Ultimate Rhoads

A few months ago whilst in the pub, whilst under the influence of several shandys I got talked into entering this event called Tough Guy.
This is basically a cross country run followed by an assault course. Just the sort of thing I used to love when I was in my youth, so I thought why not, can't be that bad.
It takes place in Perton, near Wolverhampton usually in early Feb.
Anyhow, pardon my french, but fuck me, that was unbelievable. Even though I was feezin' my nuts off and physically shagged it was great, in a strange sorta way.
First there was a tough cross country run in and out of ditches, up and down hills, up and over bails of hay, then came the obstacles with names like Death Plunge, Behemoth, Vietcong Tunnells, Fire Pits from Hell and Viagra Falls. Bloody 'ell, it was hard. Not everyones cup 'o tea I know, but if you sort of enjoy new challenges and can manage a bit of joging I'd recomend it to anyone. It was like been a big kid again for a few hours, doing all the stuff that when you was a kid everyone told you not to do.
Allsorts take part, from the slow fancy dress merchants at the back to the young whippets at the front, and everone in between. There was about 4 thousand entered, not bad to put yourself through agony/ecstacy on a cold February morning, and it was cold, the coldest spell we'd had in years.
How the hell they get a licence to do the event is a miracle, what with all the risk assessment bollocks needed these.
Anyway, a good day had by all, I'll be there again next year, but hoefully it won't be as cold.
Heres a few piccys.

The Death Plunge, this was fuckin feezing

On the run

Heres a brief clip of Tough Guy Assault Course.
At about 47 seconds you catch a glimpse of my baldy head coming up from the under water tunnel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnzxOEI4MuA

Love the pics #1499!!!!! hahahaha

I saw this on TV in the East Midlands and Iwish you had let us know you were taking part.
Well done Gaz, I am to old and fat, it would have killed me!!

Fozzy

Bald and hard like a cross between Grant Mitchell and Jason Statham!!

UR's new muscle!

Great read and watchxx

Matt

That looks awesome, well done.

We have a race here called the longest day I want to do one day soon.

Did you see many women on the course Gaz?

Trigger wrote:Did you see many women on the course Gaz?

Yeah, quite a few really, I was suprised.
They were just as determined as the men to finish the course. They were getting stuck in and not bothered about the cold, mud, horse shit, rat piss or anything else we had to wade through.
I particularly remember two girls dressed in "Bunny Girl" outfits, that was a nice sight, especially if you managed to be just behind them as they climbed over some of the obstacles, that perked me up a bit.
Heres a photo of one of the girls showing no fear.

Here's a photo of another "girl", He's my mate who I ran round the course with, this is just as he crossed the finish line, looking like he's crying his eyes out.
He's had the piss taken out of him over this photo, so been the kind caring mate that I am I'd like to share it with everyone.
The Big Girlie!

I knew about this event because some medical students from Leicester took part one woman and a few blokes. They took bets on who would win and where they would all come in the race, the woman was placed last and they said she wouldn't finish the race.
She beat them all and most of the Male medic's failed to fininsh

The woman you photogaphed even looked good covered in crap gasping for air! In the video you posted you made it look less atractive and more desperate

I like the way you haven't failed to humiliate your friend, he looks like he's crying like a baby You are upholding a good old British tradition, mock male friends without mercy for being a bit nancy!!!!!

Trigger wrote:I like the way you haven't failed to humiliate your friend, he looks like he's crying like a baby You are upholding a good old British tradition, mock male friends without mercy for being a bit nancy!!!!!

Too right mate, he was giving me enough shit before the race to last a lifetime, so he had it coming, the big jessie.

I've just had an e-mail from the organisers saying The Tough Guy Race is on telly tomorrow night, a 1hr special presented by Matt Dawson (ex England Rugby Union star)
Its on ITV 4 AT 6:45.
Apparently is was on the other week, but I missed it and thankfully its been repeated.

You must be made of metal with an engine to complete this. Great work fozzy41 respect goes your way you are a better man than me.