This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Durham chapter.
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2 minute guide to Tough Guy
Why Tough Guy?
- Set ourselves a challenge
- Raise money for charity
- Get involved with DUCK
How we prepared
- Snapchat motivation
- Go on long runs in the cold
- Bought the right clothing: swimming caps
- Mentally prepared ourselves!
- Watched scary videos on YouTube
- LOTS of food
Experience
- Freezing cold
- Camping in a barn the night before
- Muddy
- Good teammates are essential!
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Post Tough Guy
- Sense of achievement
- Bruises
- Hypothermia
- Horrendous facebook photos
- Lots of washing