As a Tough Mudder blog, we don’t talk about many other obstacle course races here at TMtour2014, but as The Stampede was my first ever obstacle course that I ran, and what got me into the sport in the first place, I thought it fitting that I write up a review of last weekends The Stampede Melbourne which I ran in.
So last weekend was my third Stampede event – I have run it in the previous two years in Melbourne. Like I mentioned above, the 2012 event was my first ever obstacle course that I ran, and it is what got me hooked onto the sport. Back then I was not as fit as these days, and the thought of running 10km straight, through the mud and over obstacle including through electric wires and ice baths, scared me. I was a part of a team of 10, named Super Heroes In Training (we are pretty funny ...). Being the showman that I am and always wanting to be centre of attention, I decided not to buy a matching shirt like everyone else, but wear a full body Superman outfit (the thing being that I had past my training, and was a full fledged superhero, and better than my friends who were still in training). As awesome as I looked, and as many compliments as I got at the event, it wasn’t the most ideal outfit to run in. Even with my poor outfit choice and my lack of fitness, I still had an amazing time running The Stampede in 2012.
So last weekend was my third Stampede event – I have run it in the previous two years in Melbourne. Like I mentioned above, the 2012 event was my first ever obstacle course that I ran, and it is what got me hooked onto the sport. Back then I was not as fit as these days, and the thought of running 10km straight, through the mud and over obstacle including through electric wires and ice baths, scared me. I was a part of a team of 10, named Super Heroes In Training (we are pretty funny ...). Being the showman that I am and always wanting to be centre of attention, I decided not to buy a matching shirt like everyone else, but wear a full body Superman outfit (the thing being that I had past my training, and was a full fledged superhero, and better than my friends who were still in training). As awesome as I looked, and as many compliments as I got at the event, it wasn’t the most ideal outfit to run in. Even with my poor outfit choice and my lack of fitness, I still had an amazing time running The Stampede in 2012.