About Coach Krusher

One thing that I tell people that surprises them is I use to be a competitive 5-pin bowler. I was one of the best in my area and went to compete against kids my age from across the province. However, after I was done with my league, lost interest, and so I was an athlete without a sport. After searching for a while, I found this race called “Mud Runs” online and thought I’d give it a whirl….THE REST IS HISTORY I tried some open races out (like Warrior Dash and Tough Mudder) and I was hooked! I was motivated to train for this cool sport! The biggest thing I needed to get better at was running. This sport is like 90% running. The problem was I hated running. The only thing I was interested in was getting fast, so the most I ever ran was the 400m dash. I did have a sprinting coach on occasion that generously gave me some tips on training to become faster. So with my lack of knowledge in distance running and confidence that my speed would be enough to possibly win some races, I decided to sign up for my first competitive heat in a Warrior Dash…boy I was in for a rude awakening.. The first mistake was wearing Walmart flat road running shoes(not trail runners) cause I thought that was the thing to do. My shoes are going to get muddy and wet(that was my reasoning) and I wouldn’t want to keep them…BIG MISTAKE!! Blisters the size of pancakes, I fell a few times cause I had zero traction on my shoes, it was a disaster! After I finished the race, I didn’t even crack the top 100. I cramped so bad I almost cried. I was disappointed but motivated by my anger in myself for such a poor outing…you know I’m competitive. 🙂