Meet the Mudders!

The blog is one day old, but it's time to start a tradition. Between now and the race on April 14th, we'll profile a new team member every Wednesday. This may or may not go down without a hitch, but we'll do our damnedest. Without further adieu....

Name: Daniel “Yee-haw” Jicha

Height: 5’ 10.5443” (nearly rounds to 5’11”, but not quite)

Weight: 19 Stones

Max Bench Press: ¼ Ton

Claim to Fame: Four Time City of Bedford Pierogi Eating Champion (2004, 2007-08, 2011)

Best Suited for Which Mudder Obstacle: Turd’s Nest, or for throwing teammates over the Berlin Walls

# of Metallic Limbs: 1

Recovery Drink of Choice: Ginger Ale

Vehicle Color: Silver (grey and custom blue interior)

Favorite Meal: The Next One

If you could go on a date with any famous person, who would it be: Alexander Ovechkin

Memorable Quotes: “How does a kid from Coos Bay, with one leg longer than the other win races? All my life people have been telling me, 'You're too small Pre', 'You're not fast enough Pre', 'Give up your foolish dream Steve'. But they forgot something, I HAVE TO WIN”

How he’s going to celebrate completing the Tough Mudder: Finally get that Polish Eagle lower back tattoo

Dan grew up on the mean streets of Bedford Ohio where his fists and his wits got him out of many a jam. His blood is thick with weighlifting and football genes; genes that continually punish him via ruptured organs, torn ligaments, and shattered bones. Running laps was a necessary evil to stay fit, or a punishment for false starts.

Now that he’s taken up distance running and has been spending so much time in sissy Lakewood, he was recently heard saying he wanted to buy some tiny marathon shorts. That statement, more than any other in this farce of a profile post, is 100% true.

Dan brings to the team a confidence and swagger that could almost convince you he’s ready to run 12 miles. He is not. But he’s a veteran of multiple P90X campaigns, has swam over 1 mile in open water, and is attacking a training regime that would make an Olympian shudder. So what if that Olympian is a member of the U.S. Women’s Curling Team? She’s still an Olympian!

In his spare time Dan enjoys detailing his “whip”. Get your mind out of the gutter, apparently that's slang for “car”. In any case, his skill level remains low but as Dr. Horton is wont to say “Do your best, and forget the rest”.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Dan Jicha – Stalwart friend, brisket enthusiast, and stronger than 3 or 4 female Winter Olympians.