A Mud Run Changed My Life
For two years I lived on fast food and started my
I hadn’t always been a couch potato. When I was
after midnight.
young, I was very active. I was on the swim team,
days 4:30 in the morning and crawled into bed well
I saw an advertisement for Hog Wild Mud Run
I played basketball and softball and I was known
and that looked like so much fun! I found their
to rollerblade or ride my bike for hours on end.
Facebook page and made a decision to do that
I continued this level of activity into adulthood
race! I assured myself that the race was only 3 miles
adding a variety of dance classes to the list. I
and I had walked or ran that distance before so it
worked several years as a lifeguard and substitute
would be no problem. Prior to the race, I contacted
water aerobics instructor and became a “pool man”
the race director to find out how to connect with
after that. I did not ever sit down, until about 5
other people that would be there. I didn’t know
years ago. I became employed at a government
anyone that would consider doing a race, let alone
agency and spent most of my 8 hour days tied to
a race that involved mud. He connected me with
a desk. Two years into obtaining that position, I
MudRunFun and I met my long lost family! The
decided to go back to school. As a single
mom, working full time and
attending between 9 and 14
6
group immediately welcomed me in despite my
having zero experience with mud runs or running
in general. I followed the group for several months
credit hours per semester, my
online before actually meeting them. From the time
activity level dropped to zero.
I drove into the parking lot, I was forced to face