Look for the obstacles to start going up shortly at Plantation Field: the Tough Mudder race is returning on May 21 and 22. The Tough Mudder, perhaps you'll recall from last year, is a 10-plus-mile endurance course with obstacles to climb over, under and through. A new one this year is called the Block Ness Monster; it consists of a muddy pool with slippery square columns set across the pool that you have to clamber over with the help of your teammates. Oh, and the columns are rotating. Judging from the preview video I watched, that appears to be one of the saner obstacles; others involve things like electricity, ice cubes and chain link fencing.
Tilda has been asked to join a Tough Mudder team by some of her gym colleagues; she politely but firmly declined. They could not understand why, and were reminiscing fondly about how cold and windy it was at last year's event and how long it took for the feeling in their hands and feet to return.
The Tough Mudder's website mentions the scenic Unionville surroundings, not that contestants will be paying much attention to aesthetics: "Set in beautiful Brandywine Valley, the Tough Mudder Philly Presented by Merrell course features rolling hills smattered with hay fields, trees, creeks and terrain that varies just enough to keep you constantly wondering what’s around the next bend."
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