WHAT IS TOUGH MUDDER YOU ASK????
Tough Mudder Probably the Toughest Event on the Planet
Tough Mudder is not your average lame-ass mud run or spirit-crushing ‘endurance’ road race. Our 10-12 mile obstacle courses are designed by British Special Forces to test all around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie. Forget finish times. Simply completing a Tough Mudder is a badge of honor. With the best obstacles and the most innovative courses, it’s no surprise that Tough Mudder has ten times more participants than any other mud run and half a million participants globally. Tough Mudder has raised over two million dollars for the Wounded Warrior Project.WARNING: Tough Mudder is 3-4 times longer and MUCH TOUGHER than a typical mud run such as Warrior Dash. On average, only 78% of participants finish the event. Only those in reasonably strong physical condition should enter.
My Indiana Course!!!!
12 Miles Long...
Obsticles in my way thoughout the race include: Climbing Walls, Huge Hay Bales, Swimming in icy cold water, crawling thru mud under barbed wire fence, monkey bars over ice cold water (hence why I will be swimming), Mud Hill Climb, Tightrope over river, Up and Under Logs, Carry a wood log a mile, jump off 15 ft cliff into lake, and the ever so fun ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY (hanging electric wires some having 10,000 volts going thru them!) ALL THIS FOR A TSHIRT, HEAD BAND AND THE THRILL OF KNOWING I AM A TOUGH MUDDER!
They say the average time is just over 3 hours for this course! Mind you this is in MARCH!!! There may be snow on the ground!!!
Last yearit was a high of 66 and a low of 33!!! So it will be a nice chilly run I am sure!!!! Some people asked me why I am doing this? I told them I just want to have something to shoot for.
The first mile I ran I my time average was 15:07 for the mile. That was me running/walking with major shin splints... I am now averaging between 9:30-10:45 min per mile... While some may say thats slow, for me thats pretty damn good. I can now run a mile without walking and my shins no longer have sharp pains going thru them. I run 5 days a week now taking friday and saturdays off from running. Tho some saturdays I will start adding some 5k races to my agendas! Maybe MAYBE a half marathon...
So far in the last 3 weeks I have lost an amazing 11 lbs... Not to bad. I am about to get into a weight category I have not seen in over 2 years!
Recipe of the Day
Cherry Cheesecakes
PointsPlus® Value: 3
Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 15 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy
A perfect combination: rich, creamy filling and a light, buttery crust. Try different flavors of pie filling and whole vanilla wafers for crust.*
Ingredients
¾ cup(s) Crumbs, graham cracker
2 Tbsp Butter, light, melted
¾ cup(s) Cheese, cream, light
6 Tbsp Cheese, cream, fat free
3 Tbsp Juice, lemon, fresh
2 large Egg whites
1½ tsp Vanilla extract
½ cup(s) Sugar, white
¾ cup(s) Pie filling, fruit, light, canned, cherry
Instructions
1. Place 12 cupcake liners in a cupcake pan. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; mix well. Spoon 1 tablespoon of crumb mixture into bottom of each liner and press down gently; refrigerate until ready to use.
3. In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat both types of cream cheese until fluffy. Add lemon juice, egg whites, vanilla extract and sugar; beat until smooth.
4. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly into muffin liners; bake until set, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
5. Top each cheesecake with 1 tablespoon cherry pie filling. Yields 1 cheesecake per serving.
Notes
*Could affect PointsPlus value.
That sounds awesome, I'm sure you can do it I will be rooting for you along your journey. I was going to weight watchers and doing very good then we went on vacation and everything got off track and I never got back on. I am going to start going again next Tuesday but in the meantime I am back on track on my diet!
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