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WHAT WE ARE DOING?

• Not everyone is ready for 10-12 miles, a run through 10,000 volts of electricity, and a mind-numbing ice bath so that is why myself and Jess are doing the Tough Mudder Half on June 26th! Longer than a 5k, but shorter than a full Tough Mudder - perfect for us (wanna-be fitness gurus)
  
• The course is 5 miles long and includes 14+ obstacles such as Kiss of Mud, Mud Mile, Everest, Berlin Walls, Pyramid Scheme &
  Flying Squirrel

WHY ARE WE DOING IT?

• We are not only doing it to help us to become fitter and healthier, but we are also doing it to raise money for a fab cause. 
• YoungMinds is the UK’s leading charity committed to improving the emotional wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. Driven by their experiences we campaign, research and influence policy and practice.
• We both think mental health and emotional wellbeing is a very important issue and it is really important to raise as much awareness as possible.
• Just as people’s bodies can become unwell, people’s minds can become unwell too. Mental health problems are more common than you might think - three children in every classroom have a mental health problem.
• More than 850,000 children and young people in the UK have been diagnosed with a mental health condition.
  
  

OUR PREPARATION & OTHER RACES

• One race is never enough, so we have decided to take on many challenges over the course of the year. These will include the following:

1. Race For Life (5K) - May 22nd
2. Great Women's (10K) - June 5th
3. Tough Mudder Half (8k) - June 26th
4. Colour Run (5k) - July 17th
5. Edinburgh Sprint UK, Spartan race (5K-8K) - July 23rd
6. Great Scottish Run (10K) - October 2nd
7. Big Fun Race (5K) - October 8th