blueAPACHE represented at Tough Mudder 2015

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This blueAPACHE post reports: This past weekend, blueAPACHE sent an elite team of athletes (their descriptor, not ours) to embark on the Melbourne Tough Mudder course at the State Motorcycle Centre in Broadford. Attempted by thousands, Tough Mudder is a twenty-kilometre commando style course with over twenty different obstacles to crawl through, scale, jump over, swim, jump off or climb. Published in 2015. Figures, product names and event details reflect that time; for current information see the linked service pages.

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This past weekend, blueAPACHE sent an elite team of athletes (their descriptor, not ours) to embark on the Melbourne Tough Mudder course at the State Motorcycle Centre in Broadford. Attempted by thousands, Tough Mudder is a twenty-kilometre commando style course with over twenty different obstacles to crawl through, scale, jump over, swim, jump off or climb. Most were drenched in mud or drowned in water for good measure – intermingled amongst the very hilly (and energy draining) terrain. The challenges included crawling through a box filled with mud and tear gas, swimming through shipping containers filled with water and ice, and scaling multiple walls too high for a single person to climb. Most were designed to be impossible for an individual to complete alone, reinforcing the need for teamwork, to which, the team excelled. Exhausted after some hours of running and climbing, the team neared the finish line. One obstacle stood before them. It appeared to be decorative, a wall of fairy lights adorning a large mud pit; obviously set up as a celebration of the day’s achievements. As several soon discovered, not all decorations are nice. The pretty lights were live wires zapping everyone with electric shocks as they ran through (electric-fence-type stinging). Unfortunately, several of the blueAPACHE team slipped into the mud pool trying to avoid the shocks, making the shocks a little more ‘all-of-body’ than they should have been. They event itself was very challenging, but as far as team building events go, it was exceptional. The blueAPACHE team successfully worked together ensuring everyone made it to the end. Congratulations to our exhausted team, we look forward to seeing what the next challenge proves to be.

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Where did blueAPACHE's team compete in the 2015 Tough Mudder event?

blueAPACHE sent a team to the Melbourne Tough Mudder course at the State Motorcycle Centre in Broadford, a twenty-kilometre commando-style course with over twenty obstacles.

What obstacle challenged the team near the finish line, according to the post?

A wall of fairy lights adorning a mud pit turned out to be live wires delivering electric shocks, with several team members slipping into the mud pool trying to avoid them.

What obstacles does the post describe the team facing during the course?

The post describes crawling through a box filled with mud and tear gas, swimming through shipping containers filled with water and ice, and scaling multiple walls too high for one person to climb alone.

What does the post say the Tough Mudder event demonstrated about the blueAPACHE team?

The post says the obstacles were designed to be impossible to complete alone, reinforcing the need for teamwork, and that the blueAPACHE team worked together to ensure everyone finished.

Is the information in this post still current?

No. It reports on a team-building event from 2015 and reflects that specific outing; for the current position see the linked service pages rather than treating this post as up to date.

Source

• origin post (2015)

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