The Tough Mudder experience

I’m not even sure I can begin to describe the array of emotions that I felt while participating in Tough Mudder this past weekend at Mount St Louis Moonstone near Barrie, Ontario. The week leading up to the event had my team mates and I anxious and excited. Patients, friends and family were all egging us on and encouraging us to give it our all…and that is exactly what we did.

Tough Mudder is not a race. It is about mental grit, teamwork and camaraderie. It’s about facing your fears head on and coming out stronger on the other side. It’s about patting those perfect strangers on the back and giving them a helping hand or boost to get through an obstacle. It’s even about inspiring others when you didn’t know you were doing so. Apparently my fearful jump off “Walk the Plank” gave one girl the courage to do the same! How awesome is that!?

I can’t even tell you how scared I was up there!

Last weekend on an unseasonably cold day in May, my team mates on the Mudders from elle and I tackled a mountainous 16km course with 22 grueling obstacles that included jumping off an over 15 foot platform into murky water below and running as a team to the finish line through live wires delivering 10,000 volts of electricity. It was the most physically demanding thing I have EVER done and it was miserable and so awesome all at the same time.

Ow! Ow! Ow!

One of my goals as the owner of a clinic like ellephysio, is to put forth personal challenges, cheer you on and hold your hand as we go through these experiences together. The Mudders from elle are doing it all over again on Sat Sep 28th. We want to do it bigger, better, faster and stronger. To kick off our training we’re also going to take part in Warrior Dash on July 20th. That is a 5km obstacle course that will serve as a warm up to what we’ll tackle again in September.

So why not join me? Hold my hand and close your eyes as we jump off the platform together and experience a sense of accomplishment like no other! We can do it…TOGETHER!

To join our Tough Mudder team click on the “Join an existing Team” button on the TM website. Look for “Mudders from elle”. Our password is “ellephysio”. Welcome to the team and stay tuned for training updates! To see the full album of pictures from the day click here.

Details on joining our Warrior Dash team coming soon. We need a team name first! Enter our contest on Facebook to name our team!