Extreme running is an attractive, adrenaline-boosting alternative to classic running events. This is why every year there are more and more people who want to face their own limitations and experience an extreme adventure. Why is it worth trying your hand at this type of event? Here are 5 reasons.

Extreme running raises adrenaline

Many participants of extreme runs are people looking to break the routine and new sports challenges - for whom classic running and repetitive training are simply not enough. Compared to traditional running events, extreme competitions are associated with a much more varied route, great fun and an adrenaline jump waiting practically at every step. Paintball fire, crawling, steep climbs or wading through mud are just some of the obstacles that survivalists have to face on the route. An additional advantage is the atmospheric scenery and atmosphere of such events, providing runners with a sense of participation in an experience tailored to the adventure.

Overcoming obstacles you break your fears

For the majority of extreme runners, a high position in the classification or awards does not count. The biggest win is actually … finishing the race and what comes with it, breaking your barriers, weaknesses and successfully fighting your own limitations. Not only physical. - Survival competitions are not the easiest races. They require long-term, consistent preparation, perseverance and mental resilience from the participants. It turns out that not infrequently, the problem in overcoming the route is not so much a lack of physical fitness, but the fear of passing a given obstacle. Therefore, just crossing the finish line is a great satisfaction and the best culmination of many months of training - says Andrzej Marchlewski, co-organizer of the Men Expert Survival Race, a series of the largest urban obstacle races in Poland.

Extreme running is intended not only for runners

You don't have to be an avid runner and have completed marathon crowns to compete in survival competitions. The key to success in this type of event is, above all, general efficiency. Among the competitors deciding to start, there are people for whom the exercises have so far been limited tooccasional jogging, crossfit enthusiasts, strength exercises, and even soldiers used to extreme exertion. Contrary to appearances, a large part of the participants are women, who often turn out to be much more mentally resistant than men. For all those who want to try their hand at extreme running, regardless of their condition and experience, there are often various levels of difficulty of the routes. They take into account both the different lengths of the distances and the number of obstacles.

In extreme races cooperation is what counts, not competition

In most survival competitions, you can start solo and in a group. Companies that put their corporate teams out for a run decide first of all for a group start. Often, the joint start of employees in an extreme run is a kind of test for them and an opportunity to develop competences useful in everyday business duties, such as the ability to work in a group, time management, quick decision-making or goal-setting. The spirit of competition during survival runs is broken by cooperation also among individual runners - the competitors support each other in overcoming the toughest obstacles. - Nothing connects you like a joint effort. That is why participation in a running event is very often the beginning of long-term relationships - adds Marchlewski.

Back to nature

Mud, adrenaline and fatigue are an inherent aspect of extreme running. For people who work in sterile conditions on a daily basis and take ironed shirts or high heels out of the wardrobe in the morning, such "abuse" during a survival is a great way to reset. A specific return to natural, primal instincts accompanies many participants of extreme runs, giving them additional motivation and even greater joy. It is in such conditions that the survival instinct is also activated, triggering the aforementioned willingness to help and a sense of community in the players.

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