Stray Dogs announces there 2012 team for Tough Mudder Nor Cal

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Stray Dogs Tough Mudder Team
Stray Dogs line up 2012 Tough Mudders team for the Nor Cal 22nd of Sept event.

Here they are.

Royce Gracie. Alex Hackford. David James Elliot. Kevin Mckidd.Scott Seidel. David James Elliot. Martin Dorsla. James Strom. Kent Rotherham. Paul Hughes. Richard Cascioli. Shemar Moore. Simon Mirren. Jace Sparks. Marty Griffin. Joe Jetysyn. John Jetsyn. Minakshi Arora. Scott Wilson. Romeo.

Some of the Stray Dogs conquering the Everest Obstacle! — with Scott Wilson, Jace Sparks, Alex Hackford and Kevin McKidd.

 By Brian McIver

GREY'S ANATOMY star Kevin McKidd raised thousands for charity after completing "the world's toughest race" in a kilt.

The Scot overcame a 12-mile assault course then flew the Lion Rampant at the finish line.

Kevin scaled walls, crawled through tunnels filled with icy water and clambered over electric fences in the Tough Mudder challenge - designed by the Royal Marines.

The Trainspotting and Rome actor got shocked twice and injured his ribs during the race near Lake Tahoe in California at the weekend.

But it was worth it as he raised £7000 for Save The Children's east Africa appeal.

Elgin-born Kevin, 38, thanked fans for their support via Twitter.

He tweeted: "We did it - bruised and cramps from HELL!! Bruised my rib too.

"The first wall climb is so high - as I was pulling myself over the top, I slammed my right-side ribs on the corner of the wall. Ouch! Bruised rib is handleable - I just didn't want to pull a muscle, turn an ankle or get a facial injury.

"The electric shock hit me twice - first shock knocked me to the ground - now have an idea of what it may be like to get tazed!" Fewer than eight out of 10 competitors finish the Tough Mudder challenge.

Kevin returned home to LA on Sunday night and was back on the set of his hit medical drama at 6.30am yesterday.

To support Kevin, visit www.kevinmckiddonline.com or www.savethechildren.org.uk

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SQUAW VALLEY, CALIF. — There’s a food crisis in Africa, and so naturally, Scottish actor and good-looking redheaded fella Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy) yesterday ran the 10-mile mud pit/steep cliff/electric shock/barbed-wire-filled NorCal Tough Mudder to raise more than $12,000 for Save the Children’s East Africa efforts.

And he did it in a kilt. And this morning, he is feeling it. He tweeted: 

Morning! Rolling out of bed was tough today! Ribs are painful- breathing makes them hurt and bending down is slow process - but legs are ok!

The Tough Mudder is a popular adventure racing series that was designed by British Special Forces. Finishers get “The Headband,” which is orange. Typically participants “mud it” in teams. The goal is less winning and more teamwork and the testing of mudders’ strength, stamina, toughness, teamwork and mental fortitude. Participants survive the forging of rivers, the carrying of huge logs, the running through of livewires, the crawling through of gunk-filled tunnels, and many other things that just make me cringe imagining doing at all, and bring tears to my eyes to imagine it done in a kilt. 

Kilts are just so ... not protective. Comfortable as hell, I'm sure. But it seems like they'd leave just so exposed. 

Anyway. McKidd trained and then mudded it with fellow actors Shemar Moore, Simon Mirren and the “Stray Dogs” team.

“Was up at 5:30 back in the gym — dreaded it but was happy that by 7:30 I had done my work for the day- recovery shake, shower and to work!” McKidd tweeted after one of his early morning workouts with the Stray Dogs team.

Save the Children is working to relieve starving children in the middle of East Africa’s current food crisis in the Horn of Africa region, sparked by drought and war. In Ethiopia, Save the Children is feeding malnourished kids and in Kenya, it is providing counseling for kids who arrive at refugee camps without parents and helps them find relatives in the camp. If family can’t be found, Save the Children finds the kids a foster family.

The drought is the worst in 60 years. McKidd has previously gone on a 24-hour fast to show his support for children and starred in a public service announcement for Save the Children, which can be viewed below.

He’s leveraged his social media network to raise the money. He live-tweeted through the 24-hour “Fast-a-Thon.” He partnered with his fan site, KevinMcKiddOnline, to set up “The Tough Giving Challenge.” And he promised his followers that if he reached the $10,000 mark he would mud it up in a traditional Scottish kilt.

“Kevin continues to keep the spotlight on the children of the East Africa food crisis with both his social media use and out-of-the-box fundraising methods,” said Save the Children’s President & CEO Carolyn Miles. “First with Save the Children’s 24-hour Fast-A-Thon and now the Tough Mudder, we are looking forward to seeing what extreme stunt Kevin will take on next.”

So are we, Ms. Miles, so are we.
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