What is a survivalrun?

Survivalrunning is one of the toughest endurance sports out there. It requires a combination of technique, strength and condition. In a survivalrun you combine running (on various different types of terrains) with obstacles. While this sounds very similar to an obstacle run (mud masters / strong viking / etc.) it actually is slightly different. At mudmasters for instance you will find 15 obstacles on a 6km run, at a survivalrun you’ll find at least 30. The type of obstacles which you will come across are also different. Survivalrun obstacles often require some techniques, such as rope climbing to complete. A few examples of common survivalrun obstacles are:

The swingover / budgee

With this obstacle the goal is to get over the top bar or beam using a rope.

The “apenhang/monkeyclimb”

The monkeyclimb, also sometimes called “monkeyhang”, is used to traverse horizontally over a rope. Often this obstacle is used to cross a river or another body of water.

Net climbing

On the net you usually climb over it, under it or both.

Combination obstacles

In a combination obstacle multiple obstacles are combined in to one requiring maximal endurance to overcome the obstacle.

And a lot more…

 

For more information about survivalruns checkout the website of the dutch survival union survivalrunbond.nl (sorry dutch only).