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TOUGH GUYS 2005
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Congratulations, well done to all who took part.
Unlucky Marshallini - at least you got further than me though - I only made it through Big Bear Woods ! Heartbreaking to get off to such a good start (albeit with leaving my shoe in the mud quite close to the start) and then hobbling for so long as 100's of runners passed me.
Ankle does hurt - I will have it looked at tomorrow - ta Jj.
Who's up for next year ?
In the nicest possible way.
[pads off, tummy sounding remarkably like a large tube of Smarties]
It brings it all back to me what it was like last year, it's definitely a lifetime experience and I remember how you were so so far in front of me last year Cougie, going under the wire when I was still on the first obstacles.
You're all very brave to go back for a second time! (or third ... fourth etc)
well done all
Good to put some more faces to names, 10p, FB, Count, KK,Pienapper etc - nice to meet you all (and anyone else I met, not being ignorant just too many) Also god to meet up with a few faces from the past - My SSM from 12 years ago!!
10p - I spoke to the guys wearing the 'badger' shirts and they are from the Royal Tank Regiment - one of their guys didn't run and they will post to me once i've called their SHQ (its then SHQ emblem) - if you want it let me know.
Next year its definately the Front Squad......erm, who said that? Mummy its them voices again!!!
Was really pleased to meet those I did and to finish. A very nice man was helping me over those tubes at the end but he pushed me a bit hard and I flew over nearly knocking myself out when I landed. Took me some time to persuade the marshall I was ok to finish, and I wobbled over the line! Right off to wash the bath out after cleaning my stuff in it, yuck!
It wasn't as cold as I thought it might be, mind you it WAS cold.
Bit disappointed not to meet more of you! Saw FB and Petal immediately and then introduced to Celtic Duon and despite the late start didn't see any one else.
Talking of start, didn'y get far, S3 on map, before glue (mud) sucked one shoe off. Mr Mouse was probably drunk when he layed the course out as he didn't seem to be able to set a straight line over the hills. :-) Anyway kept pushing on and after the tyre crawl managed to slip and kick up a load of muddy water on my face which promptly went in my eye. Result: couldn't see a bloody thing, some clean water from one of ATC lads helped clear it. The next obsatcle, the Viet Cong tunnels was negotiated better than I thought, I don;t like enclosed spaces that small.. Anyway got to the Paradise climb and still struggling with sight, so decided to seek help which was fortunately close at hand and had my eye washed out by one of those nice St Johns Ambulance lady nurses.( There were loads of wounded in there!))
Somewhere after that I started laughing, well who in there right mind would do such a stupid thing sloshing through mud water and crawling over and all these obstacles.. Had someone with any sense been nearby, I should probably have been slapped across the face and told not to be so hysterical!!!!
Finished absolutely plastered in mud, more cuts, scratches and bruises on the knees than a rumble on the carpet!!
I now feel really satisfyingly knackered!
Good day guys!
It wasn't as cold as I thought it might be, mind you it WAS cold.
Bit disappointed not to meet more of you! Saw FB and Petal immediately and then introduced to Celtic Duo and despite the late start didn't see any one else. (Mrs 'kk' reports that FB is a Gentleman in that after changing he went back out to escort Petal back to the end)
Talking of start, didn'y get far, S3 on map, before glue (mud) sucked one shoe off. Mr Mouse was probably drunk when he layed the course out as he didn't seem to be able to set a straight line over the hills. :-) Anyway kept pushing on and after the tyre crawl managed to slip and kick up a load of muddy water on my face which promptly went in my eye. Result: couldn't see a bloody thing, some clean water from one of ATC lads helped clear it. The next obsatcle, the Viet Cong tunnels was negotiated better than I thought, I don;t like enclosed spaces that small.. Anyway got to the Paradise climb and still struggling with sight, so decided to seek help which was fortunately close at hand and had my eye washed out by one of those nice St Johns Ambulance lady nurses.( There were loads of wounded in there!))
Somewhere after that I started laughing, well who in there right mind would do such a stupid thing sloshing through mud water and crawling over and all these obstacles.. Had someone with any sense been nearby, I should probably have been slapped across the face and told not to be so hysterical!!!!
Finished absolutely plastered in mud, more cuts, scratches and bruises on the knees than a rumble on the carpet!!
