Can you even believe it?
We are only 25 days away from Ruckus St. Louis! That means that you only have 25 days to get
ready for muddy trenches, swinging ropes, mounds of tires and Mount Ruckmore—our
coolest obstacle yet.
Are you getting in Ruckus shape? Here are a few quick tips on how
to train for Ruckus when you’re just 25 days out:
25 Days Out for the
2-mile Heater:
For all of you sprinters out there, the 2-miler heater may
seem short, but it’s a toughie! The
2-mile heater consists of more obstacles and less running, so we recommend
trying out some of these cool exercises to prepare for your Ruckus experience:
- Weight lifting: During the Ruckus Heater, you need to be prepared for some heavy lifting. Get those biceps and triceps in shape and hit the dumbbells at the gym. Strength training is one of the best exercises you can do to prepare for this obstacle-heavy run.
- Body weight exercises: Ruckus implements a lot of body weight challenges, so make sure to work on our pushups, pull-ups, planks and more. The more body weight exercises you do, the more prepared you will be!
- Playground exercises: Head to the school playground (hopefully not during recess) and try out the monkey bars, balance beams and slides. Get your hands prepared for some blisters, because the Ruckus Heater will bring them out!
25 Days Out for the
4-mile Challenge:
Ruckus’ 4-mile Challenge takes all of the innovative
obstacles from the 2-mile Heater and adds a little more fun (AKA running). Therefore, in order to prepare for the
Challenge, you need to get ready with:
- Endurance: Be sure to prepare for the Challenge by beefing up your endurance workouts. Go on long, slow-paced runs, but incorporate short sprint bursts as well. Try running some hills, too.
- Body weight exercises: Just like the 2-mile Heater, the Challenge will bring a lot of obstacles that require muscle. Do pushups, pull-ups and planks every day and you might make your way to the Champions Heat!
25 Days Out for the
8-mile Champions Heat:
Ruckus’ 8-mile Champions Heat is a doozy, and it’s something
you can’t really predict to be in or not.
If you’ve done a Ruckus Challenge before, we suggest that you come prepared
for the Champions Heat—you might just make the cut!
- Even more endurance: If you qualify for the Champions Heat, you’re going to need a lot of endurance to make it through the day. That’s because the Champions Heat takes the best of the 4-mile Challenge runners. So get that endurance training going!
- A lot of everything: In order to succeed in the Champions Heat, a RuckStar needs a little bit of everything; sprints, endurance, body weight exercises, weight lifting and overall athleticism. Do a little bit of everything this week to prepare yourself for muscle confusion!
25 Days Out for the
Ruckus Mini:
Like we said, Ruckus is for anyone from age 2 to 92. And if you’re under the age of 15 and are
signed up for the Ruckus Mini, it won’t be too difficult to get in Ruckus
shape. After all, you’ve had hours of
recess and intramural sports to practice.
Keep using up your endless energy to get into the best Ruckus shape
possible—try out some monkey bars, climb up the slide (if you’re allowed!) and
get those running legs moving! It
shouldn’t be too challenge, because you’re a little ball of energy, aren’t you?
We’re 25 days
out! We hope you’re prepared to bring it
on May 5th in St. Louis!
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