Josh is one Tough Mudder!

A few weeks ago (Ok, so it's almost been a month now!), we went to Ohio with some friends so that Josh and two guys from our lifegroup could run a crazy race called the Tough Mudder.  When he first told me that they were going to run it, I thought he was joking.  It's a 12 mile course with 27 obstacles, including jumping into ice water (literally), getting shocked by live wires as you crawl through tunnels, and wading through chest-deep mud on uneven ground.  Yeah. Sounds like a blast.  I thought he was joking until he began re-arranging his work schedule  (NOT an easy feat!) to make it happen. And then they signed up, and paid money, and at that point I knew he was serious. 

We loaded up the kids and drove to the Cleveland area where we stayed at the same hotel with our friends (Andy is is number 45934 and John is number 48185).  It was a super fun weekend, with the exception of the race time!  We (being the wives) decided not to go to the race, because it was raining and the high was only 56.  We had 8 children between the three of us, and the oldest was 5, so to sit outside for 6 hours in a mud pit would have been less than fun.  It turns out, so was trying to entertain said children in a hotel with very few toys or things to do.  BUT, when the guys returned from the race with only minor bumps and bruises, we took the kids swimming and went to the Cleveland Zoo the next day.  It was quite an experience for all involved, but I'm glad we did it, and Josh can now say that he is truely a tough mudder.