Tough Mudder || Sports

This weekend I traveled up to Bear Creek Mountain resort in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to witness the first ever Tough Mudder event in the United States.   This event was brought over from England and consists of a a 7 mile course with 17 obstacles.  I wanted to get as many pictures as possible so I started at point 1 and went up and down the mountain to hit up every obstacle.  Somehow I missed 1 obstacle(#6) which was located on the black diamond.   I guess I will have to get that one another day.  I looked like I was in the race because I was sweating so much. Who knew walking up blue and green ski slopes could be that tiring especially with my camera gear, I definitely got some quality exercise.  It was a new experience for me and it was totally awesome. I got to access areas that the normal spectators could not enter as well as get some action shots of some of my friends running the race.   I saw a lot of people dressed in a variety of outfits other than athletic gear to distinguish themselves amongst the 4500 competitors.  It seems like this competition will be very popular in the U.S and can’t wait for it to hit D.C in 2011.  While it sounds like all fun and games, there were also a lot of injuries such as twisted ankles, knees, and people passing out from the event.  I witnessed 2 people being carted away on the back of an ATV totally unconscious.  So when they say this is the toughest one day event on the planet, it’s no joke.   Because of the difficulty of the race, they were offering free tattoos of the tough mudder logo to all competitors.  Now here is a glimpse of some of the obstacles throughout the day.