who's doing a mud run, which type, and what training?

AlsDonkBoxSquat
AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm doing a marine corps mud run next month and need to figure out my training to prepare for it. Any ideas would be appreciated. I know that there are others on here that have done one and I'm curious about the distance (they've added another mile this year) and how you prepared or are preparing for it. In case you're curious, here are the obsticales:

Competitive Race


Plenty-o-push-ups
Plenty-o-leg Lifts
Plenty-o-side straddle hops (aka jumping jacks)
Race begins with 50ft duck walk, run
100 feet lunges, run
Tire flips (as a heads up: MTVR tires weigh about 400lbs each)
50ft frog hop
50ft lunges, run
400ft duck walk of death, run (added for your pleasure and our enjoyment)
Water station, run
150ft low crawl uphill at 45o
150ft bear crawl backwards downhill at 45o
100ft low crawl uphill at 600
10 flutter kicks in the sand, run
Water station, run
10 push ups, run
10 side straddle hops, run
30ft Fireman’s carry
30ft Fireman’s carry – partners switch, run
10 squat thrusts, run
10 leg lifts, run
Trip wire obstacle, run
Water station, run
150ft bunny hop
150ft lunges
Build-a-house inline team push-up, run
Obstacle A-frame wall
Obstacle incline wall
Obstacle Sono-tubes
Obstacle tire drills, run
Water station, run
Obstacle over-unders, run
Water station, run
Obstacle spider web, run
Obstacle 1st mud pit: low crawl, run
Water station
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: low crawl
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: A-frame wall
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: 5 push-ups
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: low crawl
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: incline wall
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: ladder wall
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: duck walk
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: 10 mountain climbers
Obstacle 2nd mud pit: 5 side straddle hops
Water station, run
75ft frog hops, run
Water station, run
50ft duck walk uphill
Finish line: arm-in-arm, holding hands, carrying each other, etc.

Replies

  • AnnaPixie
    AnnaPixie Posts: 7,439 Member
    WoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooW! That looks intense!! No idea how to train for it as I've never done one, but I just wanted to thankyou for posting the obsticles as I've hear the term 'mud run', but never really knew what it involved.

    Good luck :flowerforyou:
  • ambercole
    ambercole Posts: 426
    I'm doing the DFW Jailbreak (5k) on Sept. 17th. I am running a 10k 3 times a week and doing P90x 3 days a week as well.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I said to the hubs last night, "I really need to figure out the training, you can train with Steve and Cassie, but I have to work when you guys can train" (they all have jobs that they can train in the morning, actually I just called him and he's heading to the gym to meet up with them now). He said, "besides the 10 hours you spend at the gym a week" (he has a grossly over inflated idea regarding the time he thinks I spend at the gym). So I responded with "this is different and you know it, I mean how the hell are my knees going to handle the duck walks and frog leaps?" I just don't know how to prepare for this because I've never done one before and I definitely do not want to disappoint my team!
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    There has to be more mudders out there than me and Amber!
  • danger_kitteh
    danger_kitteh Posts: 301 Member
    Are you on facebook? Like these guys http://www.facebook.com/spartanrace they post WODs that will help you train. It's a good start to figure out what to do.

    I'm doing the Spartan Race next summer here in Ottawa and will be using their WODs as well as the things I learned in bootcamp between now and then to get ready and train.
  • ehensarling17
    ehensarling17 Posts: 95 Member
    I'm doing one next month!
  • julslea
    julslea Posts: 436 Member
    i'm doing the Marine Mud Run in June in NC. Started a training program that my YMCA offers Monday night.
  • Jessica1274
    Jessica1274 Posts: 363 Member
    I'm doing The Stampede next month. I'm doing the Family Run and letting my 13yo daughter run it with me.
  • LilSomethin
    LilSomethin Posts: 545 Member
    I'm doing the Rugged Maniac in September. I'm just finishing up Insanity now and then it's on to P90X and then I'm doing a P90X/Insanity hybrid :D
    Good luck everyone!!!
  • kopmom
    kopmom Posts: 491 Member
    I am doing the MS Mud Run in June. I am a runner and have been just been adding in some heavy lifting and crosstraining to prepare for the mud run
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