On Sunday 25th September 2016, seven of us
participated in the London South Tough Mudder. This 12 mile mud and obstacle
course was an incredible experience where we were faced with 22 challenging
obstacles.The obstacles varied from running, pushing and pulling our way
through 60ft of heavy rotating barriers to sprinting through a field of
electric wires delivering 10,000 volts. As well as demonstrating our physical
strength, a number of these obstacles tested our team work and mental grit.
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| Members of the youth wing after completing Mud Mile 2.0 |
We each found certain obstacles harder to complete than
others. As a team, we were able to give each other a helping hand and
confidence boost when we faced our biggest fears. For some of us, crawling and
pushing our way through a very small space whilst 100lbs of water rested on our
backs was physically challenging as well as mentally draining. For others,
sliding through 10 tonnes of ice was by far the most unbearable obstacle. The
encouragement from the rest of the team and our fellow tough mudders was what
motivated each of us to complete the obstacles and step out of our comfort
zone.
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| 3 of the participants during the obstacle course |
We are grateful and proud to have successfully completed one
of the world’s toughest obstacle courses. Most importantly, we would like to
take this opportunity to thank all of you who have helped us along the way and to
those of you have donated to such worthy causes. We have raised over a
staggering £2850 for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and Om
Sharavanabhava Seva Trust.
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| Two participants running through the Electroshock Therapy obstacle |
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| A youth member reacting to an electric shock |
Please see below for what each member of the team
had to say about Tough Mudder.
“The toughest mental challenge I’ve ever faced and a real
test of teamwork.”
(Dhaarica Jeyanesan)
“Team work makes the dream work!”
(Sachin Sooriyakumar)
“There’s no way we could have done this without each other!”
(Anchali Muraleetharan)
“One of the biggest challenges faced so far! But we got
through it as a team.”
(Vidushan Jeyanesan)
“It was definitely challenging but every second was worth
it.”
“It doesn’t matter how long it takes to get there, as long
as you get there!”
(Banuja Srikantha)
“The toughest physical challenge but the most worthwhile!”
(Vidhya Sasitharan)
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| The team after completing the course |
