Mike gives you various tips to reduce your risk of injury when running in Tough Mudder and other mud/obstacle course races. He discusses the overall risk of injury, the people most likely to get injured, which obstacles may cause most injuries, most common Tough Mudder injuries, and most importantly Mike explains how you can try to AVOID injuries at Tough Mudder.
If you have a TIP to share to reduce injuries at Tough Mudder, please add it to the COMMENTS section. Thanks and God Bless

Check out more of our favorite vids:
Official Tough Mudder 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh5HdPM_QuE
Official Spartan Race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4aM0fpS0IU
Old Man Tough Mudder Training: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YErZ5GjOyas
Tough Mudder Philosophy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jU4SfKcJPg
Tough Mudder Race + Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkSU7SHE7Z4
Tough Mudder Training Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7HE2O4Japw
Tough Mudder 2012 Obstacles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZIc1JtbenI
Tough Mudder SHOES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNReuMKhJBo

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Mike with 40+ Fitness and The Helpfuldad discusses your shoe options for doing Tough Mudder and other Mud Run Obstacle Course Races. Should you wear Running Shoes? Hikers? Vibram 5-Toes? Or something else? Please share YOUR opinions in the comments section

Check out more of our favorite vids:
Tough Mudder Race + Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkSU7SHE7Z4
Tough Mudder Training Tips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7HE2O4Japw
Tough Mudder 2012 Obstacles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZIc1JtbenI

The dreaded monkey bar obstacle at Tough Mudder. Some try to go over, some try to swing and skips bars, but the easiest way to make it is simply to go hand-to-hand on each bar.

You can jump from bale to bale or just climb up, over, and down if you like. Not hard

This is the ‘high dive’ obstacle at Tough Mudder. It’s actually higher than it looks once you are up there. Note that you actually can’t ‘dive” off the plank but you CAN do a flip if you like. Have fun

One of the most difficult obstacles on the course in my opinion (perhaps because I fell!). Twinkle toes is all about balance – the tough part is the beam sways a lot as more and more people step on it. Drat!

12 miles of obstacles and running takes awhile so to pass the time consider running backwards and singing like this young lady did. Good stuff!

This Tough Mudder Obstacle is pretty simple. If you’re doing the Tampa race, note the tip on the cow barriers at the beginning

Every 3-4 miles is a rest station with water, fruit, and sometimes port-a-potties.

This is the SHORT walls portion of the Berlins Walls. Later in the course you’ll find the much TALLER walls. This one is pretty easy.