Personal Training

Tough Guy Mud Battles Thrash

It was the eve of the event the team met up to travel to Wolves. To the hotel drop our luggage off and onto visit Mr Mouse and his team to look at the course. Once there we were greeted by Ingrid, we registered received out t-shirt and all signed a death warrant to enable us to take part in the race. As we headed over the field to look at some of the obstacles I think at this point it hit home what the challenge entailed. We looked at the Gladiatough collosseum it looked pretty awesome. Making our way back up the field looking at other 50ft climbs thinking, how! Back to registration we met Bill (Mr Mouse) after a chat it was time to head back to the hotel. After a quick stop to buy porridge for breakfast it was time to get ready to head out for a team meal and a couple of drinks it was time to get and early night ready for race day. DAY OF THE REACE…………………up at 7,30 made some porridge, 2 coffees later feeling a bit tired it was time to head off. We got to Tough Guy (TG) around 9.30 it was time to get ready, apply face paints put race numbers on and make our way to the start to watch the start of the Triathlon. Our r ace was setting off once the first triathlete had finished their bike. There was some time to kill, we decided to try out the sledge what the team were going to pull me round on. The gun went we were on, out into the woods up and over hill lock defences. As we got out into the woods the team were taking it in turns to put the barrow. The fields were very uneven up Rabbit Hill over Brasher disley steeplechase going through brambles and nettles, known as Braken maze torture. The obstacles soon started 5ft logs to climb, cargo nets to go under, smelly water to sludge through. Through the slalom into big bear woods and onto the Gurkha Grand National you had to cross a dyke not just a small dyke but a deep, cold muddy dyke. The first few were ok, the team were jumping in but the after about 10 it go a bit repetitive. Matt got some sludge in his eyes and couldn’t see anything we had to get some fresh water to rinse his eye. With it washed were off again. Through some more jungle obstacles & water slalom by this time we were getting very cold. The end of this part was in sight over a 20ft wall back into the barrow we were heading for The Tiger, this was a first big climb.To the Gladiatough Collosseum this was a lake with obstacles to cross. You had to follow a figure of 8, first up and over cargo nets then I monkey roped over another obstacle.By this point Mr Mouse ordered his team to bring us fleece jackets as hyperthermia was setting in, people were shaking it was freezing. After hot chocolate and coffee the team were on again to the next challenge.hen onto Battle of the Somme more dykes and water to cross and burning straw. To dead leg swamp this was deep cold and horrible the fleece tops came off and in we went. Up then to the underground interrogation pits, a few steps down, underground and through the concrete tunnels the ground was full of sludge it was dark and misty.The last section Viagra a very steep climb to the top of the hill and then a slope into a lake. The slop was dry although dangling down was electrocution wire. A great team of Tough Guy Warriors, on the finish I sat there in the wheelbarrow in agony, I had a hot chocolate and a coffee.It was official North Lindsey Warriors are Tough Guy Warriors. Yes this is the most safest dangerous race in the world…………….