Obstacle Mud Runner - issue 14

31 Mudder. Unsurprisingly, my time on course started to dramatically reduce and I started to enjoy the experience at a completely different level. At the start of the season, I had finished the course in about 7/8 hours whereas by the end of 2017, my personal best was 2.5 hours. BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY People used to run past me and pat me on the back, telling me how I was an ‘inspiration’. I’m now able to out-run those individuals and keep up with my other running buddies. Entering the Asics Frontrunner team was really the first time that I felt I could classify myself as a runner. I had this image in my head of the likes of Usain Bolt or Paula Radcliffe while in reality everyone can be a runner. Whether you’re going for a 10k PB in two hours or 30 minutes, it’s about whether you class yourself as a runner. Despite years of obstacles, I decided to take on more obstacles through obstacle course racing. After all, isn’t life just one big obstacle? Follow Jamie’s Blog www.jamiegane.com/blog