Down and Dirty with The Dirty 30

Another day another mud-run. Luckily, this wasn’t just any mud run. It was the first big mud-run in Oklahoma and was modeled after The Warrior Dash. Oklahoma knows how to do it, and I thought it was better, more fun, and more challenging than the mud run.

If I am being honest, which I always try to be, I was pretty worried about that race. Running has been the last thing on my mind. It’s been too dang hot (37 days of 100+ degree weather) and I knew the race would be a challenge.

Me and Sean had originally signed up and we had thought it was just going to be the two of us. We were in for a great surprise when my mom, my brother, and my nephew decided to join us in the fun.

Can I just say how cool that makes my mother? A 51 year old woman kicking butt in a 5k mud-run.

We head out in Sean’s 77′ Toyota Landcruiser. We ran into some mishaps early on when his water pump blew and we were stranded. In true Okie fashion, we stayed calm, had fun, and waited for his uncle to come and save the day.

We left early for the race (thank goodness), so we still made it with 30 minutes to spare.

We got our bags check as quick as we could and then posed for some pre-stank pictures.

Before the race, we decided that I would run with my mom. Times between a mother and daughter are very important and I wanted to enjoy every minute of it. Plus, it gave Sean the chance to go on and get 20th place in the whole race. He’s pretty much a rockstar.

My mom did great! She jogged for a lot of it and did amazing on the obstacles. She really enjoys lifting weights and excelled at the obstacles with climbing, ropes, etc.

The race as a whole was harder than the Warrior Dash. It could’ve been the heat, but the obstacles seemed more difficult. There was a lot more mud, a lot more running through deep water, and a lot more climbing 15ft walls with only rope. In other words, it rocked.

The last obstacle was probably 30 feet worth of crawling through a mud pit.

We came out of the race pretty dang dirty…just what we paid for!

It wouldn’t be fitting if we JUST got dirty….you’ve got to get down a little every once in a while as well.

My brother and nephew started 30 minutes later than us and soon finished quickly after..

The worst part of the day was simply baking in the sun waiting for an hour to shower and get  as the mud dried and started cracking and hurting our skin. On a positive note, it was nature’s sunscreen.

The day ended with me getting back home and promptly laying the grass and wishing I could fall asleep.

Speaking of falling asleep…that’s exactly where I’m going.

I had such a great day with family and it wore me the heck out.

Tell me about a favorite race of yours!