City's Rec Employees are Tough Mudders
'The Soggy Dogs' take on grueling 12-mile challenge
They were wet and cold to the bone. Bruised. Exhausted. They faced obstacles that were more like devices of torture. And they can't wait to do it again. Four members of the Strongsville Recreation Department -- Director Bryan Bogre, Parks Superintendent Chris Arold, assistant maintenance foreman Mark Hartze and Don Golak, pool maintenance worker -- ran the Tough Mudder April 14, a 12-mile obstacle course filled with icy water and ridiculously difficult challenges with names like Arctic Enema and Walk the Plank. You'd think they'd have had enough. "We're all already pre-registered for next year," Bogre said. The team, dubbed The Soggy Dogs, spent more than three hours on the course with about 11,000 other challenge-seekers, proving to the …
Michelle Norton
7:39 am on Friday, January 6, 2012
Yep, you can tell the newbies because they come in pairs and tend to talk throughout their workouts. It's nice to see people trying to get healthy, but I do look forward to the drop-off in February! more ›