Anyone training for Spartan Race or Tough Mudder?

Im going to do a Tough Mudder June 1st. So looking forward to it. Starting last year I did a round of P90X, then Insanity, and have a few days left of Combat. Going to do one more month of Combat since I LOVE the results Im getting. but then Im going to start running more and going thru the suggested workout routine for the last month prior. I know Combat is making me much stronger as well as fitter. So I think I should be able to hold my own.....but help/encouragement are NEEDED!

Congrats on signing up for a Spartan Race. Assuming its the 3 Mile version, you shouldn't have the training concerns that a longer event brings.

The TM courses are typically 9-12 miles long, which I believe is a similar distance to the Spartan Beast events. You can get an idea of suggested workouts on the TM site.

As an old guy who did his first TM in Vermont last summer, here's my two cents:

If you're doing an event in a hilly location, you'd do well to focus your training on hills, hills, hills. Body strength work is helpful for the obstacles, but the ability to grind out a long cardio workout over steep hills is the key IMO.

The other factor is your mental preparation, particularly if you decide to do a TM or longer Spartan race. Just know that you're in for several hours of "discomfort" I know that sounds like a fairly obvious statement, but there were dozens of people on the course who were struggling at the 3 mile mark and they were facing another 7 miles (2 hours) of fun on the TM course.

With that said, I'm sure you'll kick some serious butt if you train. Having an event on the calendar certainly helped me focus my training and sounds like your "in the zone" already Congrats on putting the event on your calendar. Look forward to seeing a success post after the race.

In late June, I'll be doing the Spartan Race which is a 3+ Mile Obstacle Race similar to Tough Mudder and I was wondering if anyone else out there is training for either of these events?

http://toughmudder.com

http://www.spartanrace.com

Definitely looking for people to help push me as I train for the next while for my event! I'm quite far into my weight loss journey and now that I have an event to train for, I really wanna be able to push myself and finding more people out there doing the same would be great!

Please feel free to add me!

Or feel free to discuss your thoughts on these events, and maybe some training tips to help myself and others along!

Im doing a spartan sprint in August. I cant wait. Feel free to add me if you would like!

We all did the warrior dash last September. It turned out that it was at a ski resort and in addition to the obstacles we had to run up and down double diamond slopes (or whatever they are called, I don't ski).

This year we are doing the Warrior Dash again and we're doing the tough mudder later in the summer and then our first 1/2 marathon in the fall.

I am most worried about the 1/2 marathon because I'll be running the entire thing, there will be plenty of time to slow down during the TM.

Good luck.

Getting ready for my first 5K mud run in June.
You're welcome to add me.
I'm currently finishing up the C25K and going to start the Tough Mudder training program.


Happy training!