I’m not normally into runs farther than 10 km as I tend to get bored doing the same thing for such a long time. Last weekend, however, Keenvibe attended Mud Masters, an 18 km run bristled with 47 obstacles just outside of Hamburg. And let me tell you this: Those 18km did not bore me in the slightest!
The obstacles covered a decent range of difficulty levels. One of the obstacles was as easy as running up a tiny hill in the forest. Lots of the other obstacles were slight variations of climbing or jumping over bales of hay, wooden walls or scaffolding. However, there were quite a few more interesting ones too:
Now the pictures above may look as though the race was made for tough adrenaline junkies. But really, anyone with a half decent fitness level could have participated.
Beginners can start with the 6km option, well-trained athletes may choose to go for the full marathon distance. We chose 18km as it allowed us to try out all the obstacles without having to repeat any of them.
The race is not about speed and you can skip any of the obstacles if you wish. With some help from others, however, a reasonably fit person should be able to overcome the vast majority of obstacles without too much trouble. Most people show up to enjoy the day after all 😉
