wyre forest runaround 8.4 miles Dudley

I woke up this morning to find 3 inches of snow had come down over night and my car had a flat battery not a great start to the day at all.

I had only been back in training for 5 weeks after been off for 2 months with a back injury  and wasn't running particular well been at the back of the pack during club runs isn't fun at all.

So my expertations werent that great and i  would of been happy running around 8 min miles and a finishing  time of around 1.05ish this  would of been good time on a very hilly and snowy course

I set off at a good pace as it was fast down hill start for the first 2 miles i still felt good at 4 miles and then the hills kicked in and by god did they hurt ! i managed to reach 6 miles in a respectable 40Min's  then you guessed  it the 2nd hill came up  and so nearly did my breakfast ,  i managed to pull myself together for the last very hard uphill  finish. just to give u a idea of how hard this course was the last hill at 7miles went up 400ft in just one mile

I crossed the line in a very respectable time of 57.34 (6.45min per mile) and to my surprise i finished in  17th place out of 380 my best placing  ever  only 40secs off 10Th place, not bad for a guy only half fit  lol

There are not many races or events that make you sign an actual death warrant which excludes you from suing the organiser should the worse happen when your taking part. Or how many race entries come with through the post with actual risk assessment. It say’s something when it is described as the ‘safest yet most physically and mentally demanding challenge on Earth’. The thought of fire, ice cold water, mud and electrocution are not everyone’s cup of tea. But on January 31st 2010, 4500 like mind(or slightly insane) people assembled at a farm in Perton, Wolverhampton for Tough Guy 2010.

Tough Guy has always been one of things that I said would do some day, normally after a few beers! But last summer while it was still relatively warm and funds were looking healthy, I made the decision to enter, thinking it was good idea at the time!