In this weeks “How To” series, we will be enlightening you with your event day preparation for your next Tough Mudder conquest. This will be invaluable information for all first time Mudders, but Legionnaires will also benefit from reading this and using it as a small refresher course pre-Mudder!
So your Tough Mudder event is coming up this weekend. You’ve done all the training, you’ve begun you carb loading, and you are as prepared as you possible can be … or so you think. As Tough Mudder veterans, TMtour2014 know exactly what to bring to make the weekend a much smoother experience. Here is a list of some of the necessary items that you should bring to your event:
Pre event:
During event:
Post event:
- Banana – last minute fuel
- Water/Gatorade
- Money - for bag drop and car parking
- Photo ID or license
- Signed waivers – can be downloaded from the Tough Mudder website, or from your emailed pack
- Event ticket – either on your smartphone or printed off
- Strapping tape/joint braces (ankles, knees etc)
- A thirst for free beer and a need to be your absolute best!
During event:
- Running clothes
- Running shoes
- Your latest Tough Mudder headband (Legionnaire Headband preferably, if not then your orange finisher will do)
Post event:
- Plastic shopping bags/garbage bags (lots!) – for putting all your muddy clothes and shoes in to take home to wash. No matter how long you stand in the “showers” at a Mudder event, you will never get completely clean!
- Spare clothes – including shirt, jumper (very important), pants, socks and shoes. Make sure these are all old, or you don’t mind them getting slightly muddy
- Towels – multiple. I like to have one to put on the car seat, one to wrap around me, and possibly another to use straight after the showers
- A camera - to take some finisher photos with your mates
- Pennies – to buy something to eat at the Mudder Village post-race, or to purchase some of the merchandise (I particularly love my Tough Mudder beanie)
Below is a printable checklist of everything you need to bring to all your Tough Mudder events. Download, print it off, check the items off, and complete your next Mudder without forgetting anything!
Tough Mudder Checklist.pdf |
So now you are Tough Mudder prepared. Have we forgotten anything on the list that you think is important? Let us know in the comments below. Make sure you don't forget to grab a copy of the list above for future use!
Follow TMtour2014 on twitter and Facebook to get up to the minute updates, while on course! Sunshine Coast Tough Mudder is just around the corner, so expect many more posts in the next few weeks, including more How To Series posts, more Obstacle Series posts, and the upcoming Mudder reviews. Stay tuned Mudders!
#TMtour2014
Follow TMtour2014 on twitter and Facebook to get up to the minute updates, while on course! Sunshine Coast Tough Mudder is just around the corner, so expect many more posts in the next few weeks, including more How To Series posts, more Obstacle Series posts, and the upcoming Mudder reviews. Stay tuned Mudders!
#TMtour2014