Survival Race/Mud Run in the morning!

rkcampbell
rkcampbell Posts: 188 Member
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I'm so excited! I'm going to be doing my first 5k Survival Race tomorrow morning! This is something I never would have even CONSIDERED doing 6 months/55 pounds ago. I'm so excited! I'm not by any means a runner, but I know I can do this! I also have an AWESOME friend doing it with me.

Quick question...how do I go about logging this as exercise? I know there's no real way to be exact since it's an obstacle course, but I'd like to at least try to get in the ballpark.

Thanks in advance

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  • JessicaBR0
    JessicaBR0 Posts: 256 Member
    Sorry I have no idea how to log it, but that sound so fun and challenging. Good luck and congrats on your weight loss !
  • juwan24
    juwan24 Posts: 27
    I'd just log it as running for however long it takes and call it good. I'm doing a mud run/obstacle course tomorrow morning....i guess it's today now as well. Log it as running and now you're ahead
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I'd just log it as running for however long it takes and call it good.

    I'd figure out your run pace by distance of the entire race and the time it takes you to do it. Then log it as running at that pace (which will be a little slower than you would have run without the obstacles). Your HR won't drop significantly during the obstacles.
  • mccbabe1
    mccbabe1 Posts: 737 Member
    wow awesome!!! congrats :drinker: I too have my first mud run here in 5wks!!!
    and ive lost 21#'s so far in 10wks on mfp.. and want to loose another 10 b4 mud run! peraonal mini goal...
    umm for tracking the exercise... I would personally be wearing my HRM! so i'd know for sure..
    otherwise?? idk..
    love my hrm.. got it after few wks on mfp and its such a motivator!!!! and good to know exact cals esp since i grub most of em back.. LOL
  • JulieDerda
    JulieDerda Posts: 163
    ARe you doing the warrior run? I was goign to but chickened out... Anywho I would just do it as Cardio for however long you run/obstacle for.. (running/// circuit training maybe b/c you will be climbing ropes and doing crazy stuff w/ your upper body right?)

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