Anyone done a Tough Mudder?

Good luck guys! Do let us know how you get on, I've got the rat race a week on Sat, I swung between excitement and trepidation!

Excuse horrific iPhone typing!

Will check those trail shoes out thanks.im running at 9.40!

See you at the finish line. Illness in a vest or t shirt that says "mudders union for crazies" on it! I'd give you a physical description but the mud will be caked on

Did you see someone died doing it in the US last week?!?

Will check those trail shoes out thanks.im running at 9.40!

See you at the finish line. Illness in a vest or t shirt that says "mudders union for crazies" on it! I'd give you a physical description but the mud will be caked on

Did you see someone died doing it in the US last week?!?

I know, so close now! Got my death waiver signed... Quite scared...

I LOVE my trail shoes. They´re not too hardcore, so can still run on roads a bit as well. These ones www.sportsdirect.com/adidas-kanadia-xc-ladies-trail-running-shoes-216126

We start early on Sat - 8.40am. Thank goodness as otherwise would be a nervous wreck all day!

McPie and Kaumana I hope you have your Mn scarfs ready and I will cheer you on too.

Less than one week now! Did 8 miles cross country yesterday and really tempted by some trail shoes shanghaismog as my trainers are exceptionally slidey in mud!
I've also got a pair of weightlifting fingerless gloves for wall gripage.

I'm in a hotel Friday night too in Wellingborough with the team. Actually really excited about it now.

My friend is doing the one in August, I'm going to watch!

Just one more week to go

My sister is doing one this year. I have seen pictures and footage of it. You are all bloody mental (respect emotion)

Hope the calf sorts itself out Mcpie, sounds like you've got a fun team! Just booked a hotel for the night before (as we're coming from overseas) and it's made it feel properly real... Currently sporting a massive blister after my last 10 miler. Not good. Just got myself a pair of cheap trail running shoes as my usual trainers have absolutely no grip. Looking forward to testing them out :)

Im paid up for the one in August, lucky for me its just down the road.
I am scared I wont manage to complete the course but have a great team of about 20 ladies who have been gathered from local leisure centres so we are all in the same boat.
I have been doing as many classes as I can as part of my training and we meet up every so often to do some form of group training, spin and aqua aerobics so far and kettlercise has been suggested for the next one as one of the leading forces is trained in such classes, very lucky lady to have on board.
I pulled my calf muscle last week so have been doing nothing, well other than kettlercise and metafit on thursday which has left me aching after doing nothing for the week before. I am on low impact for now with no running involved and will be back to my full class programme monday morning once the darlings have been deposited in school.

Well in that case I'm very excited ha ha

Oh good I've been doing some extra strength stuff

I forgot to mention the very fit guys in tight tops and shorts who are happy to give you a punt up the walls!

I did one last year, it was amazing! Afterwards you feel like you can do anything and looking back especially at bits like artic enema I find it hard to believe I did do it! My training mainly involved running and I think I did too much of this and not enough strength. It's not like a half marathon there are lots of stops while you wait to get on the obstacles and bits where the mud is so thick that it is physically impossible to run. Especially good to do it in costume!

I'm so not prepared for this..... I haven't done any big runs for so long I haven't got the childcare! Oh we'll my teams mates can just push me along they are all training with 13 mile runs at the moment!!

I'm probably wearing full length running tights and my usual white vest. Not concerned about elbows, mine took a huge bashing in the Major Series the other week so they are hard now! I'm getting a head band of some sort as my hair always flicks in my face.

Not sure I'm staying for the party....I've got one night of babysitting from my mum and its a 2.5 hour drive away so don't know yet whether to go up early on the day or have a lay in in a hotel on the morning....hmmmm.

Not long now!!! I've been running quite a bit over the last couple of weeks. Will be tough but can do 16km without any major problems. Just feel like an old woman in need if a hip replacement for the next 2 days... Can't wait to go back to my nice easy 8-10kms! Glad to hear it's pretty flat, as I've been on hills during holiday this week and they've been really tough!

Our team is dropping like flies, so may well end up being just myself and DH. In a twisted way I'm quite excited about it, we're just in it for a bit of a challenge. Definitely scared about the electric shock nonsense!

Wonder what the weather will be like? What are you guys planning to wear? I reckon 3/4 running tights (to cover knees), vest too if warm ANC long sleeve if not. Would rather cover elbows but I run hot during exercise...although the arctic enema should put paid to that!

Anyone hanging around for the after party? We're not sure yet...might be fun to have a beer and compare stories?

Hello ninja and cooee. I'm in a team called muddlers union for crazies! Which I think you can look up on the website?

You are doing more than I am, been a bit under the weather so haven't got out much recently to run. I've done 2 Major series so I'm hopeful they will help me!

Thanks for the "hanging" tip Ninja that is very helpful.

Yep think me and the OP must be on the same one, 4th may. 5 weeks. Shitting myself quite frankly I need to up my running!

Hopefully boyfriend is doing it too, so we should be able to motivate / help each other. Although we are horribly competitive normally, but I think the size of the challenge will make us stick together!

Are you in with a team?

Thank you for replying Ninja. I think I'll really enjoy it, what's frightened me is people at the gym recoiling in horror at me saying I'm doing it!

CooEee

I've Donna few similar things (I was in the Army for 6 years) and whist this is tough, it's also great fun. It's more about the personal challenge really. I went with a mate last year who had never ran and he got round no problem. We worked as a team and had a good laugh. You'll be fine.

Hi clutching! Are you doing the same one as the op?? I'm doing the dirty rat race half mucker. Have you done any other events? I haven't!

My training generally contains me panicking lots! I'm sort of following this training plan . I do a lot of gym classes anyway but I'm trying to do cx worx, pump and hit classes whenever I can as well as attack / combat / boot camp. I always do at least a double class so I know I can 'go' for 2+ hours. My big concern is that I'm behind on the running, the most I've done recently is 10 miles at the mo, but im confident I can do more. I also can't do pull ups! I think I'll manage a few monkey bars (I think if we come off its swimming!), and I'm off to the park next weekend to embarrass myself! I'm also shitting it on ropes, I simply CANNOT climb one, I'm not sure if this is generally in them or not though??

Ninja - had you done other running events? I've never done anything before and not sure if am a bit naive about it all??

Clutching, dont worry too much about full pull ups, try just hanging, get some strength into your hands.

Argh! It's late, I'll come back to this tomorrow. Haven't done one but doing dirty rat race at burghley in may- maybe we can motivate each other?? I'll be back tomorrow!!!