Obstacle Mud Runner - issue 09

obstaclemudrunner.co.uk ForEliteAtheletes toFunRunners 6 NEWS : TOP PICKS races/footwear/clothing/nutrition/gossip Torn hands no more. WOD & DONE is the thinnest form of hand protection around. So thin you can’t feel it and it doesn’t affect your grip. Available on www.amazon.co.uk This issue just got a whole lot nuttier  The lovey nutty folk at The Nuts Challenge are offering YOU the chance to join them at their nutty race. AND you can bring a friend. Just keep an eye on our Facebook page for details of how to enter or email us with interest and we’ll notify you when that goes live. [email protected] Please note, entry valid for summer Nuts or winter Nuts March 2019. This does NOT include limitless laps. Please be aware that Summer Nuts early waves are full, later waves still have availability. www.thenutschallenge.co.uk for more info. Entry closes 28th July 2018. TREK Chunks are deliciously different Instead of relying on mysterious additives & syrups, TREK Chunks are packed with a precise cold-pressed balance of powerful wholefoods, delivering sustained energy … when you need it most. With 12g protein and all important natural slow release energy, Chunks satisfy mid- afternoon grazing, hunger on-the-go and interval fuelling. What’s more, TREK Protein Energy Chunks are vegan, gluten free and 1 of your 5 a day too! www.naturalbalancefoods.co.uk 10% Off Want to book for The Muscle Acre 18th November event? Then go to www.muscleacre. com and use the code MUSCLE10 to get a 10% discount . On 1st June 2018, Garth Suthurst aged 39 (you probably know him from Mike’s Gym Marbella) was handed the toughest fight of his life when he went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped beating for 22 minutes. During that time, there was no blood being pumped to Garth’s brain, lungs and other vital organs, which meant he had no oxygen, no pulse and essentially died. Twice. His friends at Mike’s Gym, where he was training at the time, found him collapsed and worked tirelessly to resuscitate him and keep him alive until the emergency services arrived to defibrillate him. Garth’s heart began to beat again, but he remained unconscious and was transferred from the ambulance to the intensive care unit where he was on life support. What has followed since has been the hardest time of Garth’s and all of his families lives and there is still a very long, tough and uncertain time ahead. From the ambulance, he spent five days in an induced coma, where they were all desperately willing him to wake up again. Despite the chances of survival of out of hospital cardiac arrests being as low as 8%, they’ve never given up on Garth and he hasn’t given up on them either. He appears to have beaten the odds and he woke up six days later – a moment none of the family will ever forget.  His heart is now stable and he’s currently spending his days in a cardiology ward. Physically he’s making progress, he can walk, he is eating well (unsurprisingly!) and family and friends are amazed and so proud of him for every day that he continues to fight. The biggest challenge he faces now is recovering from the damage done to his brain. He had no memory or recollection and didn’t recognise any of his family, he is slowly trying to make sense of the world. He desperately needs specialist neurological treatment and care outside of the hospital he is currently in. Unsure how long his recovery will take, months maybe even years, it’s important he gets the right specialist treatment immediately, which may include transferring him to a neurology unit. He’s already been showing his incredible spirit and strength beating the odds so far. We want him to win this fight and bring back the Garth we all know and love – a loving father to three gorgeous girls, Lily, Ash and Elle, partner, son, brother and friend to many. If you feel you could help by donating something, anything, please do so. Please, together, help us bring our Garth back. #comeonGarth If you’d like to help please visit https://www.gofundme.com/garths-toughest- challenge and give whatever you can, we really are truly grateful. #comeonGarth