Tough Mudder and Spartan Race....extreme!!

[Grape Ape]

1st , doing 20 USMC approved pull ups is damn good.
2nd, these tough mudder events seem like wholesome, fun events.

3rd,  I did it when I was younger in the USMC,  got thru without any problems, but I didn't think it was fun. As far as the pullups, I did not go slack at the bottom, so not sure if they were pure USMC approved.  They were lax on them.

Running down a road , track or treadmill is enjoyable for me. Doing pull ups is the gym is fun.
Dealing with mud ,heat and water at the same time as exercising, isn't fun for me.

BUT, to each his own and any exercise regime is good in my book.

That pretty much sums it up for me Howard.  Climbing ropes, nets, obstacles is like being a kid again.

If I was doing military forced rucks and the same thing for real, I don't think I'd enjoy it much either - Donny sums it up well. Also, , I would never even THINK it compares to anything real.  (goruck selection nothwithstanding).

[Donny]

It's a completely different experience when you're in the military.
Why? You don't have a choice, you don't go home after. It' your life , NOT some weekend party event.

LOL, it's like going on a prison tour vs being a convicted inmate.

This...

[Howard]

That pretty much sums it up for me Howard.  Climbing ropes, nets, obstacles is like being a kid again.

If I was doing military forced rucks and the same thing for real, I don't think I'd enjoy it much either - Donny sums it up well. Also, , I would never even THINK it compares to anything real.  (goruck selection nothwithstanding).

I hear ya and can see how adult fitness play can be fun.

I don't want to be pompous and act like some hero for just being on active duty in the USMC.
I volunteered to go and knew what I was getting into.
I also know some fit "tough mudder" types who could post faster times then those in the military.

Let me explain it like this:
The goal of a tough mudder participant is getting thru the course as fast as possible and having some fun.
Then you go home. If you fall or fail to make it , no biggy.
I can see how that can be fun, but as you posted it has nothing to do with being in the military on active duty

In the military, doing the course is just one aspect of a long day of training in the field.
The real goal is to learn to negotiate the course, help your buds make it and survive in combat.
It's stressful, exhausting and quite serious.
Plus, you don't get to go home after the day is done.

[Grape Ape]

I hear ya and can see how adult fitness play can be fun.

I don't want to be pompous and act like some hero for just being on active duty in the USMC.
I volunteered to go and knew what I was getting into.
I also know some fit "tough mudder" types who could post faster times then those in the military.

Let me explain it like this:
The goal of a tough mudder participant is getting thru the course as fast as possible and having some fun.
Then you go home. If you fall or fail to make it , no biggy.
I can see how that can be fun, but as you posted it has nothing to do with being in the military on active duty

In the military, doing the course is just one aspect of a long day of training in the field.
The real goal is to learn to negotiate the course, help your buds make it and survive in combat.
It's stressful, exhausting and quite serious.
Plus, you don't get to go home after the day is done.

Makes sense.

There are actually nuances between races - .....Tough Mudder flat out states "it's not a race, it's a challenge" and encourages teamwork.  Spartan is all about time, but you get a mix of those taking it in stride and having fun, and those out for personal time/competition.

[Hulkotron]

Your'e a real jerk off. I ran track in high school and college as a sprinter. Even though I was a sprinter I could string together several sub 5:30miles. Yes there are obstacle courses in the military; even in basic. I guess you have never been on a bases where there is basic and elite training. I spent 6 months on a military base running through their obstacle course every day during PT. Many people who do them are thinking they are doing the equivalent of military training living out their fantasy of being a soldier for a day.

Haha sure you could

So you were running 5k's in ~ 16:30 as a sprinter?  Any proof of this feat?

[Donny]

This was the worst place of physical pain... was an ex SS training area which we used. lots of ranges, running, Tanks driving over you...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordensburg_Vogelsang