Q: What's Tough Mudder?
A: Tough Mudder is a team-oriented obstacle course race event. They call it "Iron Man meets Burning Man" :) and describe it as "10-12 miles of hills, mud, water, ropes, walls, electric shocks, and fire."
Most of all it's a team-event that emphasizes having fun and teamwork over winning.
Most of all it's a team-event that emphasizes having fun and teamwork over winning.
Our team will be about having fun and crossing the finish line together. We're not out to break any records (or to get featured in FAIL blog)
Q: What kind of shape do I need to be in?
A: At race time, you'll need to be in pretty darn good shape. See Tough Mudder's training page for specific recommendations.
The event is 6-months away though, so there's ample time to train as long as you're in decent shape to start with. Is joining our team the motivation you were looking for to get in shape?
Q: Why a GeekWire team?
A: Hmm, a bunch of tech geeks working as a team to get through "hills, mud, water, ropes, walls, electric shocks, and fire" and then drink beer at the end?
Sounds like a typical tech startup!
We thought it would be a fun way to bring together people in the community and have a great time. We're really looking forward to that beer at the end of the course.