Mud Run Training Trio: Run, Chin-ups, and Core.
#1 Run.
The event is a Mud RUN. All of these require that
you be able to run at least 3 miles (5 kilometers) and
many are longer. If you do not normally lace up your
single stretch. Start by running one mile 2 or 3 times
a week. Get the feel for your legs and your shoes.
Experience your breathing and heart rate. Find out
where you are comfortable. Measure your one mile
pace.
shoes and run on a treadmill or out on the streets,
When this becomes easy, bump your run up to 2
then it is time to get started. Other forms of cardio
miles at a time. Also, try running on grass and rough
like group fitness classes and Insanity are great, but
terrain. Mud runs are seldom on cement and asphalt
they are not a direct substitute for plain old running.
surfaces. You need to get used to stepping on uneven
You need time in your shoes to develop all of the
dirt and grass. When I run in my neighborhood, I
muscles and coordination that go into running.
spend most of the time in the grass strip between
Running is what you will be doing the most in this
the road and the sidewalk. It is actually fun to dodge
event, so you need to know that you can do it.
trees, step around sprinkler boxes, and hop over dog
You do not have to become a marathoner. You
do not even have to be able to run 3 to 5 miles in a
treats. Every step is unique, not the same old flopflop of feet on the street.