I now feel really satisfyingly knackered!
Good day guys!
Was great meeting you all, hope everyone is ok and no injuries manifest……
Wow that was sooooooooooooooo good.
Who won the TT v RW? I hear Richard ran a stormer……..
Great to see you all, thanks to Bod, Petal and Miss P, it was great to run in a group and be able to help each other out so much.
I'm sure that by tomorrow I will be saying it was really fun, but right now I hurt too much. I feel like I've been thoroughly beaten up.
Well done to all those that finished and bad luck to those who didnt, hope the ankle is ok Cougs.
see you all soon.
What? An 18st Fat Bastard walk out on
this 'twig' of a piece of wood held down by a bale of straw?
Well I did anyway!!
Unfortunately I took a fall crossing the Behemoth when someone came off a rope and 3 of us all fell together. I think I must have landed awkwardly on the safety net because I have done something to my back. Slightly painful but nothing too serious. I went through the Fires Of Hell and the Ditches Of Despair wondering whether to carry on and then I decided my back injury could just escalate into something worse that would take a longer to clear up so I decided to jack it in
On the positive side, while I was being wheeled away in an ambulance my son carried on and finished. Hooray! I always knew he was a tough guy and now he has proved it.
A lot of respect and congratulations to everyone, particularly those out there for 3 hours plus, and thanks so much to the supporters Jj, Nicko, Imelda and particularly Mellifera (or something?!) who popped up at almost every obstacle to shout encouragement, although I think it had something to do with me being a couple of places in front of her boyfriend.
Anyone who didn't get a t shirt and still wants one, mail me and i'll put it in the post.
"Who won the TT v RW?"
Do you really need to ask?
Bad luck, HB.
And kk - I can't believe I STILL didn't meet you!!
Well done RW (if you do win) TT will be in training to get you back next year……
Thanks for coming up to support Jj, fantastic as always (though I only saw you at the tent………. You wernt chatting up Daz by any chance???). Daz did well, 1:32 I think?
Tough Guy 30th January 2005
Woke up quite scared of what I was letting myself in for, this wasn’t helped by ringing Simon what with him being there and saying it looked more scary than he thought.
I really don’t do heights, cold, and nothing precarious….
The race
Set of at a steady pace and was couldn’t of gone faster due to the crowds throughout the course, didn’t find the course to hard at this speed….wow then did the grin on my face change……. Just the first feeling of cold was like razor blades around my toes, but soon warmed up again…Most of the assualt course was good fun but it went on and on and on, I had no idea it was so long and must of taken over 2 hours…. Mainly due to bottle necks and queuing for 10 mins on some obstacles….
Confronted my fear of precarious heights early on with the first big climb, was pretty stable and lots to hold on to… however the rope walk was another matter, when I got up there I never thought I would make it accross, if there was a way down I would of taken it… After a mild panic I had a go and gingerly inched my way across. So many people happy to help and I asked for lots of helping hands… so so much support and cammaradarie……
I tried everything (well nearly everything), skipped the tyre tunnel and very very nearly skipped the concrete tunnel through fear of getting stuck but had a go in the end… took me about 10 mins to get through though, one inch at a time.
The Bridge of ???? was the next thing I skipped, I tried the 1st then 2nd duck under the poles but on the 2nd one I felt what I can only describe as 1 million volts go through my body. I burst out of the water in shear panic. Felt so guilty at missing a major obstacle but at the same time pride that I was having a go and made it so far and already overcome many things I didn’t like.
Most things were quite fun but id been on the course so long the cold was beginning to bite, waiting around did not help and the only respite was a warm up by the fire earlier. The best bit was the deep thick mud…. Or so I thought until I got stuck, had to dive forward to get out and got a face full of mud and grit…
The only other thing I skipped was the suicide leap or whatever its called, got to the top and just couldn’t bring myself to jump… took some easier routed around some things like straight into the water at the death slide (no point trying as id of fallen off straight away).
Finished in around 3:40, though at least an hour maybe 90 minutes of that was hold ups. I might have been braver and tried the water bridge and leap had I not been so cold already. Thought the assault course was never going to end……Managed to sprint home in style though.
Didn’t find the race physically demanding in terms of endurance but the mental strength from overcoming the cold and so many obstacles will really help me in future events….
