As I'm sitting at work today I decide to check my gmail account...and as much to my surprise an email had came in from Tough Mudder (TM). I had been waiting in anticipation as to when we would find out exactly where TM will be held. We knew it was going to be near Chicago but we didn't have a definite location until now....
Subject line: Chicago 2013 Tough Mudder Venue Announcement.
Where might you ask?
Seneca Hunt Club
1 West Union Street
Seneca, IL 51360
Click here if you want to see a map
Wait...let's back up a minute. Back in September of 2012 I ventured out to Cascade, Wisconsin with Team X-treme to take photos of this crazy adventure and man oh man did we have some good times. I have never felt such a sense of teamwork and camaraderie in a group. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it all over again. I got to spend an entire weekend with people that inspire me, motivate me, who are my friends, and people that I love.
Subject line: Chicago 2013 Tough Mudder Venue Announcement.
Where might you ask?
Seneca Hunt Club
1 West Union Street
Seneca, IL 51360
Click here if you want to see a map
Wait...let's back up a minute. Back in September of 2012 I ventured out to Cascade, Wisconsin with Team X-treme to take photos of this crazy adventure and man oh man did we have some good times. I have never felt such a sense of teamwork and camaraderie in a group. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it all over again. I got to spend an entire weekend with people that inspire me, motivate me, who are my friends, and people that I love.
Team X-Treme
Luckily for me that whole weekend was a huge eye opener for me. I think I had a few breakthroughs about my own personal life while I was out there on this trip. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that it might have been a life changer for me and I didn't even partake in the obstacles. I think I had my own obstacles to overcome....and really I'm not sure if I could have done that had I not taken this journey. I would say short of watching this awesome team tackle some crazy things, spending that day with Mark and taking care of Juan and Angela's little girl Isabella was one of my highlights of the trip.
There we are...the ultimate trio.
Patrick aka "Caramel Bear" getting down and dirty..
There are plenty of photos from that TM that would take up this entire blog and then some but one of my favorites is above. Yes - that one. There you will see a group of guys helping their fellow teammates out and those facial expressions should really say it all.....
Anyways... now that I've cleared up a little bit about where I was going with this post I'll get back to it. I don't think that it had really set in yet that I was doing Tough Mudder - Chicago. I mean, yes, I registered, way back this Fall and I knew what I was getting myself into....or did I? I think today when I saw the "actual" spot on a map I suddenly lost those goosebumps and got butterflies in my stomach. Lots and lots of butterflies. It's January 16th people. That means I have exactly 4 months and 2 days to... well....pretty much be amazing. I don't even know if that is feasible at this point and I'm starting to freak out a little. Ok. Not a little. A lot. I'm starting to FREAK OUT A LOT!!! Can I do this? Will I do this? Again...WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO? Is 4 months enough time for me to be physically ready to tackle a 12 mile obstacle course?!?!? Just in case I wasn't clear on what exactly Tough Mudder is....take a look below at the video from the Wisconsin event that Team X-Treme was at.
Anyways... now that I've cleared up a little bit about where I was going with this post I'll get back to it. I don't think that it had really set in yet that I was doing Tough Mudder - Chicago. I mean, yes, I registered, way back this Fall and I knew what I was getting myself into....or did I? I think today when I saw the "actual" spot on a map I suddenly lost those goosebumps and got butterflies in my stomach. Lots and lots of butterflies. It's January 16th people. That means I have exactly 4 months and 2 days to... well....pretty much be amazing. I don't even know if that is feasible at this point and I'm starting to freak out a little. Ok. Not a little. A lot. I'm starting to FREAK OUT A LOT!!! Can I do this? Will I do this? Again...WHAT DID I GET MYSELF INTO? Is 4 months enough time for me to be physically ready to tackle a 12 mile obstacle course?!?!? Just in case I wasn't clear on what exactly Tough Mudder is....take a look below at the video from the Wisconsin event that Team X-Treme was at.
Crazy right?!?!?! Yeah I'm thinking that as well....oh did I mention that it's probably the toughest event on the planet? Well it kind of might be....YIKES!
to be continued...............
to be continued...............
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