In September 2015 myself, my partner Nita and school friend
Alex signed up to a 10km obstacle race called Rough Runner, held at Clapham
Common, London. We had a great day, climbing up and over obstacles, hanging
upside down and inevitably ending up falling into cold water. From a fitness perspective,
events such as Rough Runner serve as a brilliant opportunity for friends to
come together and exercise.
What’s awesome is that you can complete these
events at whatever pace you like, making the day either super competitive or
just a bit of fun. This one wasn’t particularly demanding for us because we’re
all in good fitness and weren’t there to break our necks in order to get round
the course in world record time. The obstacles were also beginner friendly so
even those who don’t dedicate hours and hours a week to physical training could
get round without too much difficulty.