Jumping in Puddles!

When we decided a number of weeks ago to come down to Phoenix for a weekend, Dave immediately started to search for a run to register us in. It is a great way to spend a Saturday morning and you get to see more of wherever you are visiting. Of course, you get a t-shirt too which we don't have enough of.... (Why don't they get creative and start giving socks, or toques or headbands? Just a question.)

Well, he found one. It was a bit different than anything we'd done before. It involved a lot of mud. MUD? I said I'd run, not get filthy from head to toe! But, love makes you do strange things...so I agreed. Dave was giddy. Look out Mad Mud Run! We were pumped!

This morning, we headed to the course early and I wondered what we'd gotten ourselves into. Many of the competitors wore costumes - from argyle socks, to bright patterned shorts. There was even a lady in a wedding dress. It was awesome! Dave and I chose green - little lame but at least we matched. My purple bandana was a late addition thanks to my good friend Amy who knows my day is not complete without a touch of purple. (Those were our wedding colours by the way...what was I thinking?)

A friend of ours lent us his Hero cameras so we could take video and photos during the run. Unfortunately, only the one Dave had worked so we have no photos of Dave in action. But, we did all the obstacles together.

After completing the 4 mile run and all the obstacles, there was a mud pit about 3 meters wide, 10 meters long and 2 feet deep. You have to go through it and go under all the flags. There is absolutely no way to stay clean. We even had mud in our teeth at the end! But we crossed the finish line feeling amazing!
There were hoses at the end to spray off. It helped but we're not sure those clothes will be clean again!

Who knew how much fun mud could be? We do now! Next time we'll wear costumes. Yes, I did say next time.