Did you get down and dirty this past weekend? (But not like that… this is a family, blog, people! ) I did! You may have seen my tips for running a mud race last week, or read about when I got #famous on a local news segment, but my actual Dirty Girl mud run was this past Saturday.
I hooked up with Megan, Ashley, Kendra, and Bernetta and had a fabulous, muddy, awesome time. The Dirty Girl run is all about girls supporting each other and having FUN… and getting dirty! We may look clean as a whistle, but only stayed that way until the first obstacle…
Ashley and I found Kendra in the corrals and Megan brought her waterproof GoPro camera to catch all the muddy fun! I can’t wait to see the clips when she posts them! (Hey Megan… hop to it, already!! J/K)
Since I don’t trust my phone not to get mud-logged, I left it at bag check. I did make sure to snap a before and after of my groooooooss self. Thanks to my girls that did have lifeproof cases for taking some pictures! Take a look at this shot: You can’t even tell my socks are hot pink. Ewwww, muddy! In fact, the mud was so thick that the socks didn’t survive and had to be tossed. The shorts and water shoes, however, made it through for next year’s race!
My favorite take away from the Dirty Girl is the support that each woman gives another. If we get stuck on an obstacle, or our fear of heights suddenly kicks in on top of the cargo nets, we’re there to help you through it. That strength and girl power carries over to real life, where my friends and I are there through thick and thin. My Aunt was recently (and very suddenly) diagnosed with breast cancer, and the support my Mom has shown her is so overwhelming. I ran this year’s dirty girl in honor of my Aunt Shelia. Prevention and detection is so very important! After all, we are some seriously fierce ladies.
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And to tell you the truth (not sponsored), I’ve been sipping on Fruit20 since I was in college, and now they have a sparkling version that the Dirty Girl volunteers handed out at the finish line. Better than a beer after that workout (I may or may not have had an extra a friend didn’t want…)! Lastly, I leave you with a fabulous before and after shot. It’s not any fun if you stay clean! Have you done a mud run yet? What’s your favorite part of an obstacle course?
Oh I would take a drive along the Lake Superior shore! So beautiful!
It’s amazing to keep these moments on film! I was going to make a montage of all our little iPhone movies for our kiddo’s first birthday.
Love these kind of moments. They stick with you and give nothing but smiles
Sorry I missed it! Last year’s did not have much actual mud, so I skipped this year. I might have to give it another shot!
Awwwwwwwww. What a cutie-patootie!
LOL… how fun. I have seen these runs before and they look like a blast. One day maybe I will do one too.
We have a mud run here in Boston, but I don’t like getting dirty, so when my friends asked me to run with them last year, I politely declined.
This is such a great cause, a great reason to get dirty in the mud! Seems fun!
What a great cause and looks like a blast
I had so much fun running with you ladies!
This looks like such a fun race! I would love to do something like this with my friends.
I can’t even help but smile. Kids are the best.
I so wish I could’ve done this with y’all! I totally would have if we hadn’t already planned our trip to Savannah!
Looks like you guys had a great time! Not warm enough here to do those yet, but soon!
Looks like you ladies had a lot of fun Lindsey! If I would’ve known about it I would have joined. I guess there is always next year.
I guess the dirtier you are the better the run! Looks like you had a great time and good for you for competing!
Wow. That looks like it was a lot of fun! Sometimes you just have to let go and be a kid for a while.
Oh my goodness, babies laughing – especially those real, deep laughs – crack me up. It’s awesome you caught it on video!
That looks like fun! I want to do one of the runs here in Raleigh!
What a totally fun event! Who says mommies can’t play in the mud!
I have heard a lot about these mud runs and they look like fun. Looks like it was fun for all of you. It would be a great release!
We have this event in our place and I hope I’d time to join too! Sounds like a lot of fun! 🙂
I hope the mud comes out of the shoes- super cute!
That’s the beauty of the water shoes; i can dunk and rinse! They are ready for their fourth run!
It was awesome. You know those ladies wouldn’t let me get out of that run without being SUPER muddy!
yes!! Next year! Keep an eye out for all the sales!
Next year!! You’ll HAVE to run with us. It will be my fourth mud run!
Now get crackin on that video. I can’t WAIT to see it! 🙂 xoxox
It was SO muddy this year. Over the last three, they keep stepping up their game in terms of the obstacles and mud. Next year, sign up!
Will do!
Wow! I need a pair of those for my gardening!
I’d love to try a mud run. But, first, I need to start running! 😉
I would drive to the beach!