My Turn - Mud running makes for fun competition

I was quite the pig Saturday jumping and running in mud. I participated in the Dirty Dash, a 3.5 mile mud run near Albuquerque.

I had been running daily leading up to the event. I kind of felt like I threw that all away by staying out late Friday night but I sprung into action Saturday morning.

I put on my team shirt that read "Muddy Buddies" in neon duck tape colors across the front, my neon shorts and I laced my shoes because it was go time.

I wasn't fazed by the tutus, bunny suits and other costumes or the obvious marathon runners. I came to play hard and our team of eight was unstoppable.

It took my running mate and I a little over an hour to finish the course. I jumped into that first mud puddle and just accepted the fact that I was going to get dirty. Course obstacles included climbing walls, jumping over hurdles, monkey bars, and crawling through tubes. I was vertically challenged for some of those obstacles but I held my own.

Not only did I have a blast but this mud run did exactly what I wanted it to do for me; now I'm officially addicted to running competitions. I'm training for the next one now that will be in Clovis in October to benefit a church youth group. See you at the finish line.

Christina Calloway writes for Clovis Media Inc. and humor in her spare time.