By Scrappy 81-Year-old Woman Completes Her Second Tough Mudder Race Over Huge Obstacles
Okay, 81-year-old widow just finished it. second Tough mud run. Wich is your excuse?
Mildred Wilson of Sikeston. Missouri crossed the finish line of a muddy and euphoric 5K Tough Mudder steeplechase in early March. Despite being an octagenarian, this was the second Tough Mudder completed by Wilson.
In 2019, shortly after his 80th birthday, Wilson was asked by his son if he wanted to participate in a race, after he had just finished one himself. The race is famous for immediately requiring participants to crawl in the army through muddy water holes before tackling a multi-mile race interspersed with obstacles.
“I had seen him do the toughest mudder in the world in Las Vegas,” Mildred said, according to local news reports. “He asked me last fall if I would like to do one. I said yes, but if I do, I want to be able to do it for real. Not just being there. “
He first had to get the go-ahead from his doctor, he said, and began training at the YMCA after getting medical approval. It was worth it as it would smash every obstacle in its path, commenting that the Missouri course was a bit easier than I expected.
Except for the wall! I always wanted to test that wall. I realized that it was not a piece of cake. It took me a whole town to get up, ”he said, referring to a steep wall of a obstacle named “Everest” requiring ascent by rope.
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Wilson’s husband, Farrell, was supportive of her throughout and encouraged her to cross the finish line in 2019 before passing away the following year. It was in his honor that she crossed the line once more in 2021.
The official Tough Mudder celebration post included an open question for its readers: When was the last time you did something for the first time? In light of Mildred Wilson’s achievement, I think we can all afford an answer to that question.
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