ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Six thousand runners battled through several obstacles involving mud, freezing water and even electric shocks Saturday.
This is for the 10th annual Tough Mudder Chicago taking place at the Chicago Rockford International Airport. Participants said the muddy race was less about competition and more about community.
Jon Devereueawax, a longtime participant, said the event has become a personal tradition.
“This is probably my eighth Tough Mudder,” Devereueawax said. “I normally like to run but the obstacle course adds a little bit of an extra challenge to kind of break up the running, so it’s something my friends brought me into, and I have grown to love it.”…