Great Tip on the Shoes. My Husband wore Merrell Trail Glove shoes for his toughmudder and he was very happy with them. He also wore low cut injinji toe socks to keep the toe on toe friction down.

Thanks for the tips! I'm about to run a Spartan Sprint and these reminders are handy.

Straight and to the point! Thank you so much!!

I wore Vibram Treksport shoes. This year I will be wearing Vibram Bikila EVO WP with Vibram toe socks. By the end of the course last year, my partners feet hurt him SOOO bad! My feet were perfectly fine. I just ran Spartan Sprint yesterday in AZ with my trusty Vibram Treksport shoes. My feet were the only ones not hurting out of every one in my group. ;)

Very helpful!! As I only have running shoes and hiking shoes

I wore a fairly new pair of NB Minimus zero (>100 miles)for my first TM I will be wearing the same pair of shoes for my second TM next week. The upper has a few holes in it but the soles are still in great condition.

yes! Injini toe socks are the bomb, No chafing at all, done 3 mudders and 3 spartans in them. Did the beast on the weekend and feet were great. Just as important as the shoe IMHO

Try to get a course map. You'll be able to cheer him on at some of the obstacles. They group a lot of them near the finish, so you'll see them start, maybe once or twice in the middle, and then quite a few at the end.

This past weekend, we competed in the Baytown Texas Tough Mudder. I agree with most of your advice, except for the no socks--the amount of mud, rocks and grassy crap that gets in your shoes will rub your feet and toes raw if you don't wear socks. Every thing you wear WILL get TRASHED, so wear old shoes. And I wore bike shorts..and didn't get muddy like you described..if they're tight, they won't. Barefeet on Everest helps IMMENSELY.

Nice tips!

I wore poly/spandex compression blends. Full length compression pants, long-sleeve compression shirt, and shorts and short sleeve shirt over compression clothing. In retrospect, I would have ditched the shirt sleeve shirt and shorts. Even thought hey were polyester blend, they still felt heavy. I was in Tahoe, and it was cold all day! I would have taken a backpack with a sweat shirt and some warm gloves to warm up after each water obstacle.

Great video. I'm a 3 time mudder, (4 times after tomorrow) and I've seen all sorts of combinations that work. I prefer the minimalist view recommended in the video. I wore toe shoes the first and third time, and am tomorrow as well. Yes, mud gets in, but taking your shoes off near water can get rid of the caked mud. I didn't wear gloves, but if grip strength is a problem, you might want to. If I was to wear a little more, it would be a quick-dry long-sleeve shirt to protect the arms from the inevitable scrapes. Compression socks might be a good option, but don't fit well with my toe shoe plans.

@NEStudify

Жыл бұрын

Sir , I need to run a race of 4 km . The race is after 1 month. What should I practice with, between metal spike shoe or rubber trail shoe?

Yes. We were in the TM event on Sunday Oct 6 in Baytown Texas, and while we ditched our socks by the 10th mile, the rocks and grass and stuff will get in your shoes and rub your toes raw. I can't imagine no socks throughout the whole thing. My feet would have ended up bloody if I had.

I loved this

Great tips! Short and to the point. Lol at the creepy dancing guy

I wore a polyester blend, and that seemed to work okay. My shoes, however, did feel a bit heavy.

How does bystand(ing) work? Do you follow each group around the obstacle course or do you cheer for the beginning and wait for them to return? My friend is doing it on Saturday and I want to go route him on!

Depends on the color. Black is best--the mud is oily and will stain lighter colors. I wore an orange jog bra...will see if the mud washes out. It may only be a bra, but I don't want it if it's stained and yucky, you know? My socks I threw away, same for my bike shorts...they were old and I planned on doing that anyway. Same for the shoes.

Without a doubt, the best shoes for this event are the Salomon Speedcross 3. Amelia Boone wears them and if they are good enough for her then they are definitely good enough for me. Super grip, very light, good drainage. I put them in the washer after the TM Whistler and they came out like new. Do not listen to people that say your runners will be wrecked afterward. They will get dirty but they will not get wrecked.

@Tips4Running

10 жыл бұрын

I interviewed Boone for my website. If they are good enough for her, I bet they are great for anyone running a mud/obstacle course.

Your vids are very well done, good and concise info. I have done 2 TM's so far, 3rd next week, and I will agree with the post before mine by Gene, Inov-8 Mudclaws are designed for exactly this type of event. You can walk up mud slopes that everyone else has to make human pyramids to get up. To elaborate: Inov-8 makes 2 types of shoes that are perfect for TM. First is the Mudclaw's which have a 3mm or 6mm heel drop. If you are not a minimalist shoe runner, get the red 3mm version, the yelow 6mm is just too high for good balance. If you ARE a minimalist runner, the Inov-8 Baregrip-200 is a zero drop version with an even more aggressive tread than the Mudclaw. Both versions will run you $120 and you have to get it thru Amazon or Zappo's, but trust me, after doing 2 TM's and 9 Spartan 's, and having used both the Mudclaw and Bare-grip, they are so worth the money.

@Tips4Running

9 жыл бұрын

Kenneth Flood I might have to look into that. My Merrills that I wore for the last two don't quite have enough traction.

@johnhernandez3134

6 жыл бұрын

Stephanie Niten my first Tough Mudder I wore and old pair of k-swiss's and then I used them the following year and they were still fine

QUESTION! I'm running this tomorrow, would water shoes be a good choice??

I wore dark black and red. Washed them, and they look like new.

Dark colors will come clean. Lights won't. I ditched my white shirt after the race. The black shorts were fine.

Anyone have any suggestions on socks that will help me avoid blisters during the event?

I’m signed up for My first in September. Question about where do people keep their car key? i’m going to say wallets etc will be inside the car but what about the key? I was thinking i could pin it to the inside of clothing but looks like mud and water will be from head to toe 😳

will shoes be okay too?

I ditched my shirt after Mud Mile....it was way to heavy with mud.

What age do you have to be to do the Tough Mudder?

@Tips4Running

10 жыл бұрын

You have to be 18. They serve beer to 21 and older in the United States.

@aoibhinnmcgivern406

10 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks.

NOOOOOO!

Socks. Yes or no?

I wore my Asics Gel trail shoes which meant I seemed to be spending a lot less time falling on my ass. Even had a clean shirt at the end of it.

where do you stick your wallet/ car keys?

I’m going barefoot. 😂