Good to catch up with some of you before the start, sorry to miss you Jj.
http://www.wibsite.com/wiblog/ed_m/
ROFLOL!!
Babs!
Nice to see you again, eddum!
Shambs - your brief comment summed it up for many spectators, I think.
And Jj I'm sorry I missed you and the others out there, you could have helped Mrs 'kk' out with the two cameras she was carrying not that she caught either me or son No2.
Run No Name Sex Age Time Position
752 RICHARD MELIK (TL) M 39 1:23:44 48
1139 MICHAEL COOKE M 21 1:46:55 397
4015 JOHNNY MUIR M 23 1:50:49 =487
2109 ELAINE ARMOUR F 35 1:58:20 681
3001 RICHARD JOHN BAKER M 28 2:19:49 =1245
2108 ANNA MCLAUGHLIN F 32 2:41:50 1780
2110 RICHARD DONOVAN M 51 2:41:51 =1781
4205 MARTIN ROBINS M 30 2:41:51 =1781
3020 ROMEK GRIFFITHS M - 2:44:42 =1848
3021 PAWEL VERNON KOWALIK M 37 2:46:01 1876
4401 JONATHAN RUSSELL M 31 3:27:37 =2862
3007 CLARE DONOVAN F 51 3:38:07 =3078
4247 CLAIR NICHOLLS F 30 3:38:07 =3078
4638 SIMON WRENN M 28 3:38:07 =3078
6065 TARA JEAN STEVENS F 25 3:52:34 =3270
4011 AMANDA JANE HESLEGRAVE F 35 3:56:28 22
7022 PAUL HOLMES M 26 3:57:17 =3327
3004 ROGER CHARLES MUIR M 50 4:04:09 3403
3034 JANE AIKMAN F 39 DNF N/A
1138 BARBARA BAYLISS F 49 DNF N/A
3005 TIM CALLAGHAN M 27 DNF N/A
2018 VALERIE J. COOPER F 42 DNF N/A
3006 ROY DRINKWATER M 46 DNF N/A
1116 GARY EDWARD FEGAN M 32 DNF N/A
3022 ALISTAIR GEAR M 41 DNF N/A
4204 DUNCAN MCARTHUR HOWELL M 37 DNF N/A
1102 LES KENNEDY M 37 DNF N/A
3023 VAL METCALF F 40 DNF N/A
3003 JAMES MONTGOMERY M 38 DNF N/A
3002 THERESA MONTGOMERY F 45 DNF N/A
3033 FIONA OCLEIRIGH F 37 DNF N/A
1051 TOM MATTHEW ROGER YOUNG M 27 DNF N/A
no result for TC after his storming run - is given as a DNF??
not as enjoyable as last year but a stinking cold/cough really does NOT help............but I may be back.......
here's team Tripe Talk results
2225 MATT GILES M 28 1:17:04 7
4115 DARRYL CARTER M 31 1:39:30 228
3745 DANIEL MARTIN M 34 1:54:31 596
2223 MIKE RUSSELL M 54 1:57:45 669
3740 EDWARD MILBOURN M 26 2:19:38 1238
3739 CRAIG CAMPION M 21 2:28:27 =1469
3743 CHRIS HALL M 27 2:31:07 1529
3738 JOANNA CUSHWAY F 36 3:22:35 2730
3737 RAY CONNOR M 38 3:24:13 =2780
3742 SUSAN SELLER F 49 3:24:13 =2780
3735 JEREMY ANDERSON M 33 3:30:21 2946
3736 CARL BARTHORPE M 35 3:35:38 3037
so looking at that lot - they had the absolute winner but I think we stacked more early finishers in our top 10
O 'DOG' I'm going for a lie down!!
Well done, all!!
You're all mad!!
FB, isn't this the third year running that RichM has been '39'?
What a great day. One for the calander.
Only person I really got to know was the Count but the rest of you seemed a nice bunch.
3.27 for me but suffered from cramp at the first water obstacle. I was not the only one thought. There were loads suffering.
Did my bit for humanity and helped a geezer over the Anaconda as he was toiling with cramp.
Still I did it and I am a TOUGH GUY!!
Hope to get to know you all a bit better next year.
JonnyR