On the day of one of the muddiest obstacle courses in the UK, our #hellofitty Nuts Challenge team were challenged even before we started: we lost half our troupe, with 2 pulling out on the day itself – one had to go abroad for a work trip, one decided writing a book was more important […]
Spartan Up, People!
As a big fan of obstacle course races, there was no encouragement needed to take The Reebok Spartan Race’s offer of taking part in a taster obstacle course. The only thing that alerted our attention was that it would take place in Covent Garden. Now, I don’t know about you, but we generally don’t like […]
Top 10 Tips for Improving Your Time at an Obstacle Course Race
Hands up who took part in an obstacle course race this year? Did you love it? We bet you did. If you did it as a team, you may be wondering whether next time you’ll get a better time. Or if you did it for speed, you’ll be going through all the ways you could […]
10 Essential Things to Do After Every Obstacle Course Race for a Quick recovery
Obstacle courses are a lot of fun but they can take it out of you! After all, how many of us regularly spend such an intense amount of time jumping over, under and through things? And don’t forget the bruises! It’s not unlikely you’ll step into the shower or bath that evening and realise that […]
10 Tips for a Successful Obstacle Course Race
Make sure you don’t start on the back foot before you’ve even crossed the start line of your obstacle course race. With several obstacle course races under our belt including The Nuts Challenge, Beast in the East and Back to the Trenches, we’ve gathered up what we’ve learnt and put it into a helpful article for […]
TRIED & TESTED: Back to the Trenches
Ashlie Cherry turns her critical eye to Back to the Trenches. With 6k, 12k and 18k options, how did she find it? And what would she improve? Having now completed a few obstacles races I was looking forward to Back to the Trenches (BTTT) at the end of June in Redhill, Surrey. This was the […]
An Interview with Joe DeSena, author of Spartan Up
When you go to meet someone who invented the legendary 24 hour Death Race, let alone the Reebok Spartan Races, you wonder what to expect. Instead of a handshake, should I Spartan Up and break out some burpees? Perhaps I should offer to run and talk instead? After all, the crowds of London are as […]
An interview with Sam Cherry – Obstacle Course Race Veteran
We spoke to Sam Cherry, a fitness fanatic and avid obstacle course racer. In fact, he’s probably the one whose dust (or mud) you’re eating and can usually be found at the front of the pack, leading the race. With nearly 125k of obstacle courses under his belt, we felt Sam would be a good […]
A Round Up of the Best Obstacle Courses in 2014
Keen to do an obstacle course and get muddy? Here’s Healthy Living London’s handpicked round up of the best obstacle courses in 2014. Whether you’re a beginner or a hardcore mud enthusiast, there’s something for everyone in our list. And look out for the 2 races we’ve added that have neither mud nor obstacles, but […]
TRIED & TESTED: The Beast in the East
Last Saturday saw over 600 racers travel to Swanley, Kent for Beast in the East. The race is a 10k mud run set on a motocross circuit and includes a mixture of trails, grasslands with one lap of the motocross circuit at the beginning and end of the race. Thankfully the weather was a little […]