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It's Coach Tief for Tips4Running.com, and I have some clothing tips for the Tough Mudder.
I hope you make some good choices on what to wear, so you're comfortable during the
race because you're going to get wet and muddy. You don't want that to slow you down. The
first thing though is don't wear jewelry during the race. I started with my wedding ring.
I ended without it, and I tried to look for it. Never found it, so don't wear jewelry.
It might fall off. That's tip number one. Very important. Alright. Tip number two. When
you pick out your shoes, make sure if all you have is running shoes to pick old ones.
They're gonna get trashed. But, if you really want to pick the best stuff, I advise going
with a minimalist running shoe. I'm wearing Vibram Five Fingers. I don't recommend those
because mud got in the little toe parts, and that did not feel good towards the end. I
couldn't even use my little pinky. It was all jammed with mud. So I recommend like a
Merrill barefoot shoe, or New Balance Minimus. Those would be the best types of shoes for
this event. Alright, my next tip is about clothes. You should probably wear, umm, the
least amount of clothes that you can that you're comfortable with. If you're comfortable
running around in your underwear like these guys with no shoes, go for it. But for most
people, the best option would be a pair of shorts that aren't too long because they'll,
umm, get full of water and sag on you, and probably a shirt that's light. Cotton would
be bad. That holds in a lot of water. Look for a lot of those dry fit materials that
will wick away the water, and will dry quickly after you go through a lot of the muddy events.
Also, go with dark colors because you'll end up having to throw away the stuff if you go
with white colors. I purposely wore a white shirt just so you could see the mud everywhere.
But, yeah. White didn't come clean, so go with dark colors. Also, I don't recommend
anything really tight like biker shorts or anything like that because mud actually gets
wedged into your clothes. So you might be carrying like a bunch of mud with you. With
my running shorts, for some reason I wore some with pockets and the pockets filled up
with mud. So you don't want anything where mud can lodge itself, if you will. Alright,
my last tip is you don't have to wear gloves for this event. I though maybe I would have
to to get across the funky monkey. Those are the monkey bars, and some of the walls, but
my hands worked just fine. Besides gloves will get just as muddy and they're harder
to dry off. Alright, to sum up. No jewelry. Try some minimalist running shoes. Pick some
light clothing, and wear the least amount of clothing you're comfortable with, and finally,
you don't need gloves. Good luck at the Tough Mudder. It's a ton of fun! Go get muddy.