Judgement Day

I do something called Obstacle Course Racing or OCR, to the muggles of the non OCR world, their response is usually something like 'oh is it like tough mudder'. The OCR community smiles, nods their head whilst uncontrollably laughing inside, love it or hate it though tough mudder is what initially got me interested in OCR. My aim to do one by the end of this year, that was until I discovered the absolute minefield of other OCR's out there. That were cheaper and 'for the community'. Initially my first OCR was supposed to Judgement Day at the infamous Copehill Down and the FIBUA village which I was excited about. I had got this race for free as a gift for volunteering at another of their races a couple of months before. Unfortunately due to some twat on the M4 my car was written off and I was therefore injured and unable to participate, it was no problem, my race code could be used for another one. Over the next few months I kept volunteering for Judgement Day and became part of the #jdfamily, building up my volunteer passes for what would have been a free race year next year for me with Judgement Day.

That was until I got an email from the volunteer coordinator a while ago, someone had asked him about saving up your volunteer passes to go towards The Unknown. I currently had three passes, which was enough for a place in The Unknown. Now, nobody really knows much about The Unknown except that it changes you as a person in a positive way. One of the participants David Beatty told me that he stopped caring about the small stuff and focuses on the more important things in life. Now being beasted for the best part of 36 hours isn't everyone's cup of tea and the volunteers really struggled to be so damn horrid to them with memory tests, dune running, sea dunking, white noise type torture. It broke some people, but those that stepped out, still stuck by to support to remaining souls that continued. They were only referred to by their numbers and had to refer to the volunteers as 'Staff'. It was tough for everyone. But the feedback afterwards was absolutely epic. 

I am not prepared mentally or physically for this type of beasting and so I asked if I could offer up my own volunteer passes for a space in The Unknown to be auctioned off for Sands. This was of course accepted and so I shall be holding an online auction for a place in The Unknown. 

For more information about The Unknown or Judgement Day, please go to www.judgement-day.co.uk