This blog post constitutes and open invitation to join me and Bryan and some of our assorted friends in a crazy run on Halloween morn. The Madison Mud Run is a 5 mile race taking place in Verona. I’m really excited! Bryan signed us up (Melanie’s going to be in town, and she’s joining us!!!). Our team name is the Mud Mummies. So when you sign up, list your team as the Mud Mummies, and join in our kooky camaraderie! We’re encouraged to run in costume, so I got a little pink tutu and some pink cat ears. Not sure what kind of cat wears a tutu, but that’ll be me.
The thing that drew me to this race was the ridiculousness of it. It’s got 16 obstacles. Here’s info on them from the website:
Obstacles: This event will be filled with obstacles including:
1. Wicked Water Crossing: Waste deep cold water that will get you dirty and wet early in the race.
2. Freaky Foam Tunnel: A dark tunnel with Halloween themed music and strobe lights filled with sudsy foam.
3. Witch’s Wall Climb: A 5′ tall wall with rock climbing holds to help you scale it.
4. Spooktacular Slippery Slope: A short, steep climb that is difficult to reach the top.
5. Haunted Forest: A dark forest filled with creepy ghosts and goblins.
6. Creepy Crawl: 30″ plastic tubes that are 10 feet long. Crawl through these tubes to reach the other side.
7. Obstacle Course of Doom: A 52′ long inflatable obstacle course that includes barriers, a wall climb, and a fun slide.
8. Terrifying Tires: A pile of tires that is sure to slow even the fastest runners. Watch your step as you navigate the treacherous terrain.
9. Hell’s Hurdles: Picture a steep hill, going up of course, filled with hay bale hurdles to slow your ascent. Stay fast and smooth to clear these hurdles.
10. Skeleton Slip and Slide: 100′ of scary slip and slide, just like when you were a kid. And just the the skeleton in the Olympics!
11. Werewolf Wall Climb: Another 5′ tall wall climb. This one has ropes to help you get over it.
12. Black Cat Balance Beams: 4 inches wide and 40 feet long. These beams are guaranteed to test your focus and footing.
13. Spider Web Crawl: A 6 foot high pyramid of cargo nets. Can you be the fastest spider through this challenging web?
14. Pyramid of Pumpkins: A pyramid built from hay bales and pumpkins. Scale this pyramid and head for the last two obstacles. You are almost there!
15. Scarecrow’s Swamp Crossing: One more challenge to slow you down and make sure you remain wet and muddy throughout this event. This is just a warm up for the Mud Pit that is awaiting you.
16. Mummy’s Mud Pit: Knee deep mud that participants MUST crawl through. This mud will surely be cold, but don’t let that stop you. The showers and free beer and chicken wings await you at the finish line!
If anything, these obstacles should provide a nice opportunity to catch a couple breaths! I hope the weather’s not too cold! And what to wear? Probably something disposable!
Adam, Ashleigh, Anne, Julie, Natalie…you’ve all said that you’re interested. I hope to see you there!!
That would be so much fun!!!
Chris is signed up with his buddies, too. It should be fun to watch!