Muddy Buddy in Minneapolis today...fun times! 3.2 mile run + 2.5 mile bike up & down ski slopes...and of course the crawl thru the mud pit :)

i want to do one as well. Chris, you should promote on the forum that as many v-lifers as can, should do the same one so we could all meat up, eat FINiBARs, have Surge, and then pass on the beer after because we'd rather have almond milk.

http://toughmudder.com/

i think that one even encourages you to enter as a team.

I've been thinking about doing the Tough Mudder up in Bear Creek PA this April. I can train both for that and my 3rd Dan test (which is the weekend before the Tough Mudder) congruently since the objectives are very compatible.

This shows anyone can run a 5k with a respectable time, I had surgery 4 days ago and havent ran in 2.5 weeks AT ALL.......take Chris's 5k test........Its not my normal time, i'd like a high 13 but I also have been on an IV since sunday....:-) get motivated! and long live v-life

Also I'm a few pounds hevier here than normal, they IV fed me 8K calories a day lol

ps the girl behind me is top 5 in our country .......i'm not making up my time or something bahaha

Dave

Anyone seen this before:

http://www.coolrunning.com/...2/2_3/181.shtml

Its a training program called Couch to 5k to let non runners build up their distance over 9 weeks or so.

Curious if doing it on your off days from lifting would be alright or not.

I did the warrior dash 5k obstacle course on Sunday. It was my first race. I've never been much of a runner and I've run twice in the past 9 months. I've just been doing 5\3\1 and bulking since late March.

SO I was really happy with my time of 26mins (or 25??, can't remember and they haven't posted results yet) 5seconds and 10miliseconds. I think I could have finished 4minutes faster too but I was pacing myself. The most challenging part was this series of steep hills that were just slick as Vaseline on glass. I was running in Nike frees which have NO tread and I just had to claw my way up.

One fun part was where there were rope climb walls. It was getting really backed up with people waiting to climb one of the three ropes so I ran up the wall and jumped without using a rope while everyone was in queue. That probably saved a lot of time. It was really fun although the obstacles could have been a bit tougher. I recommend it to anyone though, great event.

When I left the best men's time was about 17mins and I was 311 place out of a few thousand with some more heats waiting to go.

One more.

My goal is to do a Warrior Dash next year. Either the east Texas one or the one in Georgia. I'm in Memphis - wish there was one closer, but guess I'll make a road trip of it.

Muddy Buddy Dallas Oct. 24th.....
Warrior Dash March 2011
Tough Mudder Jan 2011
I am getting back to racing in '11 with some local (state) adventure sprint races, Then hopefully a 12 hour race and a Triathalon some time during the year. Feels good, feelin good... although none of my clothes are fitting me anymore....

I'm a bit late to the party but I, too, would up the ante and say that a "fit" person should be able to do a sprint triathlon. The swimming gets most people. It's not so much the distance but the fact that most sprint tris are done in open water. I've seen a few done in swimming pools but you're missing out on the fun. The one word of advice I have is don't let the short distances of each individual event fool you. Yes, most people could probably get through a half-mile swim if they pushed it, and the 12-mile bike is quite easy since cycling involves minimal impact. I would bet that even the most out of shape person could bike 12 miles and survive. But you're doing all three at once, and that makes a difference. How much you want to train for this depends on how much you want to enjoy yourself that day. A fairly fit person could probably do one with little or no training, but it might make for a miserable day.