A new study details the risks of Tough Mudder, the popular obstacle event. They're a bit scary. It's no secret that Tough Mudder, the fast-growing, wildly popular obstacle course event, carries injury risk, with its electric shocks, 15-foot jumps into freezing water, and runs through fire. Yes, you sign a death waiver.
Participants are jolted by 10,000 volts to provoke extreme pain before they emerge into a puddle of mud to the cheers of all around.
The easiest obstacle course race is the 5k Foam Fest. This course is great for families and is filled with foam and inflatables. Some other easy obstacle course races are the Terrain Race and Epic series. These races are great for beginners or anyone wanting to try out an obstacle course race for the first time.
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Dr. Michael S. Morse, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of San Diego, explains that while 10,000 volts can be life threatening in certain circumstances, it's possible for something to have 10,000 volts behind it and be relatively harmless.
10,000 voltsPerhaps Tough Mudder's most controversial obstacle, this simple structure remains largely unchanged from its inception and earliest days on course. A field of wires dangling from a rectangular frame, clicking as 10,000 volts crackle through them.
Yes, you can totally do a Spartan Race. For your first Spartan experience, I would recommend not really thinking of it as a “race," but rather a test. It'll test you mentally and physically. Try every obstacle! Some of them can be a little scary, but you'll be surprised at what you can accomplish if you're determined.
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The Spartan Death Race is arguably the most difficult obstacle course race in the world. This race is so difficult that many times, only about 10% of the participants actually finish the race. This highly unpredictable race takes place in Pittsfield, Vermont and the course varies from year to year.
30 burpeesFor example, the Spartan burpee is all about efficiency because, during a race, burpees are the penalty for failing to complete an obstacle. (The failed-obstacle penalty during a Sprint, Super, Beast, or Ultra is 30 burpees, while the penalty for failed obstacles during a Stadion stands at 15.)
30 burpeesSpartan Race is an obstacle course racing series that takes competition seriously. Our racers crawl through mud, jump over fire and sneak under barbed wire. But if they fail an obstacle, racers must complete 30 burpees before moving on. The burpee is the greatest athletic equalizer we know of!
Tough Mudder 5K mixes 3.1 miles of running with 10 awesome obstacles to create a challenging, one-of-a-kind event. It's not a timed race. In fact, the average finish time is 1-1.5 hours. (That's about triple the time of a regular road 5K.