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Gary Judd

Gary Judd

Host of Obstacle Running Adventures podcast; 80-year-old UK-based obstacle course racing enthusiast with 51+ years of mud run participation.

Jul 20, 2026

87:49
You got to squirrel up and-
87:51
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
87:51
I mean, I did enjoy that a bit.
87:53
It was really welcoming, that one.
87:54
It was the first obs- first water one they opened when it was really, really hot on the Saturday.
87:58
But we- the thing is, but where it went wrong, and so they, uh, ri- so they turned, they turned three of the pipes off, so one set of three, 'cause it was in three sets of three.
88:08
They turned one off, and of course the thing was that meant that the pump was only... was pumping six instead of nine.
89:22
Yeah.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
8:18
So what have you kind of learned from that experience that you're going to take over to tomorrow?
8:22
Well, quite a few things.
8:23
I mean, obviously, one of the biggest pluses is going to be I'm in much better footwear, OK? I know I love to run barefoot, and I know I can't.
8:31
So I've got some wet shoes, which, not these.
8:33
These are crap shoes.
8:34
Look down.
8:35
I've got wet shoes which are for water sports and they have a very good non-slip sole which is brilliant for things like Everest and twinkle toes, anything, and what's the other one? Pyramid ski.
speaker_0UNKNOWN
9:52
What's some advice you'd give to someone that's taking on World's Toughest Mudder for the first time?

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