I'm TOUGH MUD-TASTIC

Can I get a Heeeeelllllz yeah?!

Hellllz yeah!!!

This weekend, the sissys, Le Fiance and a good friend all ran the 

Tough Mudder up in West Virgina.

We signed up back in the winter where I had over four months to prepare,

so I felt super stoked and pumped. 

Well, enter the holidays, lack of motivation and oh yeah

an ENGAGEMENT,

and all of a sudden race day was here

and Pinky was feeling super unprepared. 

I've been stressing about this race for the past month,

because both my cardio and strength have been le poop. 

The weather also freaked me out, because despite the beautiful

70s  & 80s we enjoyed during the week,

our weekend forecast called for a HIGH of 50!

A HIGH!

OH EM GOSH!

Y'all KNOW I don't do cold. UGH! NO!

In case you were unaware,

many of the Tough Mudder obstacles

involve WATER.

Yeah, 50s and water

does NOT a happy Pinky make. 

But, I paid for it so I was in it,

whether I liked it or not. 

We chose to run on Sunday instead of Saturday

which was one of the GREATEST decisions ever.

Saturday night everyone piled in C's car and we drove

to Winchester to stay the night before our 11am 

start time on Sunday morning. 

Even though we were starting at 11, we were

still in the first group, which is KEY Y'all. 

Less people in lines at obstacles,

which is 100% important. 

We were up bright and early around 8am

and were ready to race around 10. 

The MC was incredible and got everyone pumped

at the starting line. 

After singing the National Anthem

and taking a 10 second moment of silence

for our fallen comrades we were off. 

Pre Race Picture

Ladies, it was so much fun.

It was 100% TOUGH,

but 90% fun.

I took away 10% because of one 

INSANELY HORRIBLE

OBSTACLE called the Arctic ENEMA!

Basically you jumped into an ice bath,

swim under a wooden beam

and resurface in ANOTHER tub of ice.

IT.WAS.AWFUL.

I LITERALLY LOST MY BREATH.

UGH, I'm freezing just thinking about it, shiver.

It took a 1/2 mile or so before we all warmed up,

but we were able to get moving at a decent pace. 

I'm proud to say the girls only failed 1 obstacle,

the monkey bars.

C was a rockstar and completed them all,

that's why I'm marring him of course :)!

We kept a decent clip throughout the course

but were okay walking every now and then. 

Tough Mudder had hydration and snack stations

throughout the course and those came in clutch. 

I'm really proud of how well we did as a team

and how we conquered the obstacles.

It got really chilly near the end, but it was SO AWESOME

crossing the finish line together

and receiving the sought after 

TOUGH MUDDER HEADBAND & SHIRT!

I had planned to take an after picture,

however a mini bout of the major freezies 

prevented us all from doing ANYTHING

but getting changed and warm. 

THANK GOODNESS for HEAT blankets. 

Once everyone put on new and warm clothes

we were fine and enjoyed the freebies at the end of the race.

Below is a picture of the crew on our bus ride 

to the cars.

We were all famished after the race so we stopped at 

Outback and demolished some food. 

The drive home was quick and easy,

but boy did our muscles tighten up.

I spent the rest of the evening stretching and doing laundry

before passing the heck out. 

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100% Earned Baby!

I can't say enough good things about the Tough Mudder. 

Parking and shuttles ran smoothly and the staff

on and off the course were phenomenal.

Mad Props TOUGH MUDDER,

I'm coming for you again!