When the names of the obstacles include things like “Devils Beard,” “Boa Constrictor,” “Electric Eel” and “Electrochock Therapy,” the Tough Mudder tagline that claims the event is “probably the toughest event on the planet” seems plausible.
Tough Mudder takes over Beaver Creek this weekend with an estimated 10,000-plus participants on Saturday alone who will run through mud, crawl through confined spaces, swim through shallow water with electrically charged wires hanging above and risk terrifying themselves in countless other ways throughout the course.
The electric shock, by the way, is no joke. One zap and you feel it through your entire body — a tingling, numbing sensation that feels like it could easily be followed by a heart arrhythmia. Notice to participants with heart conditions, metal in their bodies or a history of seizures: Skip the electrically charged portions of the course.
With Beaver Creek’s rugged terrain and altitude, the Tough Mudder competitors here not only face their fears, they also face fatigue and less oxygen in the air to breathe.
Why would people do such a thing? One good reason is that the event supports the Wounded Warriors Project, a nonprofit with a mission “to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history.” Tough Mudder has raised more than $5.6 million for Wounded Warriors to date and is on pace to raise up to $2 million more this year, said Nick Bodkins, general manager of Tough Mudder.
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