Tough Mudder - What have I done!
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Its brilliant fun, doing my 2nd down south this year. Last year's North West one in November was too cold!
As for training, I didn't find the running too hard as its short bursts between obstacles. You will need a lot of upper body strength though for things like the berlin walls etc.
One bit of advice if you are doing it as a team : make sure everyone in your team is training for it, they do promote it as a team event so you do end up going round at the pace of your slowest team member. This is what contributed to our 4+ hours to complete it and me nearly suffering from hypothermia, couldn't run quick enough to keep warm!
As for training, I didn't find the running too hard as its short bursts between obstacles. You will need a lot of upper body strength though for things like the berlin walls etc.
One bit of advice if you are doing it as a team : make sure everyone in your team is training for it, they do promote it as a team event so you do end up going round at the pace of your slowest team member. This is what contributed to our 4+ hours to complete it and me nearly suffering from hypothermia, couldn't run quick enough to keep warm!
I did MH: Survival of the Fittest in London about 15 months ago. That was really hard because I hate long distance running. The furthest I had run previous to that was about 4 ½ miles. So yeah, it was brutal. I did it in around 57 minutes. I just about broke the hour mark. I f
ked up – got carried away and ran the first mile in the first 4 or 5 of the group which was stupid as after my adrenaline dump I fell through the herd quicker than a herpes outbreak at a swingers party.
I got there though and the sense of achievement was overwhelming. After crossing that line I could have done it again! (well, I felt like it).
I would like to do TM but I just don’t know. I’m not really geared and built towards distance running and I really do not enjoy it. I am aiming for a cut this summer (currently 92kgs, aiming to be around 83-84kgs lean) and if I get there and can keep that lean mass year round I would be way more inclined to do prolonged cardio work.
Good luck mate! You will love it, I’m sure (well, when you’ve crossed the finish line!!).
ked up – got carried away and ran the first mile in the first 4 or 5 of the group which was stupid as after my adrenaline dump I fell through the herd quicker than a herpes outbreak at a swingers party.I got there though and the sense of achievement was overwhelming. After crossing that line I could have done it again! (well, I felt like it).
I would like to do TM but I just don’t know. I’m not really geared and built towards distance running and I really do not enjoy it. I am aiming for a cut this summer (currently 92kgs, aiming to be around 83-84kgs lean) and if I get there and can keep that lean mass year round I would be way more inclined to do prolonged cardio work.
Good luck mate! You will love it, I’m sure (well, when you’ve crossed the finish line!!).
Edited by muon on Monday 11th February 17:21
I signed up to this (Yorkshire one) yesterday. I am fine with Upper body strength and the obstacles look pretty fun. The only part that genuinly scares me is the running! I am starting the Couch 2 5K training program today, hopefully that will help.
I am hoping the obstacles break the running down a bit.
I am hoping the obstacles break the running down a bit.
Defcon5 said:
Yeah I'm hoping that too.
Lost half a stone so far, and taken my 1 mile time from 12mins 32secs to 9mins 35secs.
Finding it hard to fit training in around work but getting there!
You've got loads of time yet! I've dropped from 10 minutes to around 7 in a month of training (though do 6 miles @ 8 min/mile) and I've got a load of bulk to move around. You'll soon we as quick as me with a couple of runs a week. Lost half a stone so far, and taken my 1 mile time from 12mins 32secs to 9mins 35secs.
Finding it hard to fit training in around work but getting there!
leemarkadams said:
Doing the henley one on saturday, will be my 3rd one and it is not too bad, i just hate the electric shock obstacles!!
I'm sure they'll less powerful than the US ones. This cracks me up every time I see it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHZ16MD0WhII hate the ice bath, thought I was going to drown when scrambling to get out of that after the massive drop in body temperature!
I'm doing my second TM in August.
I was not looking forward to ice bath, but it wasn't as bad as I expected, the shocks however were worse!
Great fun.
I'm doing it with my wife this time.
Oh, and agreed, if you can run 5/6 miles, you'll be fine, but a degree of fitness will give you a chance of completing monkey bars and getting over walls etc.
Thoroughly enjoyable day.
I was not looking forward to ice bath, but it wasn't as bad as I expected, the shocks however were worse!
Great fun.
I'm doing it with my wife this time.
Oh, and agreed, if you can run 5/6 miles, you'll be fine, but a degree of fitness will give you a chance of completing monkey bars and getting over walls etc.
Thoroughly enjoyable day.
Reading this page with interest - I was going to enter the Cheshire TM in September but found something else to sign up for - Born Survivor I'd probably have had a go at both but there are only two weeks between them and if I ended up injuring myself at the Tough Mudder I'd be gutted to miss out on the Capesthorne one.
These things are what keeps my interest in running going, I love the atmosphere and especially the team spirit between complete strangers at the events.
These things are what keeps my interest in running going, I love the atmosphere and especially the team spirit between complete strangers at the events.
TM is now something like £100 per person, f**k that!
Some alternatives here - http://www.muddyrace.co.uk/upcoming-races/
Some alternatives here - http://www.muddyrace.co.uk/upcoming-races/
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