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This is it. Tough Mudder Challenge – Grand Canyon starts here. Here are the four compulsory activities that you need to complete and track as part of Tough Mudder Challenges – Grand Canyon.
In addition to these compulsory activities, we’ll be releasing new rounds of activities each week to keep you on your toes. You’ll need to choose at least two of these additional activities each week to cross the finish line and earn your sweet new headband.
Make sure you join our Tough Mudder UK Challenges Facebook Group to share your adventure, cheer on others and get motivated.
The Activities You Must Complete
These aren’t for the fainthearted and they’re going to take determination and mental strength. We know you’ve got it in you.
The Extra Mile
100km. It’s up to you how to get it done; walk, run, cycle or crawl. Just make sure you get it done within 21 days. You got this.
Level Up: Complete the full 100km every week of the challenge
Tracking Instructions:
– Visit your Grand Canyon profile and log in to your account. If you have a qualifying wearable/app, connect your device/app so that your data syncs over (you can do this from your Profile if you haven’t already). Remember to track your workouts so that the data syncs over. Data will sync for running, walking, biking, and hiking exercises that you track.
– If you do not connect a device/app, you may add your data manually after you log in. Simply click on the +Activity button at the bottom. Then select the activity you completed (run, walk, bike, hike, other) and input the distance completed. You may also input your elevation gain in this step to track your progress towards the Grand Canyon 6,000ft elevation goal. You may add a picture or two if you wish. Then press Save & Exit to record your data and see your progress circle fill up as you go.
Grand Canyon
Over the next 21 days you must climb the depth of the Grand Canyon. That’s 1,829 m (6,000 ft.). Gain the elevation by walking, running or cycling up hills or take the stairs. Either way you are guaranteed to feel the burn.
Level Up: Hope you can count because you’re reaching the top all by stair (or step).
Tracking Instructions:
Visit your Grand Canyon profile and log in to your account. Click on the +Activity button at the bottom. On “Activity Type” select Grand Canyon from the drop down. Enter your elevation gain in feet, meters, or floors. Add a picture if you wish. Click on Save & Exit to record your data and see your progress circle fill up as you go.
Centurion 1000
This is a total body workout. 200 sit-ups, 200 squats, 200 jumping jacks, 200 push ups, 200 jump lunges. You can complete the Centurion in as many workouts as you need to.
Level Up: Complete 1000 reps, twice a week. Every week.
Tracking Instructions:
Visit your Grand Canyon profile and log in to your account. Click on the +Activity button at the bottom. On “Activity Type” select Centurion from the drop down. Enter the combined number of reps you completed for the qualifying exercises . Add a picture if you wish. Click on Save & Exit to record your data and see your progress circle fill up as you go.
Arctic Enema
We know you missed it. Recite the Tough Mudder Challenges pledge line by line as you dunk in a head-size Arctic Enema. For the dunk, fill a bowl or a bucket (recommended 10 litres of cold water) with at least 1 bag/2kg of cubed ice. This is a pure test of your mental toughness.
Level Up: Go full body and stay in there for 10 full minutes. Want to really up the ante? Minimum of 4 bags/8kg of cubed ice. That icy water should cover your body, Mudder.
Tracking Instructions:
Visit your Grand Canyon profile and log in to your account. Click on the +Activity button at the bottom. On “Activity Type” select Artic Enema from the drop down. Add a picture (or multiple) of you completing the activity. Click on Save & Exit to record your completion.
Choose Your Activities
Week 1
Choose two activities out of the four.
Tracking Instructions:
Visit your Grand Canyon profile and log in to your account. Click on the +Activity button at the bottom. Select the “Activity Type” you completed from the drop down. Add a picture (or multiple) of you completing the activity. Click on Save & Exit to record your completion. (You may only record 2 out of the 4 optional activities for each week)
Tracking Instructions:
Visit your Grand Canyon profile and log in to your account. Click on the +Activity button at the bottom. Select the “Activity Type” you completed from the drop down. Add a picture (or multiple) of you completing the activity. Click on Save & Exit to record your completion. (You may only record 2 out of the 4 optional activities for each week)
Graffeeti
Let your feet do the talking and draw TM on your tracking app. Walk or run, how you complete it (and how long it takes) is up to you.
Level Up: Forget two letters and try eleven, write out Tough Mudder using your tracking app.
Level Up: Forget two letters and try eleven, write out Tough Mudder using your tracking app.
Ambidextrous
Ready for a little self improvement? Use only your non-dominant hand for all tasks in a three hour period. That might include brushing your teeth or writing the weekly shopping list.
Level Up: If three hours sounds like a cinch try it for a full day.
Level Up: If three hours sounds like a cinch try it for a full day.
Mother Hen
It’s time to up the ante on a familiar workout move. Plank for two minutes straight with six eggs beneath you.
Level Up: Put all your eggs in one basket and plank for 5 minutes with a dozen eggs beneath you.
Level Up: Put all your eggs in one basket and plank for 5 minutes with a dozen eggs beneath you.
Down In One
Bottoms up. Drink one raw egg, it’s as simple as that.
Level Up: We’re not making this complicated, drink two raw eggs.
Level Up: We’re not making this complicated, drink two raw eggs.
Week 2
Choose two activities out of the four.
Deja Vu
Ready for some Deja Vu? Your challenge is to run or walk a mile by going back & forth in your driveway or up & down a short street in your neighborhood. The distance of the driveway or road you use cannot be longer than 50 meters (165 ft) long
Level Up: Same rules, but up the distance to a 5K (3.1 miles)
Level Up: Same rules, but up the distance to a 5K (3.1 miles)
Hold your Wood
Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up. Let’s go. Carry a weight for 100m (fill a backpack with books if you don’t have weights).
Minimum weight of 30 pounds. The weight must not touch the ground for the duration of the carry.
Level Up: Double up and move the weight for 200m.
Minimum weight of 30 pounds. The weight must not touch the ground for the duration of the carry.
Level Up: Double up and move the weight for 200m.
Room Raiders
Reveal your inner obstacle engineer and recreate the classic obstacle, Arctic Enema, using only things you can find at home.
Muddy Angels
We know you miss the mud, so head outside and find (or create) some of the brown stuff. Show us your best mud angels.
Week 3
Choose two activities out of the four.
True Finisher
Turn the world upside down and put a t-shirt on while in a handstand using a wall for balance. Use a Tough Mudder Finisher t-shirt if you have one.
Level Up: No wall for you, put the t-shirt on in a free-standing handstand.
Level Up: No wall for you, put the t-shirt on in a free-standing handstand.
Pyramid Scheme
Rope your teammates into building a celebratory human pyramid. Rolling solo? Get creative and use photos.
Remember: Please only do this with people in your household or social bubble while social distancing measures are still in place.
Remember: Please only do this with people in your household or social bubble while social distancing measures are still in place.
Snip Snip
Put your patience to the test and cut one square metre of grass using only a pair of nail scissors.
Level Up: Show us how much you care and cut the letters TM into the grass instead. Each letter must be at least one metre apart.
Level Up: Show us how much you care and cut the letters TM into the grass instead. Each letter must be at least one metre apart.
Shake It Up
Party time. Mix yourself a Mudslide cocktail or mocktail and raise it to yourself, the finish line is in sight.
