I'm doing 42 things
My favorite is obstacle #17: “Electroshock Therapy – Release your inner demons as you sprint through a field of live wires, some of which carry a 10,000 volt shock”
http://toughmudder.com/events/mid-atlantic/wintergreen-resort-course-map-2011/
Hudzo's Life List
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1. Be a good father
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2. Be a good husband
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3. Die knowing that I've lived
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4. Dive Blackbeard's Ship
2 entries . 31 cheers1 person -
5. Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge
31 cheers90 people -
6. Go Dog Sledding
3 entries . 61 cheers114 people -
7. Go shark cage diving
36 cheers64 people -
8. Experience Weightlessness
14 cheers193 people -
9. Keep bees
4 cheers133 people -
10. Plant 100 trees
1 entry . 68 cheers18 people -
11. Get my pilots license
38 cheers801 people -
12. Read the complete works of Shakespeare
40 cheers273 people -
13. Take a small engine repair course
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14. Play golf at St. Andrews
1 entry . 15 cheers25 people -
15. Become a Master Gardener
43 cheers58 people -
16. See the green flash
21 cheers49 people -
17. Get a hole in one
1 entry . 17 cheers26 people -
18. Visit the pyramids in Egypt
47 cheers60 people -
19. Attend a Notre Dame game in South Bend
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20. Take shorter showers
17 cheers42 people -
21. Memorize "The Cremation of Sam McGee"
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22. See Mt. Rushmore
29 cheers46 people -
23. Visit all 50 states and Washington DC
20 cheers16 people -
24. Walk instead of drive when practical
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25. Learn calligraphy
16 cheers616 people -
26. Go on an African safari
24 cheers755 people -
27. Hear a wolf call in the wild
28 cheers14 people -
28. Learn to be more patient
20 cheers158 people -
29. Write a book
16 cheers30,183 people -
30. Learn to play guitar
27 cheers4,900 people -
31. Drive across the US
16 cheers112 people -
32. Spend the night in a haunted house
21 cheers271 people -
33. Appreciate life
36 cheers111 people -
34. Learn to speak Spanish
19 cheers2,663 people -
35. Get corrective eye surgery or lasik
19 cheers1,102 people -
36. Rappel
11 cheers17 people -
37. Get a PhD
26 cheers2,962 people -
38. Learn how to remember peoples' names
12 cheers1,715 people -
39. Go to the Seychelles
12 cheers28 people -
40. Start a non-profit
1 entry . 19 cheers367 people -
41. Go to the top of the Statue of Liberty
19 cheers100 people -
42. Finish a tube of chapstick before losing it
22 cheers151 people
How I did it
It made me
filthy and exhausted 
How I did it: I'd run several shorter mud runs before, but never anything as long or difficult as this. I'd also been training for distance races throughout the season and working with a trainer 3X per week. In spite of all this, it was still a rough haul full of monster hills. They typically hold them at ski resorts, so the way the course usually gets laid out is run up ski slope, obstacle, run down ski slope, obstacle and then repeat for ~9 more… Read how I did it…
It made me
Exhausted
How I did it: Buddy of mine had run one before and cobbled together a team so I signed on. This course started in mountainous areas and gradually sloped downward from there, so the initial legs were full of hills; tough, but fun and challenging. Running at night was a new experience and the fog and clouds added an eerie dynamic. Third and final leg looked the easiest on paper, but was by far the toughest for me: the fatigue begins to set in as you… Read how I did it…
It made me
How I did it: Nothing unusual and no shortcuts; just strict healthy diet with lots of strength and cardio training. Dietary discipline: I cut out all alcohol, starchy and fatty foods. I began cooking my own meals, focusing on high nutritional foods - lean meats, vegetables, whole grains. Its more difficult at the beginning, since your body still craves the carbohydrates, but gradually it becomes easier. I did build in a cheat day later in the process t… Read how I did it…
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Recent entries
All Queen Anne’s Revenge dives for the remainder of the year have been canceled due to an uncooperative Mother Nature! Hopefully 2011 is better.
Five gallons. Required 2 1/2 gallons of dandelion heads. Took damn near all afternoon to pick that many. It’s been in the carboy for about six weeks. Next racking should be in about two months or so. Snuck a taste in transfer. It’s definitely got a unique flavor.
