Tough Guy 2012 was 9 days ago. Since then, all the exercise I've managed is a couple of hours of submission wrestling on Thursday, a deadlifting and back session at the gym on Monday and a bench press and chest session this evening. Hopefully, these pictures will explain why... [gallery order...
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I did it. I am now, officially, a Tough Guy. This year was the Year of the Lion Heart...which is just about the only thing that got me to the end. It wasn't fitness and it certainly wasn't preparation - it was nothing but grim, visceral determination and a lifetime's worth of being-an-idiot rolled ...
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I am very excited to announce I have received my various paperwork for Tough Guy next weekend. Well, 50% excited and 50% worried... I mean, check out how much they sent me... Each of those pages is double-sized and FULL of instructions. Start times, locations, safety instructions, kit list...
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For some reason, I'm still not sure why, I have signed up for Tough Guy Winter 2012. When the organisers describe Tough Guy, they do so using one word: deprivation. They then use 200,000 more words, to boggle the mind and utterly confuse anybody taking part as to what is actually involved!...
Continue reading ...The half marathon is is over. Over. Thank the Gods! Having never really attempted anything like it, I decided to try to run 10-minute miles for the whole race. Being a 13.1 mile race, I should therefore finish in 2 hours and 11 minutes. If I managed to pull something out of my hat (we all wear ru...
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I have just signed up for the Wycombe Half Marathon in July. I have never, ever run any considerable distance in my life. It's going to suck... As you can see from the diagram, the course is akin to Satan's balls. When it's not insane uphill, it's crazy downhill. As somebody who has never run...
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