Tough Mudder? Hell yeah!

Well...I was going to blog about my birthday, but I think Chad has that pretty well covered. Instead, I would like to talk about something different. For instance, the fact that Chad and I have decided to participate in the Tough Mudder in Virginia this October. It's a 10-mile race with obstacles designed by the British Special Forces. Despite the fact that I will have to crawl through tubes full of muddy water, run through fire, and get shocked with 10,000 volts of electricity, the thing I'm dreading the most is running.

You may think I'm crazy for saying that, but it's the truth. I hate running. And when I say I hate it, I mean I despise it with every fiber of my being. It makes me feel terrible. I ran two (non-consecutive) miles with Chad today. When it was over, I couldn't breathe and I felt like I was about to cry and/or puke. Chad says that's normal. I'm sure it is. I do not relish that feeling. While we're running, Chad tries to tell me encouraging things and I end up hating him just because he can run faster than I can and even talk while he does it, while I'm over there wheezing and about to fall over dead. If I could punch him in the face while running, I would.

I have until October to achieve the minimum running requirement for the Tough Mudder. That requirement is to simply be able to run 5 miles in less than an hour. Right now I can't even fathom running five miles in a row without stopping. I'll get there. It'll be a long, hard road but I will get there. I need to get in good running shape by August so that I can do Insanity: The Asylum in conjunction with running. The reason I want to do The Asylum is to build my upper body strength so I can do the climbing obstacles and monkey bars and what-not.

So, the content of my blog is probably going to have a lot to do with my preparation for the Tough Mudder for a while. Sorry if you get sick of hearing it.

What are you training for? What do you want to eventually train for if you aren't right now?