As I mentioned in my previous review, there are a total of five shorts, 6-7 minutes long, available for viewing on the CW Seed website. These shorts are a buildup to the television airing of Tough Mudder: The Challenge Within on Valentines day. The final short previews the 3 participants the day before the Tough Mudder event in Englishtown, NJ.
A brief overview of our three participants; Mirna is from GA and despite being a large person, wants to show others that your size should not be a hindrance to your goals. Bobby is a 50 year old NJ man trying to battle MS with the support of his brothers. And our 3rd participant is Denise, a veteran from NH who suffers from PTSD from injuries she received in the first Gulf war who is uncomfortable around large groups of people.
We first see Mirna as she receives a call from Sean on her computer. Sean mentions that one of the cool things he loves about his job is to call and speak to those that inspire him, and Mirna is one of those people. Mirna’s goals are for her family to see her doing things that look impossible and to motivate them, as well as others. As we leave Mirna she is giving her son and hug and getting into her car.
Next we see Denise as she is out for an evening walk the night before the event talking to her husband, Patrick. She is discussing how this TM is going to be different than others she has done, especially the new obstacles. When asked by Patrick what she is looking to get out of it, she states that she wants to get out of her shell. To overcome her fear of people and that she does not feel normal around people.
And finally we see Bobby and his brothers. Bobby is getting things packed for the event, deciding on what headband to wear and the shirt his brother and him will each be wearing. As is tradition with him and his brothers, the night before they gather around and have a drink. We leave them as they make the toast and have that drink.
The final scenes of the short are at the start of the NJ event as they and other TM’ers are being inspired and motivated by the TM emcee, Sean Corvelle. There are brief glimpse of each of them, as well as the crowd as Sean get them pumped up for the days run. As the short ends, we see the participants beginning their run with the traditional Tough Mudder orange cloud of smoke.
The CW will air the TV broadcast of Tough Mudder: The Challenge Within, on February 14th at 8pm ET/7pm CT. Check your local listings for the CW channel on your cable or satellite system and look for my recap of the show shortly thereafter.
As a reminder, you can watch the 5 shorts on the CW seed on Apple TV, Roku or your smartphone by using the CW Seed app.
John Tackett
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