The first and only ever mud run designed for dogs and their hoomans!!! When I first got wind on this 5K, I KNEW I had to do this run!! I have always wanted to do a mud run, and now, there is one I can do with my dog?!?!? Sign me up ASAP!
Registering online was super easy, and they have waves every 15 minutes from 9am until about 3pm I believe. I wanted an earlier wave, but got 10:45am which was not bad as we finished by noon before the sun gets too hot. I actually really like that they stagger this much as it can get a bit crazy with lots of dogs around!! The course itself was not very difficult, but this IS a mud run obstacle course. I have done numerous 5k's with my dog, but neither of us have done a 5k. I am far from being in shape and was able to get through the obstacles without much effort, the hardest part was actually getting through the mud! I never knew it was so hard to go through mud! It pulls on your shoes and takes some real effort to get through it, especially the deep mud! My dog did excellent and had the time of his life! The obstacles include running up some hills, jumping over tires, crawling, going over hay stacks, mud puddles and there was one mud pool that was probably about 3 feet deep. Talk about getting mud everywhere!! This was a really fun course and a great way to make your typical 5k more interesting.
There are vendors present, but it was much less than the amount of vendors I am used to seeing at runs. I was ready to spend some money!! Most of the booths were actually foundations or for causes which are always nice to see and support. I did wish they had an actual photo op area or background. I was hoping for a before and after picture of how muddy we got. Hopefully next year they will have one!!
They also said there would be a wash station... but the wash station was waaaay more awesome then I could have ever imagined!! It was put on by Dr. Bronner. They make these amazing soaps that I love to use! The wash station was huge and even had warm water and soap!! I was just expecting your run of the mill water hoses so I was really impressed!! They really loved dogs and were oh so nice!
Parking is $10, cash only! Registration for dog+human team was roughly $65, human only is about $35 and kids a bit less. I found a promo online, check their instagram for promos also! I saved about $10 that way! This run not overly crowded and I think that is because is it is located kind of away from everything. However, they must have done well because next year's date is already up!! Guess what duo will he there! This girl and her awesome mud loving adventure pup!!
Next Years date: February 27, 2021!!! read more