The first obstacle was swimming through thick muddy water. Note he starts off without a shirt. We got there just at the start and one of his team member's father was holding on to it to give to him when he passed along the track.
Here's Joe going through the woods trying to get around some of the slower people.
We didn't see Joe again for several hours. The girls made friends and charmed the runners. Melody drank the rest of my gatorade (without spilling!).
And here's Bethany in true survival form scraping the last Teddy Graham crumbs off the bottom of the container. (Waste not, want not)
This was the first time we saw Joe after the start. This was taken at mile 10, many hours into the race. They were tired, thirsty and hungry. They even drank Melody's other gatorade! She was good to share.
Right after the picture above was taken, we saw them go through the monkey bars, a balance beam over water, and a walk through fire. I didn't get any snap shots, but I took video which I believe Joe plans on posting later. The girls and I had to move fast in order to get to these obstacles in time to watch "daddy".
The girls cheered "daddy" on as he crawled through the mud under barbed wire.
Look at that concentration!
The girls wait patiently until they can see daddy again.
Almost done, the finish line is around the corner after a 15 foot drop into some ice cold water.
The girls give Joe some encouragement and some loves. Joe returns the favor, giving each of them a "mug" (mud hug).
Getting ready for the cold blast!
Superman!
Victory! Too bad I was not able to get in front of Joe before he ran through the finish. (Hard to run anywhere when you are holding two girls, have a backpack on, and carrying a camera). The last obstacle was running through electric wires to get to the finish. Joe thought about going back through just for the picture, but desided against it since he was too cold and tired and was FINISHED!
If you want to see descriptions/generic photos of all the obstacles involved, cruise over to http://toughmudder.com/events/georgia/highland-park-course-map-2011/. You can hover your mouse over each thumbnail picture on the course for more info.
Of course, I can't do a blog post without posting scrapbook pages of our darling angels.
WOW! That is so amazing!! What a fun and memorable event for the whole family. Your girls are growing up so fast... they're just darling. And it looks like you're sure enjoying motherhood. So happy for you Laurie. :)
ReplyDeleteWhoops, I was just about to write some joke about how I didn't get the name "Muckin Fudders" but when i got halfway through the first line I realized that while typing I'd inadvertently swapped the first letters of each word and thought to myself, "well self, that is just inappropriate." I think that will suffice for a funny joke.
ReplyDeleteI just signed up to run the Wasatch Back Ragnar in July with my sister in law. I've really only run a couple of organized races like this so I must admit, my interest is piqued.
Congratulations on finishing it, I'm quite impressed. But really could it be that terrible with out Assault Course Johnson standing over you in the mud yelling profanities about your mother? Really? Well done my friend, well done.
We'll be in Utah on 15 April for the next four years. I've been needing to go home. This will be a very welcome respite. And since you guys are in Bamalama for a while, please have dinner with Mikey and tell him how much we love him and his wonderful family, as we most certainly do you and yours.
West doors homey,
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