Tough Guy Race

[Domhnull Mor]

Someone at work was asking me about this event as a friend of theirs is thinking of entering the race in January. I've read the bumff on the website but has anyone out there tried it before and is it really like they say on the website (http://www.toughguy.co.uk/home.asp)?

[stodge]

I’ve never done it, however I do know from people who have done it that it is

Normally cold
Very wet
Very muddy

Lots of obstacles - of varying interest

Lots of people get near hypothermic

Unless you get a good start its a bit of a precession and you end up queuing for obstacles.

Oh and its near Wolverhampton

[mharky]

it was on TV last year aswell. Starts with a 10km cross country, and then into the obsticles.

[Benjamin G]

If Ben Fogul can get round it... Actually, he's probably pretty fit. Don't think jumping into icy lake sounds too appealing.

[brooner]

Don't think jumping into icy lake sounds too appealing.

ha, scotia you've found your calling once you've taken your punishment over the sweden vs scotland bet.

[the duncan]

my dad did it years ago, and one of my best mates did it last year and was in the top 10 i think,

for people who should know better!!!

[Joykok]

Jakob (Sven) Svensson a geezer from Pan-Kristianstad - who also got kidnapped in Malaysia and was made to massage his captures feet - won it a couple of years ago by quite a bit.

Ledge!

[mharky]

BJ wants to do it, with a group of haradcore o'ers to go round in a posse to help on thee diffifult obsticles, every man for himself from the last one to the line. then we just have to wait for everyone else to finish

[SJ]

so how long does it take from start to finish? the website says to double your 10 mile time for the country miles section which sounds scary!!

[Domhnull Mor]

Aha, so me old mucker Jakob has been and done it.... and won it to boot. Can't be that hard then 'cause I almost beat him twice this summer (Aye, right). I see that competitors have to wear camouflage clothing this year. Would a camouflage o-suit (a daytime variant of Jarkko Houvila's black outfit for the 10-mila) be allowed I wonder?..

[housewife]

Angela Mudge did it, and finished 44th I think. She didn't enjoy it, but was about 10th after the XC run, losing out to the men on the assult course due to lack of upper body strength. She said that you had to break the ice on the streams, before hopping in!

[bendover]

my mums done it 2 0r 3 times. i havent cos i'm a wuss.

[Benjamin G]

She said that you had to break the ice on the streams, before hopping in!

Does anybody how deep the streams/lake are? i.e do you need to be able to swim?

[mharky]

yes you do, 'walk the plank' obsticle is a plank into a lake, then get to the other side, plus if you are small the river can get deep. its probably quicker swimming in places than running. if you can.

[BJesus]

aye im gonna have a go i think, so is anyone else gonna come along for the run?
also which cheap arse airport is closest and what are my options for accom?
thanks
BJ