text: this is for tough mudder 2014. \n\ni did tough mudder in 2012...it was actually pretty tough for an obstacle race. not so much this year. i don't know if they're marketing to a different crowd or what, but a large portion of the obstacles had lame sauce dripped all over them. \n\nfor starters, they did away with 3 great obstacles....this gigantic log pile up, climb over thingy....a giant muddy hill climb with a rope netting bridge thingy....and a 2 inch balance beam over a water pit thingy.....\n\nthis year, everything was WAY too easy and extremely do-able. which is fine, but don't label yourself \"the toughest thing you'll ever do\" when that's not at all true. \n\nexample: walking on top of culverts for 10 feet? hopping over a series of 3 foot deep ditches? crawling under a net? a non-slippery Everest? after spending most of the time running 12 miles with a few light obstacles every so often, i went home and did a 2 hour mountain bike ride just to make me feel like i got a little exercise. \n\nthe aid stations were plentiful and as before, all the staff are very amp'd up and helpful. you pay for everything, from parking (15 bucks) to bag check (5 bucks).\n\nit's way too expensive, even for early bird pricing to not get the challenge I was anticipating.