Event: | Irvine Lake Mud Run |
Distance: | 3.8 miles |
Team: | There Will Be Mudd |
Time: | 35:23 |
Place: | 61 out of 300 teams |
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In order to protect our good cameras, I bought a cheap refurbished digital camera to take with me on the course. I did my best to protect it from the mud (it was kept inside a second sealed bag when crawling through the muck), but if it died from sludge overdose, that would be ok. It did end up getting a good coating of mud in the last crawl, but seems to have survived.
Lonnie helps us nerd it up, using his artistic talents to make these blackboard boldface symbols out of duct tape.
Finally, our wave reaches the starting line. We make sure to get to the front of the wave so nobody could impede our planned sprint start. Mike Tyson swings the #26 sign around to get the crowd pumped up.
Rich grabs the microphone to let everyone know which team will be winning this wave: There Will Be Mudd.
And they're off. There Will Be Mudd sprints out in front, leading all other teams for the first quarter mile or more!
The first part of the course is not really muddy, but there are still obstacles. Rich & Dmitry easily clear this one.
Tom unexpectedly hits a deep spot in the mud and goes down. Rich is next to fall in. Then it's a slippery slide down this slick slope. Meanwhile, James is still ahead of the rest of the team (after he already waited several times for us to catch up). We should have just given him the timing chip and let him take off at full speed. We could have won this thing!
Then it's on to Orange County's Biggest Mud Pit. One of us is using proper technique, the other isn't!
The professional photos didn't turn out too well this time. Most were severely overexposed, requiring significant adjustment just to get them to this level. Would have made some nice shots if the photographers knew how to work their equipment!
If that version of events was too tame for you, check out the real story at BIKE GODS.
Next up: Run Through Redlands 5K tomorrow (no mud). Next mud run on July 17.