Man V. Mud 2011- The Results

We completed our first 5k Mud Run over the weekend in Logan. First things first... A picture tour:

Carlie and I grease-o loading at Denny's before the race

The Lady Linda's- Pre-Race. Notice that Devin is not in the picture..he refused to wear a tutu, can't imagine why??

The Lady Linda's Post race. Don't we look good!? Lisa, my mother, refused to get in from stomach up. Mud Run without mud? Come on woman.

Devin and I

I was most definitely the muddiest! No contest. Sorry other LL's, but it's true.

Hallie, Sadie, and Jace got to hang out with Aunt Mari Ann during the race. Here they are enjoying the view.

After the race, we went to a local diner called Angie's to "Clean the Sink." Devin did it himself, can you tell?

Okay- Hallie helped too. And the rest of us.

Gone. In no time at all. Do you see theme here with us and eating?

Okay, so who won? The MUD or the Lady Lindas? (explanation on the Lady Lindas name if you care: Brad looooves cows for some reason and a few years ago bought two. He named one Zuana's Pride after one of his favorite co-workers (what an honor, eh?) and the other Lady Linda after his beloved wife. Linda used to joke that at least Lady Linda was the skinnier of the two...)


Best Part: The Mud trench. And the slip-n-slides. And the mud pit. Oh fine, I loved it all.

Worst Part: Running in shoes filled with water. UGH.

Funniest Part: Watching Cortney run on the floating bags in the water-- you know what I mean? You have to run on top of them just right or they tip you off. We all fell off right away, except Cortney who made it almost to the end with this dainty little run. It was hilarious.

Other Worst Part: My face. Sunburn around mud splotches = me looking like I had been beaten around the eyeballs the next day. White spots where there was mud surrounded by red everywhere else? Not pretty!

The Most Surprising Part: Devin cracking the whip on us all. If we ran too slow, he made sure to give us a good push in the back to get us going. No stopping during the mud where your feet just get dug in...no- instead he demonstrated- and then insisted upon-all of us using the high step to get in and get out really quick.

The Other Best Part: Knowing we were contributing to a great cause and at the same time, remembering our Linda. We talked as we ran (okay walked...not that we did much of that, just here and there you know..) about how we could just see Linda laughing at us and calling us nerds or something because of our participation.

The Classic Clark Family Moment: Of course we had to sing some Neil Diamond songs for a while (before we were too out of breath to continue, I mean, that never happened...)

The Scariest Part: Oh, just going down these huge slip and slides coated with SHAMPOO and water. Yes, Hailie and I spun clear around and flew off the mat before reaching the bottom. Yikes. And Cortney may have sat at the bottom for a while after saying "Guys! I am hurt! I mean, I am really hurt!" all the while getting hit over and over again by more people coming down. Funny.

The Other Other Worst Part: The huge mud trench may or may not have smelled like manure. I'll let you guess how we smelled when we were done!

What We Will Do Different Next Year: COSTUMES!!!!!

So the results are in: Though it was a close call, the LADY LINDAS definitely beat the MUD!

We had a great time and I really look forward to doing it again. I am no runner, but running in the mud was quite fun.