Happy Halloween!!
On Sunday, Paul and I headed to San Dimas for Muddy Buddy. What an awesome event! The weather was perrrrrfect... sunny & warm... (just right to wade in mud)...
Because it happened on Halloween weekend, they held a costume contest. Of course, Paul and I had to be a part of that... so, we dressed as a cop and convict for the occasion. We had a lot of fun with that... I got to arrest him several times, and "chase him 6 miles" before "capturing" him at the Finish Line... I also made sure to arrest LA Tri Club members who's buddies were NOT LATCers... a felony for sure!
Clubbers were out in force... some of them also dressed to impress... as Knuckleheads and Girl scouts, boys dressed as girls, girls dressed as boys, all kinds of ladybugs, frogs, turtles and pretty much whatever you might imagine.... Below are clubbers Martha & Lou:
There were 1,000 teams of two, so over 2,000 participants and Mini-buddies were in the Park. For the race, it worked like this -- one person on a bike to start, the other on foot to run. At the first obstacle, you switch and the runner takes the bike to the next obstacle, and so on for 6 miles, until you reach the final obstacle, the MUD PIT, which you are required to crawl through.
It was the most fun I've had at a race this year, next to the Danskin Women's Tri & of course WILDFLOWER. Mark your calendar early for next years MUDDY BUDDY... and, for those of you not in LA... not to worry... this series hits San Jose, Boulder, Chicago, Boston, Richmond, Austin and Orlando too! So, GET DIRTY!
I couldn't take my camera into the MUD PIT... but, I assure you, we were covered in grime by the time we were done (see photo, below). If you click on the link below & go to the LA page, you will be able to see more after-photos from the event. Those should be worth a good laugh.
On Sunday, Paul and I headed to San Dimas for Muddy Buddy. What an awesome event! The weather was perrrrrfect... sunny & warm... (just right to wade in mud)...
Because it happened on Halloween weekend, they held a costume contest. Of course, Paul and I had to be a part of that... so, we dressed as a cop and convict for the occasion. We had a lot of fun with that... I got to arrest him several times, and "chase him 6 miles" before "capturing" him at the Finish Line... I also made sure to arrest LA Tri Club members who's buddies were NOT LATCers... a felony for sure!
Clubbers were out in force... some of them also dressed to impress... as Knuckleheads and Girl scouts, boys dressed as girls, girls dressed as boys, all kinds of ladybugs, frogs, turtles and pretty much whatever you might imagine.... Below are clubbers Martha & Lou:
There were 1,000 teams of two, so over 2,000 participants and Mini-buddies were in the Park. For the race, it worked like this -- one person on a bike to start, the other on foot to run. At the first obstacle, you switch and the runner takes the bike to the next obstacle, and so on for 6 miles, until you reach the final obstacle, the MUD PIT, which you are required to crawl through.
It was the most fun I've had at a race this year, next to the Danskin Women's Tri & of course WILDFLOWER. Mark your calendar early for next years MUDDY BUDDY... and, for those of you not in LA... not to worry... this series hits San Jose, Boulder, Chicago, Boston, Richmond, Austin and Orlando too! So, GET DIRTY!
I couldn't take my camera into the MUD PIT... but, I assure you, we were covered in grime by the time we were done (see photo, below). If you click on the link below & go to the LA page, you will be able to see more after-photos from the event. Those should be worth a good laugh. Bob Babbitt (Competitor Magazine) & Michael Epstein with his Team (MESP), sure do know how to put on an outstanding event! Thank you guys!
http://www.muddybuddy.com
http://www.muddybuddy.com
