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Defcon5 said:
Did the Yorkshire one yesterday, I was crippled last night, couldn't walk!
Absolutely fantastic even though, really enjoyed it.
Worst bit for me - Arctic Enema, (swimming under an obstacle in icy water that they keep throwing bins full of ice into) couldn't breath when I came out of the other side, the coldness literally took my breath away.
Best bit - hauling other people up Everest, hard work but very rewarding!
I'm covered in bruises and scratches, but my lip and will probably require a knee replacement at some point in the future now but I definitely do another one.
I did it on Saturday, loved every minute.Absolutely fantastic even though, really enjoyed it.
Worst bit for me - Arctic Enema, (swimming under an obstacle in icy water that they keep throwing bins full of ice into) couldn't breath when I came out of the other side, the coldness literally took my breath away.
Best bit - hauling other people up Everest, hard work but very rewarding!
I'm covered in bruises and scratches, but my lip and will probably require a knee replacement at some point in the future now but I definitely do another one.
Signed up to do London in April already
How hard were those shocks at the end
Nice one on doing Tough Mudder. I did one earlier in the year - really great weather and conditions which helped me dry out quickly after all the water obstacles.
To be honest, I think Tough Mudder is probably the easier of all the obstacle runs I've done now.
Tough Guy - 21K - the original, came along well before Tough Mudder took the idea and ran with it. I did this a couple of months ago and I think it was much harder. Massively energy sapping.
Rat Race - 21K - not bad, enjoyable, obstacles were OK, but not quite in the same league as the above. Badly organised, but to be fair it was their first event.
Tough Nuts Challange - 21K - I did this 2 weeks ago. Really hard work. Physically draining. Purpose built all year round course. Not quite on the scale in terms of event size as any of the above.
I've a Tough Mudder in a few weeks in Wales. I think I'll give them a miss for a while now after that. They all start to become the same. Plus they're leading to injuries, particularly my knees, which aren't doing me any favours.
To be honest, I think Tough Mudder is probably the easier of all the obstacle runs I've done now.
Tough Guy - 21K - the original, came along well before Tough Mudder took the idea and ran with it. I did this a couple of months ago and I think it was much harder. Massively energy sapping.
Rat Race - 21K - not bad, enjoyable, obstacles were OK, but not quite in the same league as the above. Badly organised, but to be fair it was their first event.
Tough Nuts Challange - 21K - I did this 2 weeks ago. Really hard work. Physically draining. Purpose built all year round course. Not quite on the scale in terms of event size as any of the above.
I've a Tough Mudder in a few weeks in Wales. I think I'll give them a miss for a while now after that. They all start to become the same. Plus they're leading to injuries, particularly my knees, which aren't doing me any favours.
thenortherner said:
Nice one on doing Tough Mudder. I did one earlier in the year - really great weather and conditions which helped me dry out quickly after all the water obstacles.
To be honest, I think Tough Mudder is probably the easier of all the obstacle runs I've done now.
Tough Guy - 21K - the original, came along well before Tough Mudder took the idea and ran with it. I did this a couple of months ago and I think it was much harder. Massively energy sapping.
Rat Race - 21K - not bad, enjoyable, obstacles were OK, but not quite in the same league as the above. Badly organised, but to be fair it was their first event.
Tough Nuts Challange - 21K - I did this 2 weeks ago. Really hard work. Physically draining. Purpose built all year round course. Not quite on the scale in terms of event size as any of the above.
I've a Tough Mudder in a few weeks in Wales. I think I'll give them a miss for a while now after that. They all start to become the same. Plus they're leading to injuries, particularly my knees, which aren't doing me any favours.
Interesting to know, because it wasn't as bad as I was anticipating, however, the hills were massively energy sapping, Yorkshire ain't the flattest! Up and down, up and down, one guy we spoke to said this TM was twice as hard as the London one purely because of the hills they put the course on.To be honest, I think Tough Mudder is probably the easier of all the obstacle runs I've done now.
Tough Guy - 21K - the original, came along well before Tough Mudder took the idea and ran with it. I did this a couple of months ago and I think it was much harder. Massively energy sapping.
Rat Race - 21K - not bad, enjoyable, obstacles were OK, but not quite in the same league as the above. Badly organised, but to be fair it was their first event.
Tough Nuts Challange - 21K - I did this 2 weeks ago. Really hard work. Physically draining. Purpose built all year round course. Not quite on the scale in terms of event size as any of the above.
I've a Tough Mudder in a few weeks in Wales. I think I'll give them a miss for a while now after that. They all start to become the same. Plus they're leading to injuries, particularly my knees, which aren't doing me any favours.
I guess they're at the mercy of the location in a great deal of these events.
I'm doing London in April, so i'll see how it goes, but not going to underestimate it.
dirty boy said:
thenortherner said:
Nice one on doing Tough Mudder. I did one earlier in the year - really great weather and conditions which helped me dry out quickly after all the water obstacles.
To be honest, I think Tough Mudder is probably the easier of all the obstacle runs I've done now.
