Ok so I've decided to do the Mud Run. The good news is that it is in June..The bad news is that it is wicked hard. It is 6 miles of running in mud and in a lake. There are also obstacles throughout the course. I am so happy that I have 7 months to prepare because I will need every single minute. So my plan is to: \
1) Increase endurance via Month 1-2 Elliptical and then Months 3- 7 running and elliptical. I will also add sand running and something to simulate running in the mud
2) Increase strength through Crossfit
3) Endurance train everyday...
4) Clean eating.. protein focused to build/rebuild muscle....
I'm also looking for a more detailed official mud run training plan. I may talk to the team girls about getting a trainer.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Mud Run
So here it is a few months into my move to sunny San Diego. And not unlike my first few months after my move to the Seattle area 4 years ago, I am not feeling great about my current fitness level. And not unlike my first few months in Seattle, someone approached me about doing some crazy fitness activity that I’ve never done before. 4 years ago---the crazy activity was doing a triathlon. This time around it is something called a Mud Run.
Being asked to do a triathlon , I felt, was so out of the realm of possibility for me –that I thought the person was truly crazy. I did not look the part of a triathlete, nor had I expressed any interest in or knowledge of triathlons. However just being asked was enough to plant a seed of intrigue. I was intrigued enough to wonder a) why she would ask me – given the way I looked at the time (overweight and out of shape)and b) whether or not there was any remote chance that I could possibly do it.
No surprise there… the seed of intrigue grew into the roots of a plan and blossomed into an accomplishment . 5 accomplishments --to be exact. Had I not been asked – I am 100% sure I would have never known what it feels like to complete 1 triathlon let alone 5.
So in a interesting twist of Déjà vu, here I am …months after a relocation, not feeling great about the weight I’ve gained since moving and not feeling great about my starved intermittent workout schedule. A parent of my little diva’s friend, asked me if I would like to participate in the Mud Run at Camp Pendleton. First instinct was H to the Naw! Mud +Run = two things on my "don’t like" list. But then something kicked in…that same something that made me think that I could do a triathlon. I’m thinking that a Mud Run is just outrageous enough that it would motivate me to get ready for it. Crazy enough that I would feel so great to have checked off. The training would be exciting…not as boring as running for miles at a time. I’d need to train on sand, mud, in water and I would need to do quite a bit of strength training. Also there is a time limit so I’d need to build up my speed . And oh of course…there is the hair :)
Here is the description:
This is the World Famous Mud Run! The Mud Run is a challenging 10K run with hills, tire obstacles, river crossings, two 5-foot walls with mud on both sides, tunnel crawl, slippery hill climb, and the final 30-foot mud pit. Along the course there will be 6 water points with personnel staged at each. This is the most fun you can have running a 10K! View the course map at http://www.camppendletonraces.com/
I told her that I would think about it …. But I am thinking I will say yes…..
Being asked to do a triathlon , I felt, was so out of the realm of possibility for me –that I thought the person was truly crazy. I did not look the part of a triathlete, nor had I expressed any interest in or knowledge of triathlons. However just being asked was enough to plant a seed of intrigue. I was intrigued enough to wonder a) why she would ask me – given the way I looked at the time (overweight and out of shape)and b) whether or not there was any remote chance that I could possibly do it.
No surprise there… the seed of intrigue grew into the roots of a plan and blossomed into an accomplishment . 5 accomplishments --to be exact. Had I not been asked – I am 100% sure I would have never known what it feels like to complete 1 triathlon let alone 5.
So in a interesting twist of Déjà vu, here I am …months after a relocation, not feeling great about the weight I’ve gained since moving and not feeling great about my starved intermittent workout schedule. A parent of my little diva’s friend, asked me if I would like to participate in the Mud Run at Camp Pendleton. First instinct was H to the Naw! Mud +Run = two things on my "don’t like" list. But then something kicked in…that same something that made me think that I could do a triathlon. I’m thinking that a Mud Run is just outrageous enough that it would motivate me to get ready for it. Crazy enough that I would feel so great to have checked off. The training would be exciting…not as boring as running for miles at a time. I’d need to train on sand, mud, in water and I would need to do quite a bit of strength training. Also there is a time limit so I’d need to build up my speed . And oh of course…there is the hair :)
Here is the description:
This is the World Famous Mud Run! The Mud Run is a challenging 10K run with hills, tire obstacles, river crossings, two 5-foot walls with mud on both sides, tunnel crawl, slippery hill climb, and the final 30-foot mud pit. Along the course there will be 6 water points with personnel staged at each. This is the most fun you can have running a 10K! View the course map at http://www.camppendletonraces.com/
I told her that I would think about it …. But I am thinking I will say yes…..
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About Me
- alondaray
- West Coast, United States
- I am a christian woman, wife, mom to 2 great kids, a member of Delta Sigma Theta, A Jack and Jill mom, sister, daughter . I am also incredibly fit but wasn't always. I am a recovering fat girl - who takes it one day at a time.
Alonda the Triathlete!
