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THERE ARE LESS than three weeks to go until Tough Mudder arrives in Ireland for the first time.

With that in mind, here’s a suggested training schedule for the event, which takes place at Punchestown Racecourse on 4 and 5 October, from personal trainer Pat Divilly.

Training three weeks out (to be done three times over a week):

• Begin with a warm up
• 5km run to start: Go at your own pace and to be done on soft ground
• Plank and leg raises: 30 seconds of each repeated for 4 sets of each
• Five-minute circuit: One-minute squats, one-minute push ups, one-minute lunges, one-minute plank push ups, one-minute burpees
• Pull Ups: 5 sets of 5 or 3 x 60-second hold.
• Ice bath: For two minutes 
• 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. 

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