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| Post race pic of Mark & Me. MORE MUD Please! |
What a gorgeous day it turned out to be in Boston (Devens)
for the first of my 5 MuckFest races this year! I heard last year’s Boston
MuckFest was SUPER chilly, and God knows I’m not made for the cold, so it’s fun
to believe Dad looking down on us put a good word in for the sun to shine May
18 – and it sure did!
One of my early lessons learned after my first mud run was
DON’T FORGET THE DUCT TAPE! WHY?! So you don’t lose your shoes in a mud hole,
so of course I came prepared with my festive orange roll, but to my surprise, I
didn’t need it! It was certainly muddy out there, but I NEED to get muddier in
Philly. I had someone who saw my before and after shots question,
that was
your post-race…where’s the mud?!
Oh, one new lesson learned – the official MuckFest PL-3650
Super Seal Waterproof Bag – it actually WORKS! I was a little skeptical, so I
let my husband try it with his phone and I got the
told ya so! So I will
be rocking it in Philly…
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| MuckFest Boston - Team (M)ike (S)mith came prepared! |
I do have to confess one thing though – race day was also my
husband’s birthday…and this was his first trip to Boston (and first MuckFest), so
while we definitely wanted to (and did) enjoy the pre and post-race
festivities…we were committed to getting thru the course as quick as possible
to have plenty of time to get cleaned up and enjoy the sites of the City. We
kicked butt through the course, and perhaps knowing it was our only day to
visit Boston since we flew home Sunday morning, we had a little extra
motivation to zig zag around the walkers and through the obstacles as fast as
we could! But that also meant we opted to pass on the zip line – yes, I know,
how could we do that?! It was a hard decision believe it or not, because it’s
my FAVORITE obstacle…but seeing about a 30-45 minute wait in line, penalty
burpees would have to do!
Hubby isn’t traveling with me for this race, but my bestie Jen
is making the trip. Talk about a committed friend – she is flying her dad out
to Cali
from Pennsylvania to help watch the kiddos, while she flies
across the country with me to Philly! And it looks like we are in for more good
weather…thanks pops for looking out for us!
Now the question is…how long will my shoes last? Will they
make it to Denver?!
