So DDs DF did tough mudder this year and made it look pretty easy. If you were there, I was the spectator covered in mud after the knob I was spectating decided to give me a bear hug after the mudslides!
I'm fairly certain I want to do it next year. Anyone else game???
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Tough mudder 2014, who did it? Tough mudder 2015, who's up for it?
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McBear · 14/07/2014 11:13
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McBear ·
18/07/2014 13:03
Oooh what course? I'm so very tempted. I talked about switching up my regime last week tho and I haven't even managed to get to the gym!
I'll do it if you do it? 
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McBear ·
18/07/2014 13:27
I meant which course at UNi 
I thought there was only one in the uk. I'm Northampton so Kettering is my closest
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McBear ·
18/07/2014 13:31
Oh. It actually looks like they don't have one in Kettering next year 
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McBear ·
18/07/2014 15:36
I'm not sure. I'm thinking maybe I should be willing to travel for it?!
I'll email them to ask
Ooooh. Have you got a place of work lined up? I'm going to start looking into whether I can transfer my psychology degree into some base for social work!
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WeDONTneedanotherhero ·
18/07/2014 16:48
Yeah, luckily I've walked straight in to a job working with children who have been sexually exploited, sounds odd but its my dream job.
Oooo exciting. I honestly couldnt imagine working in any other field. God that sounds cheesy
McBear ·
18/07/2014 17:30
Fuck being cheesy! You've achieved the ultimate! Most people hate their jobs and wish for what you have
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WeDONTneedanotherhero ·
18/07/2014 18:01
Thanks 
Right I'm going to do it.
My training plan to start is
Mon AM- run PM- yoga
Tues AM - run PM - Shred lv1
Weds AM - run PM - Shred lv2
Thurs AM - run PM - night off
Fri AM - run PM - shred lv2
Sat AM - run PM - yoga
Sun AM - run PM - Tough mudder training
The runs will be varying distances and pace.
I'm all over this
McBear ·
18/07/2014 20:09
Ooof. Seems like a lot of training. 2 x a day
I was just gonna go the gym 3/4 times a week. Start at 2k and increase steadily and do weights...
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WeDONTneedanotherhero ·
18/07/2014 20:21
I've got nearly 6 stone to lose (I blame uni lol).
Doing the monkey bars the size I am is NOT going to happen
McBear ·
18/07/2014 20:24
I think you'll lose that in a week with that amount of exercise
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McBear ·
19/07/2014 08:40
Oooh where's that one forever?
Yes DDs DF said upper body strength is extremely important and you should be able to run 20k ideally.
Sounds like you're ready
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19/07/2014 14:26
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McBear ·
21/07/2014 18:43
Definitely gonna look at the rockingham one!!! If it's before the next TM I'll be able to check if I'm woman enough 
A weeks not too bad. If it helps I didn't get chance to go at all last week.
Is that local one in Scotland, by any chance?
DDs DF has put up some muscly beautiful pics up on Facebook of him doing it. I'm pining 
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McPie ·
24/07/2014 22:18
Done my 2nd one on the 14th June and had signed up for Scotland 2015 by lunchtime on the Sunday!
I only started running 6 weeks before hand and shaved 2 hours off last years time. My training buddy had to pull out a week before as she had broken her collar bone so I had promised to do next years one with her any way.
I have a half marathon in October, Deerstalker in March, Rat Race Dirty Weekend (20 miles) in May then Tough Mudder in June . To say I will be training hard for the next year is an understatement.
The plan after next June is to do an ultra marathon (36 miles) in October and then do The Wall (69 miles along Hadrian's Wall in 24 hours) June 2016 so we will be doubling our mileage with each big event we do.
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