Mighty Mud Run!

Courtney and I did the Mighty Mud Run, a 5K with lots of mud and obstacles. It was a lot of fun, and I love having the girls see me do "fun" exercise. Unfortunately, there weren't many places for them to see us run by, but they still got to see us start and climb over a really tall wall at the end. They also really wanted to do a kids' muddy obstacle course, but they were wearing flip flops and they had to have tennis shoes on. They were both a little mad, but I was really surprised that they even said they wanted to do it! Oh well, we will know for next time. The race was pretty fun, but there were a few obstacles that we didn't do or couldn't do. The monkey bars were really hard, and there was a huge ramp/wall that we didn't even attempt. The most uncomfortable part was a muddy trench of freezing cold water that we had to swim in. There were about 3 guys putting huge bags of ice in it constantly! It was a bit chilly, for sure. Some of the obstacles were a little challenging, and I am really proud of myself for getting all the way across the rope bridge. It was just a rope hung from one end to the other, and you had to use your arms and legs to hold yourself up the whole way. That was definitely the hardest obstacle! My least favorite part was getting hosed off after the race was done. You had to wait in line forever, then they had a water truck with a hose spraying out. It was super cold water, and it was so hard to get every muddy part clean in a super short amount of time. The girls got to get some ice cream after the race, so that was probably their highlight :) They thought it was funny how muddy my booty was. They had no idea how muddy I really was underneath all my clothes! Even when I got home and took a shower, the tub was completely filled with mud. Oh well, it was good, dirty fun!