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Thread: John Harbaugh: One Tough Mudder
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04-22-2013, 04:10 PM #25Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: John Harbaugh: One Tough Mudder
I tried it once, but my mother made me wear my best suit. She gave me a bunch of Handi Wipes, and said, "Bc don't come home dirty, sister-in-law is coming over for dinner tonight."
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04-22-2013, 04:30 PM #26
Re: John Harbaugh: One Tough Mudder
After reading this, I think I'll pass:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,3954904.story
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04-22-2013, 08:10 PM #27Regular 1st Stringer
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04-22-2013, 11:42 PM #28
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Re: John Harbaugh: One Tough Mudder
If it was like the one I did, it's a little bit chaotic there...there's about 8-10 "lines" of people climbing up and jumping in. They didn't have any staff at the top telling people to wait or regulating who jumped when. There are "life guards" at the bottom to fish out people who freeze up. The only way to make that one safer would be to "slow it down", make participants jump in 2-3 at a time, then hold the next round up until they all get out.
There's a new obstacle they have this year, a modification of an existing one where you crawl under barbed wire, with small electric wires hanging down, through a slight bit of water (The electric current is comparable to a cattle fence). The new version takes a giant black tarp over top of the barbed wire, so you are crawling through total darkness. I think that one is a perfect example of Tough Mudder pushing it too far. Unless you have someone counting people going in and out, how will you know if someone has an incident in there or gets knocked out or has a heart attack, etc. And if they do, how do you get them out? Pull the big tarp off it? If you can't see where you're going in that thing, you could end up crawling "off course" and get stuck in it.
They have a pretty encompassing waiver, so I would bet Tough Mudder doesn't get sued by the guy's family. Or maybe they get sued, but it'll be pretty tough to win the case with the waiver. I actually know one of the guy's friends on Facebook and saw his post in memoriam of the guy, didn't know he died doing Tough Mudder..
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04-23-2013, 09:42 AM #29
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"This space for rent" - Roger Goodell
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04-23-2013, 09:57 AM #30
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http://toughmudder.com/wp-content/up...ver_101812.pdf
I understand that it is my responsibility to inspect the Course, facilities, equipment, and areas to be used, and if I believe or become aware that any are
unsafe or pose unreasonable risks, I agree to immediately notify appropriate personnel. By participating in the event, I am acknowledging that I have
found the course, facilities, equipment, and areas to be used to be safe and acceptable for participation. I accept full and sole responsibility for the
condition and adequacy of my equipment.
I UNDERSTAND FULLY THE INHERENT RISKS INVOLVED IN THE TM EVENT AND ASSERT THAT I AM
WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT. I have read the preceding paragraphs and acknowledge that
1) I know the nature of the TM event; 2) I understand the demands of this activity relative to my physical condition; and 3) I appreciate the potential
impact of the types of injuries that may result from the TM event. I HEREBY ASSERT THAT I KNOWINGLY ASSUME ALL OF
THE INHERENT RISKS OF THE ACTIVITY AND TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES,
LIABILITIES, LOSSES, OR EXPENSES THAT I INCUR AS A RESULT OF PARTICIPATING IN THE TM EVENT..
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“When I think of a Baltimore Raven - we go in there, we take your lunch box, we take your sandwich, we take your juice box, we take your applesauce, and we take your spork and we break it. And we leave you with an empty lunch. That’s the Baltimore Raven way.” - Steve Smith Sr.
Call me a Special Teams coach again. I dare you! I double dare you, MFer!
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04-23-2013, 01:46 PM #33Regular 1st Stringer
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