ON THE FIRST weekend of October, world famous endurance run Tough Mudder comes to Ireland for the first time.
Punchestown Racecourse in Naas will host events both on 4 and 5 October as participants negotiate obstacles such as Sewage Outlet, Fire In Your Hole and Dirty Ballerina over a 10-12 mile course.
Galway-based personal trainer Pat Divilly has put together a team of 520 with the aim of raising €100,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and Cystic Fibrosis Galway Hospital Project, and he has kindly come up with a handy four week training programme to make the day a little easier.
Training four weeks out (to be done three times over a week):
- 2km run to start: Go at your own pace. Look to do it on soft ground
- Shuttle runs: 5m and back, 10m and back, 15m and back, 20m and back. One minute break and repeat 6 times
- 40m lunge walk: Or 20 lunges off each leg. Repeat for 3 sets with a minute break between sets
- Pull ups: 5 sets of 5 or 3 x 60 second holds
- And to finish… A full body stretch and some foam rolling
For more information, visit the Pat Divilly Facebook page. To register for Tough Mudder, go here. We’ll have an updated training schedule for you next week.