The Fitness Factory Salem, NH takes on the Rugged Maniac (Jon Tobey)

SALEM, N.H. - Oct. 25, 2018 - PRLog -- This year was The Fitness Factory's 5th year taking on the Rugged Maniac 5k Obstacle Course!  The Rugged Maniac is held each year at the end of September down in Southwick, Ma on a Motocross track. This event is a challenging course that features 28+ Obstacles on a 3.1 Mile Course.

To get ready for this event we start our training 8 weeks prior to the event.  We train at multiple locations in close proximity to The Fitness Factory.  Each session we work on running to build up endurance for the 5k event and several obstacles to get us ready to overcome these challenges.  Also during the 8 weeks each member of the team is given a run program to complete individually in order to improve their running skills.   The only pre-requisite in order to be accepted into the Rugged Maniac program is you have to be able to complete a 5k (3.1 miles) in less than 37 minutes, prior to the start of training.

This year we had an amazing team each week everyone showed up to each session ready to work!  Every member completed their individualized run program and it showed each week as the workouts became more challenging as we got closer to the final event.  Some of the obstacles we work on during these 8 weeks include: The Warped Wall, Ringer, Pull Your Weight, Off the Rails, Full Tilt and much more!  The idea behind the training is to get the group physically and mentally ready for this course, so when we go up against the real thing we are 100% prepared.  We also complete each obstacle as a team some obstacles require some assistance to get up on or over so over the course of the 8 weeks we also work on our team building skills and by the time Rugged Maniac comes we are unbreakable!

Our 5th year at the Rugged Maniac we brought our largest team (12 people).  Although this year was filled with new challenges and obstacles we took them head on and we finished strong.  This year we finished with our fastest time of 1hr 7min which is incredible considering our first year took us 2 hours!  Once we finish the event the party begins…. We meet up with our team, family and friends and we all hang out, play corn hole, have lunch together and talk about the good times we had.  There's truly no better way to finish the day!

The Rugged Maniac is truly an amazing event that challenges you both physically and mentally and is a major accomplishment to anyone who finishes it!  We will be taking this course on again next year at the end of September. Our team is filling up fast so if this is something you would be interested in for 2019 you can sign up here http://fitnessfactorynh.com/signup.php.  I am looking forward to another awesome year next year, see you there!