Tough Mudder preparation

Tough mudder preparation

This is what I have been up to for the past 3 months or more in order to prepare me for the unknown!!

Kettlecise classes every Tuesday and Thurday evening - 1 hour class twice weekly. I have been doing these for a while now actually but I moved up to an 8 kilo kettle in preparation and in order to build upper body strength.

5k run twice weekly - Generally on a Monday and Friday evening although babysitter permitting I may swap a Monday evening for a early morning run

Bootcamp Sunday morning - This was introduced for the month running up to Tough Mudder although it is something I would probably introduce 3 months or so beforehand in the future. Usually consists of a run to warm up and the some circuit training, a few burpees, pushups, squats and suicide runs. Followed by a 2 minute tyre flip (my teammates managed to get a hold of a tractor tyre weighing around 150 kilo) and we try to flip ot as many times as possible in 2 moinutes. Also we have a little play in the park at the end and try some pullups and monkey bars (something I can never do really)

This is pretty much what I did on the run up although I would have to say that in preparation for the next one I would probably aim to do the same although a 5k run one day and a 10k the other and also include another upper body workout, maybe a couple of pullup sessions a week or even just 10 minutes a day each morning.

Tough Mudder diet to follow...

Tough Mudder Day

Ok its the morning of Tough Mudder and I am waiting to be picked up by one of my team mates and taken to the Broughton Hall Estate where we will be competing a 12 mile obstacle course which promises to be filled with plenty of mud!!

I am really not as bad as I thought I would be but the idea of plunging into a skip of ice and jumping 12 feet into a muddy pond is not great at all, thiose 2 obstacles being the ''Arctic Enema'' and ''Walk the Plank'' sound horrific but we will see how I feel when I get to them.

I didn't sleep brilliantly as I'd kind of imagined anyway. I was still awake at 11pm wondering when the other half would be coming to bed from the bar but he was enjoying a few bevvies with the father in law so I ended up texting him shortly after and then he came into the room around half past, slightly tipsy and switched just about every light in the room on before quickly turning them off again.
After that I bizzarly woke and checked my phone for the time and each time it was the quarter past each hour from 1 until 5 when I decided I would get up.

I kept imagining Walking the plank and that was enough to make my stomach turn!

But anyway I couldn't face breakfast so I have had a cereal bar and a banana and I have a protein bar and another banana to have on the way with an energy drink. Not great I know but that is all I can manage.

Bye for now and I'll check in when I'm done, if I make around in one piece!!

The night before Tough Mudder! :-o

I am possibly more nervous than I have ever been in my life. The thought of childbirth was a scary thought but I think this may actually be worse! The fear of the unknown!!

I have spent most of the day on youtube watching other Tough Mudder videos and searching for last minute tips and also reserching whats best to eat the day before and the morning of.

I have actually really taken care of my diet over the past few months and although there has been an occasional pizza and more regular chocolate binge. On the whole I have treated my body fairly kindly and so I'm hoping it will thank me for it tomorrow.

I have been in the hotel this evening with my family and tucked into a gorgeous piece of Sirlon with stilton sauce and chunky chips and then finished it off with a strawberry shortcake pudding so thats not the bext but I didn't partake in a sociable glass of wine on the hope that it will help with hydration for tomorrow.

So now to bed and I just hope I sleep!

Back to school :-(

Well thats it, they've gone. Pinks officially a pre-schooler and she went off quite merrily. Blue has gone into school now as a year 2 pupil and he was mega excited to see his mates so I'm sure he's busy filling them in about what he's been up to.

Meanwhile I'm sat at my desk hoping they are enjoying themselves and ticking down to 3.30 when I can pick Blue up and then off to Nursery to Pink up too. I cant wait to get a hold of their chubby little cheeks!!

Only 1 more day left of the Summer holidays! On Wednesday morning we will be back down with a bang so tomorrow we are going to have a nice picnic and loads of cuddles and hopefully an early night so we'll start the school year off in good moods.

Blue is really excited about seeing Mrs Carr so thats really positive and I'm really hopeful that this will be a really good year for him. He's worked really hard throughout the holidays and both his reading and writing have come on so well, I'm really proud of him.

As for Pink, she is going down to the pre-school room which makes me feel sick if I'm really honest. The though of her starting school next September is enough to bring me to tears, my baby is getting so big! She actually put herself in to her car seat today and then lent over and clipped her own seatbelt!!! That is just about the only thing left that she lets me do for her and I can't believe it. I'm almost redundant!

Anyway today we went for Pinks swimming lesson and she was super confident, holding her woggle and kicking her legs she managed to get the whole way across without guidance! We then went to the library where Blue picked up his medal for the Summer reading challenge, he had a beaming grin when the guy handed it to him, bless!!!!!

The rest of the day was just chilling really and getting on with Blues Summer holiday journal to Mrs Carr and also a reading exercise we started using a really good book he received for his birthday http://www.amazon.co.uk/Write-Stuff-Creative-Writing-Boys/dp/184958334X which I think will really help him to become more excited about writing.

Once the kids had their tea (cabbage, potato and bacon) and daddy came home from work he babysitter came round and myself and Daddy went for a run. 3k which we ran most of which I was impressed with. 5 days til Tough Mudder and the nerves are starting to kick in a little now :-/