Hard As Nails Obstacle Mud Race

Today was a fun day in the new word of Hard As Nails (HAN). The 15 day countdown has begun for the Mother's Day weekend extravaganza that should draw close to 1,000 people. Several waves throughout the day include local firefighters, families, military, individuals, teams...

The construction phase needed for some of the 17 different elements, for both adults and kids courses, is nearly complete. A ton of planning and prep has gone into this and it will be super top-notch for sure. A ton of mud, river crawls, rope climbs, tire climbs, pond paddles, dumpster dives, over-unders...

This morning I got to walk and photo parts of the 5km adult course with mastermind designer/developer Joshua Baruch, build-master Chris and consultant/media point person and man of many hats Alex as they dialed in some of the final design touches...

In tandem with the event Adventures in Storytelling is launching its pilot workshop with 3 incredibly high-speed photographers/visual storytellers. So as workshop organizer I was out there scouting for some sweet action photo points and trying to visualize just how ridiculously fun this event will be as a photographer and as a participant...

The HAN dream-team... Josh, Chis and Alex

Josh scouting on the course for the best mud wall rope climb exits...

A secret tip for those entering - teamwork!

Josh and Alex testing to ensure the highest quality experience...

 A 14 story stair climb up the Westin Hotel and then down will be the first adult course obstacle before paddling around their lake...

More route testing...