Mudrun? What do y’all know about Mudrun?

Mudrun? What do y’all know about Mudrun?

18 crusaders met in the gloom for a beatdown at The Brave.  Barnes (Mermaid) and Elias (Brushback) took the helm and charged into the unknown for what was sure to break us down only to build us up.  The pax moved as one machine, but when the machine breaks down, we break down, and we ain’t going to allow that. No man left behind.  Here’s what went down:

Mermaid on Q:

Mosey to Premier parking deck

COP

SSH x 10 IC

Merkin x 20 IC

Jump squat x 15 IC

Run up stairs to top of deck; Burpees to wait for six; Run back down stairs

Run up ramps to top of deck; Burpees to wait for six

Mary:

IC: Flutter x 10/hold/High Flutter x 10/hold/Heels to Heaven x 10

Mosey back down to the bottom of ramps; Burpees to wait for six

Partner up: Bear crawl / Under-Overs

Bear crawl 25 yards up ramp/Partner 1 plank/Partner 2 does 10 Under-Overs.  Bear crawl 25 yards and flapjack.

Mosey back down ramp. Burpees to wait for six.

AYG to top of first ramp. 10 jump squats. Mosey back down.

AYG to top of first ramp. 5 burpees OYO. Mosey back down.

Brushback on Q:

Fast mosey from deck down B’tyne Commons

Quick stop at guard rail to wait for six: Dips x 10 IC / Derkins x 10 IC

Continue mosey; plank work to wait for six (RHH, RLH, LHH, LLH): and yes we did all of this without returing to regular in between; you had to be there it was EPIC!

Stop at fitness trail below Lake Courtyard (Marriott) for circuit traing:

Circuit:

Pain Stations: 

Shimmy across parallel bars / 10 pullups / 30 merkins (finger-tip / crucible / ply-o) / 10 knee-ups

Lap 1 around lake with pace with 3 stops: Derkins x 15 / Jump-ups x 15 / Dips x 15

Lap 2: no stops; push through with as close to 5k haul-A pace as you can

The goal was 3 rounds of this but the pax quickly called me out as “eyes bigger than stomach” (Champagne), and a myriad of groans and cat calls.  Hey, why not shoot for the moon brothers! Though we did only have 20 minutes to complete.  Most got to 2 rounds completed; few just shy; others like Haggis, Frazier, were 2+.

Quick regroup and head to start: 6:16. DONE!

Our goal today was to push hard with minimal breaks to get the heart rate up and force the Pax to keep going through O2 deprivation.  To do well in MR or obstacle races you must be able to keep moving and recover on the runs between the obstacles.  Deck work was tough and accomplished the objective.  Second 30 minutes objective was strength work (pain stations) in between constant fast-paced running.  Everyone pushed today and if you pushed beyond your preconceived limits then you accomplished the ultimate goal of this training.  If you can push yourself for 60 minutes then you will smoke/crush/mutilate the MudRun.

Welcome FNG Patches (Josh).  He’s a friend of Dory and Mermaid.  Former PE teacher; got us on to Dodgeball, Globo-gym, and then Patches O’Houlihan per Madame Tussauds.  The Pax speaks and so it is….

We were honored to lead you men.  This is a great AO, and a workout that must be in your rotation. Aye!