Tough Mudder 2013 at Whistler Olympic Park on June 22 put at least one nine-person team from the South Cariboo through its gruelling paces.
The 18-kilometre obstacle course, meant to test participants' physical and mental strength while they work as a team, threw challenges like a dumpster full of ice and water to swim through, mud-filled trenches to navigate and electrified wire to crawl under.
Shannon Pennicott was a member of the local Focused Fitness team, and for her, it was a great experience.
“We had fun throughout the whole way with mud fights and lots of support and laughter. Some things were challenging, but we had trained hard and a lot was mind over matter.”
This was the second Tough Mudder in the same year for Kathleen Hartard who also did the Las Vegas event in April.
“Whistler was a lot more fun because there was way more mud,” she says.