Tough Guy - 21K - the original, came along well before Tough Mudder took the idea and ran with it. I did this a couple of months ago and I think it was much harder. Massively energy sapping.
Rat Race - 21K - not bad, enjoyable, obstacles were OK, but not quite in the same league as the above. Badly organised, but to be fair it was their first event.
Tough Nuts Challange - 21K - I did this 2 weeks ago. Really hard work. Physically draining. Purpose built all year round course. Not quite on the scale in terms of event size as any of the above.
I've a Tough Mudder in a few weeks in Wales. I think I'll give them a miss for a while now after that. They all start to become the same. Plus they're leading to injuries, particularly my knees, which aren't doing me any favours.
Interesting to know, because it wasn't as bad as I was anticipating, however, the hills were massively energy sapping, Yorkshire ain't the flattest! Up and down, up and down, one guy we spoke to said this TM was twice as hard as the London one purely because of the hills they put the course on.To be honest, I think Tough Mudder is probably the easier of all the obstacle runs I've done now.
Tough Guy - 21K - the original, came along well before Tough Mudder took the idea and ran with it. I did this a couple of months ago and I think it was much harder. Massively energy sapping.
Rat Race - 21K - not bad, enjoyable, obstacles were OK, but not quite in the same league as the above. Badly organised, but to be fair it was their first event.
Tough Nuts Challange - 21K - I did this 2 weeks ago. Really hard work. Physically draining. Purpose built all year round course. Not quite on the scale in terms of event size as any of the above.
I've a Tough Mudder in a few weeks in Wales. I think I'll give them a miss for a while now after that. They all start to become the same. Plus they're leading to injuries, particularly my knees, which aren't doing me any favours.
I guess they're at the mercy of the location in a great deal of these events.
I'm doing London in April, so i'll see how it goes, but not going to underestimate it.
What was your time? Do you wish you'd done more training?
deadmau5 said:
Well done for completing
What was your time? Do you wish you'd done more training?
Cheers, What was your time? Do you wish you'd done more training?
I think we were about 2:45 ish? Two guys in our group got split from us when we did 'Island Hopping' and they closed the woodland section for what seemed like an eternity to allow it to clear, those two ended up about 15 mins ahead of us, so i'd say a 2:30 time would be a sensible paced time, certainly 'doable' in 2 hours without too much hold ups and a bit more pace on the running.
Wish i'd concentrated on getting some good 'hill' miles in the legs, but that's difficult in East Anglia
I think anyone in even a reasonable physical condition could do it, but we ran the whole way (jogged? perhaps around 6mph average due to hills) you do spend a bit of time waiting at some obstacles though, so you can recover quite easily.
I'm aiming to be in better condition for the next one though.
Wouldn't bother with gloves either, i'm an office boy who uses marigolds to wash up with and they're not needed IMO.
Signed up for the Wales one last week after being badgered by some Bootcamp buddies for the last 6 months!
Really not sure what I've let myself in for, but I think I am as fit as any of the other guys I'm doing it with so will be disappointed not to finish.
There is a time lapse type video of the London one on youtube and to be quite honest, the pace looks fairly slow and there does seem to be a bit of waiting when you get to obstacles.
Really not sure what I've let myself in for, but I think I am as fit as any of the other guys I'm doing it with so will be disappointed not to finish.
There is a time lapse type video of the London one on youtube and to be quite honest, the pace looks fairly slow and there does seem to be a bit of waiting when you get to obstacles.
CalNaughtonJnr said:
Signed up for the Wales one last week after being badgered by some Bootcamp buddies for the last 6 months!
Really not sure what I've let myself in for, but I think I am as fit as any of the other guys I'm doing it with so will be disappointed not to finish.
There is a time lapse type video of the London one on youtube and to be quite honest, the pace looks fairly slow and there does seem to be a bit of waiting when you get to obstacles.
You can go as quick or slow as you like, some people like to push themselves, it's certainly more of a personal thing as to how well you 'want' to do.Really not sure what I've let myself in for, but I think I am as fit as any of the other guys I'm doing it with so will be disappointed not to finish.
There is a time lapse type video of the London one on youtube and to be quite honest, the pace looks fairly slow and there does seem to be a bit of waiting when you get to obstacles.
Doing it as a group would be far more fun.
Personally, Arctic Enema was a bit of fun. I'm sadistic to like s
t like that.
TM for me was really good anyway as I gave it 100% from start to finish. I felt broken at the end, but with such a sense of achievement for 2:15 time considering a dodgy knee(damaged ACL just 3 months prior).
Sure, you go at your own pace or with your mates, so it can be really hard or easy depending on that.
I've been lax since and not done another event even though I know I should.
t like that. TM for me was really good anyway as I gave it 100% from start to finish. I felt broken at the end, but with such a sense of achievement for 2:15 time considering a dodgy knee(damaged ACL just 3 months prior).
Sure, you go at your own pace or with your mates, so it can be really hard or easy depending on that.
