Right first things first, I have been building up to this since November last year. That's a huge amount of time to let the voices in you're head tell you, that you can't do it. Especially from someone that signed up to do it before I could even run for a minute.

This race/run/challenge is a huge amount of fun. The scenery is beautiful and yes it's muddy and yes you'll get wet but you will have a smile on your face doing it. 

The nature of the course and the ethos behind it is that it's not a race and as a result it feels like a collaborative effort between all people taking part to ensure that everyone reaches the finish line. In fact there are obstacles that just can't be done on your own but that in its self just adds to the fun. 

Overall I would say if your looking for a challenge that's different from the norm then Tough Mudder is well worth the money time and effort.

A Tough Mudder half is a very good way to get into OCR events. I do think that the parking prices are a bit expensive with you paying an extra 10 pound for premium parking, which was only 100 yards closer to the even entry point.

The idea is to raise money for charity and we did that for SANDS. A couple of us wore T-Rex costumes too for an additional challenge.

Although there are events where you can get more value for your money, I would recommend anyone to do a Tough Mudder.

Signing up to this event I was sceptical but also really excited, it didn’t disappoint.

Yes it is quite expensive to enter but the headband, T Shirt, Trek bar, bottle of water and bottle of cider at the end more than make up for it. The things I did not agree with were the £10 for each spectator to come in and watch, because of this support around the course from people watching was very small. But I think you are so caught up in the course and support from fellow entrants that this does not matter too much. Also £10 to park the car is a little bit steep as well, I am not sure what the premium parking got you, all off 200 yards closer to the entrance! The £3 bag drop was also a little steep, however this does go to charity so I didn’t mind that too much when I realised this.

So one to the course itself, the best fun you can have. Some challenging walls and the half pipe make this not a walk in the park, but the option to happily go around obstacles you don’t feel comfortable to take on make it appealing to all. Mud, mud and more mud! This is billed as not being a race and it totally had that feel about it. No one knocking you out the way to get a quick time, but everyone working together to ensure that everyone make it up and over obstacles safely.

This is a fab race to get you introduced to the world of OCR!