a great addition.  It was impossible to conquer alone and it brought out a great deal of camaraderie on the course.

Most Likely Obstacle to Fail On:  Hangin' Tougher was introduced in the legionnaire loop.  It consisted of 3 rings, a rope and then 3 more rings.  The transition from the rings to the rope did a lot of people in including the three of us on multiple attempts.  It was a nice addition to the course.

Obstacle I Missed the Most: Everest - Everest is a Tough Mudder staple and it just doesn't feel the same without it.  I love the feeling of charging the ramp and I love to see the fails associated with charging the ramp.  Bring Everest back soon!

Obstacle That Allowed People to Flip On:  None of them!  Come on Tough Mudder.  Bring back the Fleeep!  Somewhere...Anywhere.

Best New Addition to the Team:  D Dub C's brother Dominic.  When he wasn't asking people where the beach was he was crushing obstacles.  He actually carried an entire tree on the hold your wood obstacle.  He literally uprooted a tree, put it on his back and replanted it when he was finished.




Most Accurate Naming of an Obstacle:  Arctic Enema - We have done this obstacle countless times and it always terrible.  This time it was packed with more ice than it ever has been before.  I felt like I was jumping into a cooler full of ice.  To make matters worse there was no official ladder to get out.  Parts of me are still recover from this obstacle.

False Advertising Obstacle:  Balls To The Wall.  Never really even came close.  You could if you wanted to but that would just be weird.

False Advertising Obstacle 2: Pole Dancer - I didn't see anyone dancing or even making it rain.  In all seriousness it needs to be over water like it was in Atlanta.  It completely changes the obstacle.  Once again falling two feet into the dirt below really isn't intimidating.

Obstacle Most In Need of Renaming:  Kiss Of Mud - This obstacle was devoid of mud.  It was really like kissing some terrible sand that removed skin like sandpaper.

Biggest BS Obstacle:  Devil's Beard.  It really isn't an obstacle when you can walk through the whole thing standing up.  Having a net on your head isn't a challenge unless you are serving sloppy joes to 4th graders in the cafeteria.

Biggest Fail on the Course:  This goes to the guy that held up the line on walk the plank and then didn't jump.  We counted down for the guy more times than Sesame Street does in an entire episode.  Jump already!

Best Volunteer on the Course:  This award goes to none other than our very own D Dub C.  He ran the funky monkey obstacle with a beautiful combination of precision and motivation.  Watch out Start Line Sean and Finish Line Fred.  You may have some competition when Drink Line Danny gets in the game.

Worst Volunteer on the Course:  The lady at one of the mud crossings that sat under the tent and didn't talk to anybody.  Come to think of it.  Maybe she was lost, dehydrated and not a volunteer at all.

Thank you Tough Mudder Virginia.  It was an amazing weekend! I'm sure my teammates can think of more superlatives.  Be on the lookout for a post about the most most firsts ever in a mudder.  It is sure to be a classic.