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The Mud Run (Tough Mudder)

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One careless moment of confidence can turn into a whole summer of pain. I’m sitting at work listening to younger coworkers hype up their upcoming Tough Mudder, and before I know it, I’m doing what every aging athlete does: I start talking about my old marathons, triathlons, and “back in the day” toughness, like my joints didn’t get the memo.

Then the conversation shifts from storytelling to planning. I explain what a Tough Mudder really is: a mud-soaked obstacle course race packed with water, crawls under nets, steep climbs, and challenges you can technically skip but will…

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