Sometimes all you need is some NIKE attitude.

The Survival Race – Riverhead, NY, September 8, 2012 – Sometimes all you need is some Nike attitude that says, “Just shut up and do it.” This weekend a friend and I fought through a friendly, hardcore physical challenge one that was good for the soul. Voluntarily, we ran through pools of mud, crawled under bar wire, leaped over slippery walls then got fire hosed down with freezing cold water. Best words to describe the experience are awakening and refreshed.

The challenge put our strength and endurance to the ultimate test. The Survival Race was a 5k obstacle course that took us through the wet woods, onto sandy beaches then off to the finish line where we dove into a pool of mud to cool down. The race took us a quick fort-five minutes to complete. We enjoyed it so much we have already planned on doing several other races just like it very soon.   

Do we like throwing ourselves into pools of mud? Well, yes, but that is not why we decided to do the challenge. Yes, it was difficult but we did it because we both set goals for ourselves. We promised that we would keep our bodies physically healthy and active and this was the perfect opportunity to reap the rewards for doing so.

Start training and join me at the Tough Mudder, the planet’s toughest physical challenge, on June 1, 2013 – Sign up for team “MUD DEEP’ here - https://www.raceit.com/register/groups/join.aspx?event=13400&id=6306200&group=238226 - password: mudderfacebook

Just incase you are afraid of the Tough Mudder challenge let me share this:

Today the executive vice president of my company passed on some of his wisdom by defining FEAR. He said FEAR stands for “False Evidence Appearing Real.”  And remember think like NIKE “Just shut up and do it.”