Run in Mud Obstacle Race Training-8/7/15

Completing the week strong with over 20 miles of running and many obstacle race strengthening exercises. My strategy was to run 6.2 Monday, 5.1 Tuesday, 4.1 Wednesday, 3.1 Thursday and 2.1 on Friday. Well, Friday is the last day and time to keep motivated.

Back to the track. This track has obstacles all around. Today I am running a lap and completing three obstacles per lap. I run in the outside lane which equals about 3 laps per mile.

Here are the obstacles. If you can, try three per lap.

Run 1 lap


45 degree incline rings

1. Monkey bar incline rings x 2-series of rings set at a 45 degree angle
2. 15 foot pole climb with 5 pull ups at top
3. Balance obstacle

Run 1 lap

1. Parallel bars-raise feet off the ground and move down the bars using your arms. Make it more challenging with a dip for each step.
2. Monkey bars x 2
3. 6 pull ups with leg lifts

Run 1 lap

1. Climbing obstacle
2. 6 pull ups with leg lifts
3. Tire obstacle

Run 1 lap

4 foot wall

1. Monkey bar rings x 2
2. Leap over 4 foot wall x 2
3. Monkey bar rings x 2

Run 1 lap

6 pull ups with leg lifts

Continue laps until the run is complete

Cool down:
Walk .25 miles

Monkey bars and other workouts here:

Run In Mud Obstacle Race Training-7/24/15

Track or fitness zone work out.

I'm preparing for the upcoming Warrior Dash world champion ship, Spartan Sprint, and Savage Race for my fall schedule. It's important to stay trained, but not overheat. Here's how I workout in the high heat.

Find a track or fitness area and incorporate the workouts into your run. I have a 1/4 mile track I use that is packed full of rope climbs, pull up bars, climbing, and balancing obstacles. It even has truck tires for flipping.

Since it's so hot and humid out, I ran the 3.1 miles around the track with a little modification to take advantage of the shade. I began running the laps to complete a mile, then switched to only running the shady part (about 3/4 of a lap) to complete the rest of the run. Just be sure to complete between 1 and three obstacles every 1/4 or 1/3 mile point. I use the Map My Run app to keep track.

Here is a list of the obstacles.
6 chin ups with leg lifts
tire obstacle x 2
Monkey bars x 2
Climb over 4 foot wall x 2
Monkey bars x 2
6 chin ups with leg lifts
3 x truck tire flips
Incline monkey bars x 2 
Parallel bar work out. Walk on hands for 1 step, dip and repeat until traverse parallel bar distance
Rope climb with 5 pull ups at top 
Balance obstacle x 2
Monkey bars x 2

6 Chin ups with leg lifts

Climbing obstacle x 2

I completed the above obstacles within the first mile doing three at a time.

For the remaining two miles, I ran only in the shade for 3/4 of a lap. I began by completing 5 burpees at the beginning of the shade, run to the end of the shade, perform 5 burpees and repeated until 2.1 miles were completed. That resulted in 40 burpees.

Rest

Walk for .3 miles

12 pull ups with leg lifts (2 sets of 6)

Run in Mud Obstacle Race Training-8/16/13

This is a core strengthening workout with no running. I just ran out of time, but it doesn't mean I didn't get some cardio benefits.

10 pull ups
20 body weight squats
25 box jumps

9 chin ups
20 body weight squats
25 box jumps

8 alternate grip pull ups
20 body weight squats
25 box jumps

7 pull ups
20 body weight squats
25 box jumps

6 chin ups
20 body weight squats
25 box jumps

5 alternate grip pull ups
20 body weight squats
25 standing broad jumps

4 pull ups
20 body weight squats
25 standing broad jumps

3 chin ups
20 body weight squats
25 standing broad jumps

2 alternate grip pull ups
20 body weight squats
25 standing broad jumps

1 pull up
20 body weight squats
25 standing broad jumps

30 burpees