I've been lax since and not done another event even though I know I should.
Edited by stew-S160 on Monday 9th September 12:21
I done TM Scotland on August the 24th with a team of 11 others, was a really good sense of achievement
1 of my mates is still suffering after taking a mouthful of the Arctic Enema... thinks he got dysentary
I'm going to do the Wales event on the 6th of October to try and better the time we done at the Scotland event
1 of my mates is still suffering after taking a mouthful of the Arctic Enema... thinks he got dysentary
I'm going to do the Wales event on the 6th of October to try and better the time we done at the Scotland event
Halb said:
So a hat is a good idea?
No!Less is more!
Honestly, if I were more 'buff' i'd have worn just shorts.
You do get wet often, so stuff does get wet and heavy and needs time to dry.
My plan is to pack my trainers, some shorts and a six pack and nothing else.
Oh! And because I got wet, the top rubs and I got sore nipples (all of us did)
I also did Yorkshire yesterday - had a great time as it was the first event of this type I've done! I didn't really do any running training but do lots of cycling/gym work. Actually haven't run more than 5k since 1994! Ran 70% of it and walked some of the uphills as my friend couldn't run the whole thing. Terrific atmosphere amongst competitors - all walks of life too! I think the Arctic Enema was the worst for me - just so cold! I thought I'd struggle more and feel okay today - thought covered in cuts, bruises and scrapes! All part of it though! We got round in 2hrs 40 but as others have said, just enjoyed it rather than went looking for a time!
dirty boy said:
Halb said:
So a hat is a good idea?
No!Less is more!
Honestly, if I were more 'buff' i'd have worn just shorts.
You do get wet often, so stuff does get wet and heavy and needs time to dry.
My plan is to pack my trainers, some shorts and a six pack and nothing else.
Oh! And because I got wet, the top rubs and I got sore nipples (all of us did)
Are there showers or anywhere to wash the mud off after you've finished? I don't fancy getting in my car covered in crap.
dirty boy said:
No!
Less is more!
Honestly, if I were more 'buff' i'd have worn just shorts.
You do get wet often, so stuff does get wet and heavy and needs time to dry.
My plan is to pack my trainers, some shorts and a six pack and nothing else.
Oh! And because I got wet, the top rubs and I got sore nipples (all of us did)
The people above said that hat even when wet is warmer for the head?Less is more!
Honestly, if I were more 'buff' i'd have worn just shorts.
You do get wet often, so stuff does get wet and heavy and needs time to dry.
My plan is to pack my trainers, some shorts and a six pack and nothing else.
Oh! And because I got wet, the top rubs and I got sore nipples (all of us did)
deadmau5 said:
Unless it's bitterly cold (unlikely on 21st September)I'm going topless.
Are there showers or anywhere to wash the mud off after you've finished? I don't fancy getting in my car covered in crap.
There are showers, but they're pretty poor, and given the location, I think water for them was rationed, could be different elsewhere.Are there showers or anywhere to wash the mud off after you've finished? I don't fancy getting in my car covered in crap.
I just sat in the car in a clean pair of pants and had to clean up everything in the hotel bath when I got back.
Take a bin liner!
Halb said:
The people above said that hat even when wet is warmer for the head?
I'd say you'd just end up with water running in your eyes and it's one more thing that can fall off when jumping 6m into water, under barrels and in ice, over 3m walls etc, I really can't say it's worth wearing one.Like I said, i'm an office boy, so not exactly weather hardened and I was was fine.
Honestly, if it is warm enough, i'm definitely going topless. It was 10 degrees on the Saturday morning when we started, and I didn't get particularly cold, only when we got stopped for that 15 min period, but I wasn't shivering or anything.
Myself the OH and a few others in our team have signed up for a 10k mud run next month, i believe its on a land rover trials track?????, don't know any more, it's in the midlands i believe, never done anything like this before so should be interesting!!! Being in the forces i would like to say my fitness is ok, however i wont take it for granted. :-) any tips lol?
Gazzas86 said:
Myself the OH and a few others in our team have signed up for a 10k mud run next month, i believe its on a land rover trials track?????, don't know any more, it's in the midlands i believe, never done anything like this before so should be interesting!!! Being in the forces i would like to say my fitness is ok, however i wont take it for granted. :-) any tips lol?
I'm now doing a training plan for my wife for the TM and i'm basically getting her to do a local 4.7 mile "scores run" which is up and down 13 of these...
I'm also going to get her to work on sprinting, so she's got plenty of speed for 'Everest'.
Finally, we've got a pull up bar at home, and if she can do 10 long arm pull/chin-ups and 50 press-ups, she'll be fine.
Gazzas86 said:
Just found out... Im entered to do Mud Runner on the 20th October at Eastnor castle, anyone entering this or done this one before??
I'm doing it. Search on YouTube, there are videos of last year's event. Looks more "fun" rather than "hardcore". For me, it's an introduction before doing the tougher events...not that I'm underestimating it!Gassing Station | Health Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff