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A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (4): Obstacles 11-14 Uncategorized

A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (4): Obstacles 11-14

As a whole, obstacles 11-14 were on the weak side.  But one obstacle was potentially one of the most psychologically difficult of the course. The eleventh obstacle was called The Log Bog Jog (#11).  It is supposed to be a run through the woods while climbing…
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justinbaileyJuly 28, 2011
A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (3): Obstacles 6-10 Uncategorized

A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (3): Obstacles 6-10

All along the race path there were signs giving us encouraging messages like: "Remember You Signed a Death Waiver." "Beware of Velociraptor Attack." "Warrior Dash Finish Line.  But you signed up for the Tough Mudder, so you've just begun." Here's another good one: One nice…
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justinbaileyJuly 27, 2011
CrossFit Power Rankings: Futile and Fun Lists

CrossFit Power Rankings: Futile and Fun

Once the Bulls lost to Miami in the Conference Finals, I turned my full sports-related attention to the CrossFit games.  For the last two months, I've watched every Competition-related video put out by the mainsite, Games site or CrossFit Journal. During the Regional competitions, I un-followed…
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justinbaileyJuly 26, 2011
A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (2): Obstacles 1-5 Uncategorized

A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (2): Obstacles 1-5

The Wisconsin Tough Mudder took place at the Devil's Head Ski Resort in Merrimac, Wisconsin.  This meant that we would basically be running up and down the ski runs for the first hour of the course. The race started running down a slope ("Braveheart Charge",…
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justinbaileyJuly 26, 2011
A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (1): Starting Line Uncategorized

A Blow-By-Blow Walkthrough of the Tough Mudder (1): Starting Line

"So, what was it like?  How'd it go?" This is the question everyone has been asking me, so I decided to take the time to write a summary of my experience with the Tough Mudder.  My goal is to both give a window to the…
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justinbaileyJuly 25, 2011
Thoughts on Signing a Death Waiver Uncategorized

Thoughts on Signing a Death Waiver

After almost 90 days of training (3-4 times/week), the Tough Mudder is finally here!  The Tough Mudder is a 10 mile off-road race filled with 25 military grade obstacles.  It's like a longer, more brutal Warrior Dash, with challenges like a 10,000 volt electric shock…
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justinbaileyJuly 22, 2011
Mudder Training, Day 68 Uncategorized

Mudder Training, Day 68

Today I worked out with four other guys in the garage.  We did a workout called "The Twelve Days of Christmas".  I've seen other workouts in this format online and did a version in my CrossFit box, so we came up with one for ourselves.…
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justinbaileyJuly 8, 2011
Mudder Training, Day 66 Uncategorized

Mudder Training, Day 66

I know I haven't been posting here very faithfully.  I was gone almost 20 out of 30 days in June on various trips.  My training was also sporadic, but I managed to train at least 3 times per week.  Also, our ultimate frisbee league has…
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justinbaileyJuly 6, 2011
Mudder Training, Day 51 Uncategorized

Mudder Training, Day 51

Just over a month until the Tough Mudder! Today I worked out in my garage gym with four other guys.  We worked out at 9:30 a.m. and it was already over 90 degrees outside.  We worked on some technique for overhead squats, then we did…
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justinbaileyJune 21, 2011
My Life Story: Foundations and Fundamentals Uncategorized

My Life Story: Foundations and Fundamentals

So I know that I have a few series that I have stalled in the middle of, but since the writer's block is keeping me from regular posting, I thought I would begin a new series telling my story and reflecting on my spiritual formation…
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justinbaileyJune 13, 2011
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