Mud Run

Time for another fun race! Last year we had our mountainous, unexpectedly snowy, windy eco-challenge down in ACT. This year we decided to go for a mud run just north of Sydney.
We kept our tradition of not sleeping before races. Last year it was due to being cold and the wind blowing our tent in and Ben's race starting insanely early. This year it was because Kerry's last day in Dubbo and the vet-block Christmas party were the day before. There was a 6hr drive between the Christmas party (which we stayed at until 8pm) and the race (which started at 9:30am), so the thing that was sacrificed was sleep.
But the race was awesome - Ben did the 12K race and Kerry did the 6K race. All of the obstacles involved making your way through mud (some of it rather stinky) and water (which was fairly brackish).

And in between obstacles, it was a pretty nice run through a forested valley. Ben said he saw someone worried about stepping in a little cow dung along the trail (before the first obstacle) and he thought "If you're worried about that, just wait!" And as you cross the finish line, you're greeted with a cold beer! So excellent race and a really fun way to get a little exercise - nothin' like getting dirty to make you smile!

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