#mud run

[mascquline]

[50stressballs]

My mom loves running, and she went through this phase when I was in elementary school where she was convinced if she could get me to love running, all of my problems (being clinically underweight, an undiagnosed anxiety disorder, unmedicated ADHD, etc.) would be solved.

So from the ages of 8-9 I ran three 5ks with her, and I hated every single one. But I did like hanging out with my mom, and she was always really proud of me after we finished a race, so I was like. Whatever. I’ll put up with this to make her happy.

UNTIL the very last race I ran. The “Tough Enough 5k Mud Run.” And if you’ve never heard of a mud run it’s literally just. You run through a bunch of mud. It’s a regular 5k, which already sucks, but the ground is all muddy and periodically throughout the track there’s just these— these pits of mud you have to wade through.

I vividly remember trudging through this one mud pit—it’s like 3/4ths of the way through the race, and the pits get deeper as you get closer to the end, right? So I watch my mom a few steps ahead of me jog into this pit of sludge that comes up to her belly button. And I have this moment of horrified realization like, holy shit. I’m NINE YEARS OLD. I’m SO SMALL. Is my head even going to clear that thing? Am I going to drown in mud right now???

[sheenapr]

[fitveganlifts]

Here are the rest of the pics where I'm not just standing around

[theworkoutdiary]

rugged maniac OCR 2023

i had the amazing opportunity to join one of my friends for an obstacle course race/mud run for the first time this past weekend! i’ve never run in a race of any kind really, so this was exciting as both a race and an obstacle course! the course was a 5k running course filled with like, 20-30 obstacles including climbing over walls/ladders/fences of many kinds, huge slides, rope net climbing, crawling under barbed wire through mud pits, and so much more.

i stayed with my friends the whole time and i didn’t really train, so we walked a good chunk of it. there were tons of hills, sandy trails, forest paths, and other terrain that made running even harder anyway. safe to say i definitely wasn’t running for time, just for fun!

it was so incredibly fun to push my body and just let myself have fun and go crazy. it was like an adult playground on steroids!! the endorphin rush was incredible and even a few days later i still feel so excited and proud just talking about it. i am 100% doing this again, and would recommend to anyone else who’s thinking about it!

[eduurun]

Back on the road again this weekend.

[aggresivelyfriendly]

I lost my shoe!!

[myanacondatries]

I’m so excited!!

I signed up for my first ever 5k foam/mud run obstacle course and I’m pumped!! I haven’t done any obstacle courses or 5ks before but it’s been really pushing me to reach some goals. I’m pumped to see what the next couple of months of training will be like and how the actual day will go but I’m sooo excited!! Any tips would be very much welcomed!!