It's been a slow month for the blog, which is probably due to the fact that we've taken a little break from the home renovations. The latest buzz is about an October race in Delaware... the first annual Delaware 5K Mud Run. This team race has roots in a Marine corps boot camp obstacle course in the mud. My buddy, Alex Peters, introduced the race to me, and plans to be a part of a work team. Rumor has me joining another 4-person team, so stay tuned.
Obstacles are spaced about a quarter mile to mile apart, depending on the race. There are short walls to negotiate, mud hills to slide down and giant mud puddles to crawl through, just to name a few. Fun!
After some Internet research, this seems to be a pretty popular race. There's one in the Dallas-Ft Worth area that has been going strong for 10 years. I found one in California and also Virgina. And after watching some videos of some races (Challenge Run and Mud Run in California), it looks like more and more like I have mud in my future.
Some races or 5K or 10K. Some 4 miles or 6. Some races require pants and combat boots, where some have a looser dress code and encourage team costumes. But the one common rule is to finish as a team, i.e. no man left behind just like the Army mantra.
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