Thursday, December 13, 2012

Obstacle Race Training-12/13/12


I waited until the weather was a balmy 48 degrees and went for a run. I focused on running today to clean out the system. I’ve been doing so many exercises and stop start running that I was looking forward to a real run until…

it seemed just too boring, so I compromised.

The trail run  had a few obstacles. Here’s what I did in today’s training.

I ran off trail as much as possible. You know you are successful when after the run you have stickers and other forest vegetation clinging to your socks and inside of your shoes. Along the route I jumped onto and off several elevated man hole covers. At the 2.25 mile mark I hurdled a 4 foot wall, did a tire obstacle and jumped over three two foot obstacles.

At the 2.5 mile mark I turned around and headed back. But, not before performing two cycles of the following:

  • 10 push-ups
  • 10 squats
  • 10 burpees with push-ups (the only way)
  • 10 squat thrusts

On the way back I hit the same obstacles and man hole covers I had hit earlier.

During a 5 mile run, you might feel a little distracted, so it’s important to keep your senses by challenging yourself to run fast and perform some fartleks.


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