Overload Run

A huge thanks to DMS original for the trophy for the winner of the farmyard jam ultra

Not signed up yet

Then head over to www.overloadrun.co.uk

Want to run for free
Yes that is right - you can run for free

All you have to do is do a volunteer shift 9:00 till 12:00 and then you can come and get changed and run the course with the rest of the volunteers
You also get free Parking
Your role as a volunteer is to cheer on the runners and ensure they are having a good time and should an incident arise all you do is use the radio to contact control, its that simple

Interested? the sign up to be a volunteer on the link below and we will see you on the 18th may

https://in.njuko.com/overload-2024?currentPage=select-competition

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This photo can only be seen by people who have completed the farmyard jam ultra

It depicts what it’s like to-enter a race -
Not knowing how far you will get !
Knowing that you’re not good enough to finish and will walk away with a DNF medal
Knowing that the volunteers and race directors are going to try and make you quit and when you do they will call you a snowflake and tell you to go again
Knowing that at the end you will have reached your limit but your limit wasn’t good enough

So don’t click the photo as you are too sensitive to see this and the only way to see it is my signing up to try and run it
Stop being a wannabe and be a doer

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18th May 2024, Derby, the ultimate test

Saturday social Run 8:30 start this Saturday

*preparation for the jam

Anyone in the Sheffield area on Saturday morning fancy this little jog welcome to come along
Not fast as it’s a social thing
Start at old horns in high bradfield and finish at same place

Question received about medals today from a farmyard jam runner

“ hi overload
I’m running farmyard jam in May and I’m hoping to go 6-8 hours, will I get a finishers medal?”

What do you think jammers, if they do 6-8 hour will they get a finishers medal? Or will they get some other kind of medal???

The farmyard jam ultra

1 race, 24 hours, 3 options

Every hour on the hour you have to start a new lap

And on each lap you get 3 options

1- Run 4.16 miles
2- Run 3 miles and then complete 10 obstacles/challenges
3- Run 3 miles then complete 10 functional fitness exercises

Not enough options? Well here is another one
4- You can do this as a team doing relayed laps

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Overload run
An original old skool mud / obstacle course run
6ish km per lap and if your fast you can get 2 laps in
30 obstacles per lap that are tough but achievable for
Most people with a bit of grit, determination and laughter

We focus on making your day enjoyable but challenging

Put it in your diary
18th May 2024
Adults and children welcome

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Final day to make those savings

Use code EASTEREGGS at checkout

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Everyone HAPPY EASTER

don’t forget you only have 48 hours left to take advantage of our Easter sale

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Time is running out to make this saving

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18/05/24, Derby

Overload OCR
30 obstacles over 6ish Km

FARMYARD JAM ULTRA
Complete the 4mile run loop or the 3mile run loop with 10 obstacles every hour for 24 hours

Save 20% of either or both with code
EASTEREGGS

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DISCOUNT ENDS MIDNIGHT 1/4/24

Farmyard jam
The ultimate test of fitness
Less than 2 months to go
Can you go the full 24 hours

Why not try it as a team and do relay
5KM on the hour every hour with a few devious challenges thrown in

Don’t make it back to the start in the hour and you are DQ

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Overload ocr is fast approaching
Are you ready
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We are sorry for all the cafuffle
but we found the original photo
Then Kate found out her aide hadn’t actually booked a ticket

Don’t be like Kate!
Book your ticket then you can let the world know

Just a few of the challenges we have in store for you this coming May

Affirmations/ mental medicine

As a man of a certain age i was led to believe that mental health is a weakness
“Stop moping around and get thi sen art”
Was the phrase my dad used with me
He used this phrase as it was used on him and behaviour breeds behaviour
I don’t blame him for not seeing signs of any mental health issues as he wasn’t aware of them 45 years ago
But now we are!
And it’s time to think different!

We need to recognise not only when our friends are having a tough time but when we ourselves are having a tough time

Our mental health needs medicine to get better just like our bodies
And that’s where self affirmation comes in
Telling yourself it’s ok to need help and give yourself mental medicine on a daily basis
So over the next few weeks I will share some affirmations that I hope help some of you

Todays is about decisions
Have you been told by a partner or a friend
“Make up your mind!”
They don’t mean anything by this but to someone who is in decisive it can put pressure on you
Remember choice is yours, you have the power to choose, but more importantly you have the power to change your mind, changing your mind about something is not a weakness but a very powerful strength, why make do with your choice if it’s not right, stop, think about what’s not right and make it right by changing your decision, this shows strength on your part and don’t let anyone else tell you different
So tell yourself this everyday
It’s my right to choose
And changing my mind on what I choose is not a weakness but a strength

You choose your life
Who you want in it
How you feel and which path you take
Choose wisely friends

The farmyard Jam
18th May 2024

The ultimate test of endurance, fitness and mental grit

Runners, hybrid athletes or obstacle course racer

Can you do your lap in the hour allocated then get back on the start line for the next hour



Sign up on our website
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*please note this is a last man standing event
Failure to complete a lap and back on the start for the next one is a DQ
*only 1 solo runner lasted the 24 hours last year
* teams welcome just book a solo spot each and tell us on the day your running as a team

Pack up = Sunday lunch either iced latte

Probably not healthy but tasted lovely nom! Nom! Nom!

What you had?

How’s everyone training going
Do you need the motivation to do more

Then sign up for one of our events

Give yourself that kick start to start moving

Good morning everyone please take 60 seconds to help spread some kindness

Kindness comes in many forms and its infectiouse

Think about the last time you was on your way somewhere and was in a rush in your car, you come to a T-junction and it’s chocka block and then someone lets you out- I’m pretty sure you feel more inclined to let someone else out at the next junction

I love it in the morning on my way to work random people just nod and say “mornin”
It gives me a warm feeling as I say mornin back
And then I say it to the next person and the next

This is passing kindness on

It doesn’t have to be any grand gesture of paying for someone’s food at macdonalds it can just be a simple courtesy of letting someone out in traffic or saying good morning or even randomly liking or commenting on someone’s Facebook post

To you it’s a simple thing but to them it could mean the world

Let’s share a bit of love tag any business in the post below and let’s all follow them and share their last post

Do you procrastinate?
Well don’t it builds up stress levels and causes anxiety
It stops you doing the things you love with the people you love
It stops your future in its tracks

Think about the last time you got around to completing that job you had put off for so long
Did you feel dread leading upto it
Then when it was done you felt elated, overjoyed,relieved and you moved on in your life

In my home we talk about our life jar
Think of it like a jam jar
And in this jam jar it contains different size balls
It has marbles which are our normal everyday emotions, jobs, etc
Then it has those little white polystyrene balls that are our happy ness- things we like to do, things we like to cherish, memories of happy times
Then we have the golf balls
Evil things that we don’t like, things that we want to put off and when they land in our jar they start to take up room
The marbles are too heavy to get pushed out but they get pushed down and little white happy balls overflow
And we lose them
So we deal with those pesky golf balls fast we do what needs to be done to get them out of our jar and then fill it Back up with our happy balls
Because if we don’t then another half ball comes and another and not only does our happiness diminish but our marbles get pushed down further and day to day life becomes harder until you get to the point where you can’t function properly
And at somepoint in your life a lot of us have been there or close to it and it’s not good

So to sum up
Don’t procrastinate just get it done and fill your jar with happiness

Be happy everyone

When your feeling it and you will feel it at overload run then take a break

Not like our pic and grab a coffee but have a walk
This is your challenge and the aim is to finish

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