Since their first event in March, RockSolidRace have been planning two more courses for 31st August in Plymouth and 12th October in Milton Keynes. We’ve had the pleasure of talking to organiser Ash Jardine again to find out how that first event went and what the team have got planned for the future…
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Rat Race Dirty Weekend has been one of the most anticipated events in the history of obstacle course racing. When they launched their website last autumn I literally burst with excitement. What they were planning looked to take our fledgeling sport to a whole new level.
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Anyone who has taken part in Tough Mudder will know how important the 15 minutes are before you set off. It’s the time when you bond with your fellow Mudder’s and pump yourself up for the immense task ahead. Sean Corvelle has gained a legendary status as Tough Mudder’s MC and “Pump Up Extrodinare”.
We had the pleasure of chatti...
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So the day of reckoning has finally come. It has been one year since I last stood at the start line of Tough Mudder’s “North London” Kettering event and I find myself there again, with a fair amount more experience under my belt. I had no complaints with last years event, in fact I had a blast but, having experienced so many amazing events since then, would Tough Mudder still cut the mustard? Especially when so many other events are trying hard to one-up the big boys.
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If you’ve already checked out our official North London Tough Mudder review, why not give this alternative a quick read. Thanks loads to Paul Oliver for sending it over, it’s a nice light hearted view from a cracking day. Paul’s raising money for Cancer Research UK, so be sure to check out his Just Giving page here as well. Take it away Paul…
Mile 9, I lay a broken ...
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The last weekend in April saw the latest entry into the South East of England’s booming obstacle course race calendar. Warrior Run, situated just north of Brighton, looked to be a very welcome addition, with a nice variety of obstacles and 6km and 12km distance options available. We sent down a down a small crew of yellow vested Mudstacle runners to test the new course out. Here’s how Fiona and the boys got on…
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Last weekend saw two “Warrior” events going head to head. The first of which was Saturday’s Warrior Adrenalin Race (W.A.R) situated in the stunningly scenic Dunstable Downs. Mudstacle follower James Hargreaves has been kind enough to put a report together of his experiences. It’s was the first of a few events that he has lined up in his efforts to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity.
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Last weekend saw the launch of a range of Spartan Race Training camps in Pippingford Forest, West Sussex, that aim to be far more than your average outdoor fitness class. A few of Mudstacle’s Facebook followers were lucky enough to win some tickets to the opening event and went down to check it out. To follow is how Phil Cole got on in the “Advanced” class. If you like the sound of it and want to attend some camps yourself, you can get a 10% discount by quoting “MUDSTACLE” when you book!
Sunday morning, 8:30am and ei...
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This weekend saw another new obstacle race open its account on UK shores – XtremeSTORM at the north west seaside town of Southport. With me being based in the south west, it was quite a trek for me to make it up, but it really looked like this was going to be more than your average obstacle race. It turns out I wasn’t wrong!
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