I never in my life thought I'd do a Tough Mudder but I somehow got roped into doing one and I have to say I did enjoy it, for the most part. The obstacle courses were pretty fun! I had a few favorites that pretty much involved free falling and my heart sinking but I loved it! The most difficult part was probably the hills on hills on hills! Endless hills and the view wasn't much to look at. I would probably do another tough mudder on a shorter route with less hills, or maybe just a different location. I can't say I enjoyed running up and down hills for 10+ miles just staring at dead grass.

The expo pre/post run was pretty cool. Free beer, cool mini obstacles/challenges for prizes and things. A nice place to hang out after the course. Parking was pretty straight forward, it was a slight walk from the lot to the expo/race start. But the race loops you back to the beginning so no shuttles required.

The aid stations had the basics and some extras, but I feel like the further into the course you got the less they gave you at each station. The beginning stations were the best! The swag was ok, you don't even get a medal which was a little disappointing. You get a tshirt (I'm not very fond of it it is not soft), a head band, and a face towel all with the Tough Mudder logo on it.

Overall I say I'd do another one but definitely at a different location. What I really want to do is a Spartan and compare them.

P.S. Yes there is a ton of mud that you have to practically crawl through! The mud ripped my shoes off a few times!

I have to say this was one of my favorite races. Some highlights: Ridiculously cute/cool jackets & a super cute medal ( hot chocolate bar with a bite out of it). The race is in downtown San Diego so the hills can get hard, there are A LOT of hills. The scenery is also not very interesting, just the typical downtown view.

The aid stations are plentiful, all the hydration you need. Although I would pass on the chocolates and sweets they give out at those stations, especially if you are doing the 15k vs the 5k. I would not want the sweets sloshing around in my stomach around the last few miles.

Parking is in downtown, but not that bad. It's super early so the only ones around are the runners anyways. The expo has a lot of random stuff around. The swag is awesome. Cute drawstring bag, super cool jacket, unique medal. The post race expo is nice. It has some good photo ops, and then you get this giant plastic mug, filled with marshmallows, crackers, chocolate, a banana, and a cup of hot chocolate. This is one of my favorite races in San Dieg.

I was registered for the 2017 race but they ended up switching the dates and I was at a climbing festival, so I was pretty sad I couldn't make it to this year's race. But I will try again next year if I'm still in the area!

So this was the race that Kaskade put on. I got roped into it by a friend who really wanted to see Kaskade. This was my first official race and it was a good short one to start off with. There was no real expo, just a bunch of open space in a parking lot next to the run start with 2 food trucks. There was also a bar open but it was on the pricey side, not so worth it. Especially before a run.

The only thing we really got was a not so great quality shirt. The design was nice but I have never worn the shirt since I got it. The organization was not so great either. Lines for check in/packet pick up was all over the place and volunteers were saying different things. But once the run started things were smoother. The run itself was nice. The start was pretty cool with awesome decorations and there were a lot of great light up/glowing props at different parts of the course.

Some spots along the course had major bottlenecks with no one moving over to pass. And it got a little sketch to run once it got dark. But it was a pretty short run, so the flaws were pretty easy to get over. Plus there was a free concert at the end with Kaskade closing out the show. I wouldn't really do this race again, but I think it was a one year tour anyways.