Dirty Dash

This last week-end we got the privilege of running Utah's first dirty dash! Ben and I, Lisa, my sister Angel and my sister in law Jami were a awesome team. Go team Murumi ( Dirty in Tagalog) It was was fun. Its a 10K in the mud. Now we knew that it was not an easy run, but we still were kind of slackers and did not train very well. Well maybe I should speak for myself. I did not train very well. We had no idea what we were in for.

We drove up to Soldier Hollow and got ready to run. Well, not really run. The starting line was a uphill mud pit. We made it through the first pit only to realize that most of the trail was uphill and steep. After a few hills, we finally got to head down hill, only to come face to face with giant hay bails that you had to try and hurdle. After 4 sets of hay bails, it was more uphill. It was so fun. Next obstacle was a couple of tubes that you had to crawl through, next a couple walls, and then tires to run through. Not to mention all this was through the mud. Now we were doing pretty good, helping each other, and staying fairly clean and on our feet. That is until my sister decided to tackle me in the mud. Then it was on, we got so muddy and wet. It was awesome. Just when we thought we were about through, you run through a bog of water and mud, stinky mud. Then back up a huge hill. We ended up walking up backwards, because it was easier to go backwards than forward. But at the top, a giant water slide. 5 person waterside. It was so big that you could not make it to the bottom. Well Ben made it. The rest of us had to stand up and run and slide again. And of course you landed in a mud pit at the bottom. As I made it to the bottom the guy behind me totally took me out. We both went flying and I landed right on top of him. It was hilarious. Though I was sore the next day. At the end, you had to climb over a sand hill, into a mud pit that was up to your waist. We all just cannonballed in and crawled over and under the ropes to finally cross the finish line. I can not wait to get our pictures from Angel. Her husband Josh was our cameraman. He got some great video and pictures of us through out the race.

We all are still sore from the race and Ben and Lisa both got cuts and scrapes that are now infected on their legs. Sorry Lisa, I pushed her into a creek and she cut her leg. Ben just slipped and fell running through a mud puddle.

Cant wait to do it next year. 5 people to a team, so lets get our teams together and have a huge team.

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