For the record: I apologized face to face to a kick ass Tough Mudder employee this weekend. I confessed that I was a diehard Spartan in the past, and had fallen victim to the Hatfield/McCoy type rivalry (or simply middle-school-esque type drama) that somehow evolved between those who bleed orange and those who bleed red and black. I read the Outside Magazine article. And though I tried to Continue reading →
Tough Mudder New England – Mt Snow 2014 – Review
As I stood in the starting corral, forehead marked with my bib number in permanent marker, right hand in the air reciting the Tough Mudder pledge, I started laughing. I turned to Geoff and said "Can you believe this? We're doing a TOUGH MUDDER." Like the Hatfields and the McCoys of the obstacle course racing world, I have long stood on the Spartan side of this rivalry, and with many Continue reading →
