If you wear your bruises like a badge of honor, then Jon Anderson's OFFduty story on adventure races is for you. Jon writes:
Facing the ice-field tank known as the Arctic Enema, Army Capt. Jason Rathbun and Air Force Capt. Justin Ballinger bumped fists and dove in.
"As we came back up, we caught each other's eyes and were like, 'Yeah, this is real!' " Ballinger said.
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With challenges ranging from fire pits to a 10,000-volt obstacle dubbed Electroshock Therapy, there's a reason they call it the Tough Mudder, say the officers who braved the course in Pennsylvania on April 29.
It's just one of dozens of Tough Mudder events slated across the country this year. From zombie-infested fun runs to invitation-only ultramarathons, Tough Mudder is just one of an exploding number of bone-jarring, mud-sucking and occasionally blood-letting adventure races designed to test muscle, minds and mettle.
Read Jon's full story on adventure races -- plus a list of our favorites -- here.
