Drew’s associate webmaster Justin Jackson C’05 drops to help Chris Palmer C’03 summit Tough Mudder’s obstacle #13. Photo by Bill Cardoni
A British Special Forces training spinoff, Tough Mudder pits one’s inner beast against a 12-mile-long series of obstacles, from plunging into a frigid river to crashing headlong through dangling live wires. At least eight alumni, including those pictured here, plus Abby Calhoun, Eric Ramirez, Boris Khovitch, Zachary Merves and Michael Perez (all C’09), competed in small teams at last November’s Tri-State competition in Englishtown, N.J. Proceeds benefited the nonprofit Wounded Warrior Project.—Renée Olson
- Scott Brandsdorfer C’10 and fellow Drew Mudders take a plunge into frigid water early in the endurance course.
- Brandsdorfer summons his inner will.
- Chris Palmer C’03 (left) and Brandsdorfer, with Justin Jackson C’05 behind him.
- The Mud Mile.
- Sprinklers guarantee the Tough Mudder will stay slick.
- A three-sport athlete at Drew, Kati Eggert C’11 was made to be a Mudder.
- Jackson tries not to swallow while mud-crawling under barbed wire.
- Palmer runs the live-wire gauntlet.
- Having survived, the trio sports Tough Mudder headbands.
[...] involved with Drew – last week, I took the plunge and signed up for the alumni team that runs the Tough Mudder every [...]
drew graduate class 1960
i did a tough mudder this summer in north carolina
lost both shoes in the mud pit together with my timing chip,
but finished in approx 1 hr 15 min
it was a hoot !!
We need a MONTAGE! The music turned out great!