Men's Health 10k 'Survival' challenge 2010
Discussion
Has anyone on here signed up for this in Nottingham, Cardiff or Edinburgh this year?
www.mhsurvival.co.uk
Did anyone do this in 2009?
Can anyone help devise a traning plan (or provide a link to one from last year) - by my reckoning there are 18 weeks until the Nottingham event.
The running (10km) is easy enough to train for (with sufficient dedication!), but I'm not sure about the best way of training to deal with the obstacles...
Thanks
Sidicks
www.mhsurvival.co.uk
Did anyone do this in 2009?
Can anyone help devise a traning plan (or provide a link to one from last year) - by my reckoning there are 18 weeks until the Nottingham event.
The running (10km) is easy enough to train for (with sufficient dedication!), but I'm not sure about the best way of training to deal with the obstacles...
Thanks
Sidicks
circuit training, your local sports centre or gym should do a few sessions that suit. normally they consist of short, intense, high tempo stuff which should be ideal.
from experience of similar events, the obstacles are a real bottleneck and you do get a bit of time to catch your breath...
from experience of similar events, the obstacles are a real bottleneck and you do get a bit of time to catch your breath...
I did it last year (Nottingham), here are my tips:
1) Ask to be in Wave 1 if possible. I reckon I could have easily shaved off 20 mins simply by not having to wait..
2) Can you swim? If so, don't worry - the swimming is very, very short and simple. If not, take a few lessons beforehand.
3) As previously suggested, circuit training is a good idea. I'd also suggest some intervals that focus on balance and agility.
4) Get good at doing pullups with different grips. I found that a fair few obstacles were make a lot easier by having plenty of arm and upper back strength. The wall at the end of the run is harder than it looks; pullup training (especially with a rope) will be invaluable for this.
Remember that this is sponsored by Men's Health, which is a magazine that wants to appeal to a very broad demographic. This is not the Tough Guy event. All of the obstacles (including the swimming - and I'm a non-swimmer!) were far, far milder than I envisaged. In truth, anyone with a good level of fitness and perhaps a mate to run with, can finish this event and enjoy it.
Last tip: get a rub-down after the event. You'll need it!
1) Ask to be in Wave 1 if possible. I reckon I could have easily shaved off 20 mins simply by not having to wait..
2) Can you swim? If so, don't worry - the swimming is very, very short and simple. If not, take a few lessons beforehand.
3) As previously suggested, circuit training is a good idea. I'd also suggest some intervals that focus on balance and agility.
4) Get good at doing pullups with different grips. I found that a fair few obstacles were make a lot easier by having plenty of arm and upper back strength. The wall at the end of the run is harder than it looks; pullup training (especially with a rope) will be invaluable for this.
Remember that this is sponsored by Men's Health, which is a magazine that wants to appeal to a very broad demographic. This is not the Tough Guy event. All of the obstacles (including the swimming - and I'm a non-swimmer!) were far, far milder than I envisaged. In truth, anyone with a good level of fitness and perhaps a mate to run with, can finish this event and enjoy it.
Last tip: get a rub-down after the event. You'll need it!
Animal said:
I did it last year (Nottingham), here are my tips:
1) Ask to be in Wave 1 if possible. I reckon I could have easily shaved off 20 mins simply by not having to wait..
2) Can you swim? If so, don't worry - the swimming is very, very short and simple. If not, take a few lessons beforehand.
3) As previously suggested, circuit training is a good idea. I'd also suggest some intervals that focus on balance and agility.
4) Get good at doing pullups with different grips. I found that a fair few obstacles were make a lot easier by having plenty of arm and upper back strength. The wall at the end of the run is harder than it looks; pullup training (especially with a rope) will be invaluable for this.
Remember that this is sponsored by Men's Health, which is a magazine that wants to appeal to a very broad demographic. This is not the Tough Guy event. All of the obstacles (including the swimming - and I'm a non-swimmer!) were far, far milder than I envisaged. In truth, anyone with a good level of fitness and perhaps a mate to run with, can finish this event and enjoy it.
Last tip: get a rub-down after the event. You'll need it!
Thanks for the info:1) Ask to be in Wave 1 if possible. I reckon I could have easily shaved off 20 mins simply by not having to wait..
2) Can you swim? If so, don't worry - the swimming is very, very short and simple. If not, take a few lessons beforehand.
3) As previously suggested, circuit training is a good idea. I'd also suggest some intervals that focus on balance and agility.
4) Get good at doing pullups with different grips. I found that a fair few obstacles were make a lot easier by having plenty of arm and upper back strength. The wall at the end of the run is harder than it looks; pullup training (especially with a rope) will be invaluable for this.
Remember that this is sponsored by Men's Health, which is a magazine that wants to appeal to a very broad demographic. This is not the Tough Guy event. All of the obstacles (including the swimming - and I'm a non-swimmer!) were far, far milder than I envisaged. In truth, anyone with a good level of fitness and perhaps a mate to run with, can finish this event and enjoy it.
Last tip: get a rub-down after the event. You'll need it!
1) I only booked my place last Friday, and got the final place in Wave 3. I'm not looking for a fantastic time, just having something to train for and a sense of achievement. I read somewhere that they are planning the obstacles better this time to avoid the congestion, but i expect that I'll be glad of a rest at times!!
2) I won't win any world records for swimming, but i can get by - from what I've seen, the swimming is fairly minor so I'm confident i can get by, but I might do some practice at the local pool before the event.
3) I was planning to start with 3km interval training runs, 3 days a week, and work up from there. I also do karate training 3 days a week, but will try and add at least one weight session a week, in addition to the pull ups / push ups referred to below.
4) I figured this might be the case - I do have a pull up bar in my house, but struggle to do 5 at the moment, so will spend some time on this. I'm also currently going through the 'hundred press ups' plan, so hopefully that will also increase arm strength.
Your final comment gives me some comfort - i know this is only part of the challenge, but what sort of 10km running time should i be looking to hit in the run up to the event?
Cheers
Sidicks
My true time (without waiting) would have been c.1hr 10min, and the winner had an actual time of something like 48mins. I'd guess that you'd need to be running around 40-45 mins for a 10k.
If you've never run that distance before then take it at a nice steady pace to start. It's nice to finish strongly!
If you've never run that distance before then take it at a nice steady pace to start. It's nice to finish strongly!
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