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Event Demographics

1.3

Million

participants to date

10-15K

people per event

29

avg. age

70%

Male

30%

Female

demographics

By The Numbers

100+

events

since 2010

10-12

Miles

course length

4000+

TM tattoos

$6.5

Mil.

raised for WWP

78%

completion rate

80%

team participation

$2-10

Million

increase in local economic activity, per event

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February 15, 2015
Challenging the Comfort Zone
via The New York Times

Nolan Kombol, 29, is a course designer and director of innovation for Tough Mudder, a 10- to 12-mile, military-style obstacle course. The courses are constructed in the United States and abroad for specific events, then dismantled.

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February 2, 2015
Kids Toughen Up at Brooklyn Obstacle Course
via NY1

A Brooklyn-based fitness company that has been whipping adults into shape with a military-style obstacle courses is expanding to help children, too.

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February 2, 2015
First ever "Urban Mudder" challenge coming to NYC
via AM New York

The people behind Tough Mudder announced the launch of "Urban Mudder" to take place on Randall's Island on July 25.

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January 15, 2015
The Making of a Tough Mudder.
via Scientific American

In November 2011, I participated in my first Tough Mudder, an event officially billed as a “hardcore, 10-12 mile obstacle course designed by British Special Forces to test your all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie” (and unoff

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  • Tough Mudder Inc. Teams Up With Britvic to Launch a Unique International Children's Event: Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder

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  • Tough Mudder Names Jerome Hiquet as Chief Marketing Officer

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  • Oberto Signs on as Official Beef Jerky of Tough Mudder Extreme Endurance Challenges

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  • Garmin® to Sponsor 2014 Tough Mudder Events and Offer New VIRB™ Elite Color Option

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  • Tough Mudder Appoints Adam Slutsky as President and Chief Operating Officer

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  • U.S. Army Focuses on Army Reserve Recruitment Through Unique Sponsorship of Tough Mudder Challenge

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