This is a big shout out to our daughter, Melissa, who along with her team of four others (Kelly BFF, Ryan, Jason, and Brandon) completed the NorCal Tough Mudder competition held this weekend at Squaw Valley, CA.
So what is Tough Mudder? Well, it is a 10 to 12 mile obstacle course that is designed by the British Special Forces to test strength, stamina, mental toughness, and most of all, camaraderie. Tough Mudder is a fund raiser for the Wounded Warrior Project. It is noted on their website that the NorCal event raised more money for the Wounded Warrior Project than any other event to date - way to go NorCal! The website also states that the NorCal event is rumored to be the steepest Mudder so far (Melissa believes it LOL). A link to the Tough Mudder website is here and can better explain what it is and what is expected of the participants. They claim that on average only 78% finish the event and we can proudly say our daughter is one of them! Click here to access a page that shows the course along with explanations of each obstacle. Can I say again, how much in awe and how proud of our daughter we are - WOW.
We spoke with Melissa this evening and boy is she sore, black and blue, and extremely tired. She said it was the hardest thing she has ever done but what an experience. We told her that if she ever had doubts about being able to do something ever again, she could just cast them aside because she knows she is one TOUGH MUDDER!
Here are a few pictures from the event (thankfully taken by Jason's wife, Lisa):
Start line (Melissa is in green)
One of the obstacles
Exhausted and filthy but what a sense of accomplishment plus a cold beer to enjoy. The orange headbands were awarded to all of the finishers. Personally, I think they deserved medals.
Sleep well our lovely daughter and hope you have a good stock of ibuprofen for all the aches and pains tomorrow. We think you rock Melissa!
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