Tough Mudder

I have heard about Tough Mudder - and it is more than I can take on at the moment. Good for you! I am training for a 1/2 marathon. Its week 2 of 16 with the 1/2 at the end of week 16.

I'm running Tue-Wed-Thur & Sat, with my long day on Sun. Not VERY long yet lol. I'm actually alternating between running & walking now, though I'm proud to say my running intervals are 2-3 minutes and walks 'only' 1 or less. Thinking that on Saturdays I may try something different: run 3-4 miles, without stopping, one at a time throughout the day.

I honestly don't know. I found a 12 week training program online for half-marathon/beginning runners. I've done some running but not been regular. Like I'd start a C25K program but get off track. Or some days I'd run for .5-1.5 miles, or work on short sprints at faster speeds. But nothing consistent. Started looking for a 5k to do locally in ~2 months and instead found a very local 1/2 on Feb. 8. There is a 5k that day also, but training 4 months for a 5k seems a bit much. And the 1/2 has a time requirement of 3 hours - which doesn't seem so formiddable.

Anyhow - I repeated a few of the weeks to make it from 12 to 16. It just seemed right. Like I know I could shift the off days, but the way the schedule was written: it was made for my life. Like off days on Mon & Fri. Monday I work 8am-4pm and have class from 5pm-10:45pm. No running! And Friday I work 2 jobs, one from 8am-5pm and another from 6pm-9pmish. So also not a good day.

The long runs gradually get longer. Last week was: 3/3/3/3/4. And this week its 3/4/3/3/4. Then the next 2 weeks the long runs on Sun are 5, 6, 7 etc. The Wed runs will end up mostly 5-6, with Tue/Thur/Sat staying 3-4. Seems like a good plan, to work up endurance but understanding you don't need to run LONG everyday. The week before the 1/2, the Saturday run is 3 and Sun run is only 6. The week of, the Saturday run is a short 2.

I'm the sort that does the best when I set goals, and having something like this to work on seemed right for me right now. I've just gone into maintenance - lost 50 pounds from Dec. '13 to beginning of Oct. '14. My overall plan was not about weight loss, but about being active & fit. And ultimately: there is no reason why I can't do this!

I did a Tough Mudder about a year and a half ago. Lots of hard work and the day of I thought I was a crazy person for doing it. Crossing that finish line was the best feeling ever!! Be sure to work on your arm strength because there are lots of climbing/pulling yourself up type obstacles.

I am a consultant so I spend most weekdays in hotels as well... still working on being better about my eating with so much restaurant time. How do you manage to eat healthy on the road?

You find a way to make things work. I've learned to multi-task.