Mud Run Hits Pay Dirt - Registrations Up

For Immediate Release

Little Rock, AR (September 30, 2013)  – Registration for the 11^th Annual Mud Run is up as officials begin preparing for the race day festivities. 

Affectionately called Little Rock’s Dirtiest 5K, the Mud Run is slated for Saturday, October 26, at 9 am in Two Rivers Park in West Little Rock and is a project of Little Rock Parks & Recreation.

“We started the Mud Run to introduce people to the sport of running to people who would have never considered it before,” said Geneva Hampton, the race CIC (that “mud-ese” for Chick in Charge aka race organizer). “It is the funniest race I have ever seen and it’s a great change of pace from the typical road race.”

The Mud Run is to a “combination of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a Razorback Football Game and the Olympics with a little running thrown in” according to Hampton.    

“We don’t have barbed wire. We won’t make you crawl through flames and we definitely won’t make you climb through anything with electrical current.  The only thing we take serious is the mud,” she said.  “The point is not to finish fast, but finish with style.”

“Since it is right around Halloween, we give everyone an extra opportunity to wear their Halloween costumes,” said Hampton.  “About 90% of our participants dress in some sort of costume.  We have had everything from Oompa Loompas to three men in a tub.  It gets very elaborate and very competitive.” 

According to Hampton, the biggest competition on race day is not winning the race, but for the “other” awards handed out.  Competition categories in addition to the top three overall winners are: cleanest, dirtiest, best costume, best performance in the mud put – to mention just a few.

Interested individuals can register online until October 23rd for $25.

Packet pick up and late registration will be available October 25^th from 10:03 am to 4:58 pm at Jim Dailey Fitness and Aquatic Center, 300 S Monroe, Little Rock and on race day at Two Rivers Park from 7:28 am to 8:47 am.  The late registration fee is $35.

The Mud Run is sponsored KSSN 96FM, Sync, the Hatcher Agency, MEMS, and Windstream Communications.

For more information visit www.mudrun.org or call 371-4639.

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About Little Rock Parks & Recreation
Little Rock Parks and Recreation oversees 57 developed parks and twelve undeveloped parks totaling over 6,100 acres.  In addition, the Little Rock Parks & Recreation offers a wide-range of youth and adult recreational and sports leagues, after-school and summer playground programs for children ages 6-15, outdoor recreation, therapeutic recreation and programs for seniors.  Funds raised will continue to support parks and recreational programs for all ages. For more information about Little Rock Parks & Recreation please visit www.lrpr.org.