Mud, Sweat and (no) Beers

Mud! Saturday 28th March saw the completion of my 2nd challenge, The Major Series: South Mud Run, and what muddy good fun it was! Arriving shortly after 8:00am allowed us the privilege of front row parking and view of the burly, camouflaged men who would later be hurling orders at us, shuddering around their hot coffee - it reminded me that they were human too, really. Luckily for us we could recline cosily in our warm cars for an hour or so before our 9:30am start.

Sweat! Digit sensation soon became a distant memory as minutes into the race we faced the first (of many) 'Stench Trench' - aptly named - where we were waist-high in muddy water, leaving us to face the remaining 9.5km with heavy, squelching shoes. Although the distance was much less than other running events I am challenging myself with this year, it was much harder because of sheer weight muddy legs have! That and the hills.. No one likes hills. The icy cold water obstacles spread evenly throughout the course soon became motivators to run - going slowly simply meant you would be too cold! However, there were some 'Takeshi's Castle' style tasks were too fun to not want to go back and do it again; the finale, a water slide covered in fairy liquid being the highlight. 

(No) Beers! Onto my next challenge, the big boy, The Virgin London Marathon. Training has been slow going to date but is going to have to have some swift exponential growth as we only have just over 2 weeks to go! No alcohol from now on until race day for me (does that not count as another challenge?) and a strict routine to keep me hydrated and well nourished. Nerves are well and truly already kicking in!!