Did Eliza and Fiona end up alive or infected? Say what? Well, when you’re in a world where there’s an outbreak of killer zombies, it’s a pretty important question. The last time I was chased, I was 6 years old, it was playtime and some horrid little gawky boy wanted to look up my skirt. […]
Judgement Day’s Mark Buller Talks Training, Sandbags & Fun
With two members of the #hellofitty team taking part in Judgement’s Day Borden race later this year on 23rd November 2014, we decided to grill race founder, Mark Buller, about why he decided to set this up and to see if we could tempt him to reveal anything about the carefully guarded route. Who are […]
How to get yourself & your kit clean after a muddy obstacle course race
The feeling of euphoria when you cross the finish line after an obstacle race is like no other, but shortly after reality kicks and you’re faced with the fact you are covered in mud! Often a long car or train journey faces you and getting clean stood in the middle of a field (usually in […]
Aroo! Who’s taking part in the Reebok Spartan Race?!
With the 11th October Reebok Spartan Race fast approaching (it’s not just a Spartan Race, it’s The Beast), we thought it would be a good idea to whet our appetite scare ourselves silly by having a quick chat to Dan Tuffnel, UK Race Director. With around 3,000 crazy people sports bunnies taking part in the […]
Tried & Tested: The Nuts Challenge Obstacle Course
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 […]