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Trekman Racing Special Update
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DETAILS
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MAY 9th
9:00 AM
COST -$18
EARLY, $21 LATE AND $25 RACE DAY
Entrants
receive a T-shirt, post race food and awards for age groups.
Proceeds will help continue work needed in the park
due to flooding last year and compliment the work
started during the Fools 5k.
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GEORGE WYTH PARK
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Our beautiful state park will serve as the staging area
for the race. Wonderful trails with lots of dirt should make
for a muddy adventure.
Staging will be at the very back of the park near
the Higgins Lodge, there will be signs.
The entire race will take place on dirt, over sticks and
logs and may include an obstacle or two.
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Visit Our Sponsor
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Greetings!
 A couple years ago over beer and some good food
Waterloo Convention and Visitors Bureau (then) Sports Director Aaron
Buzza proposed putting together a run where people get dirty on
purpose. The type of race where rain is not a deterrent, it is
actually welcomed. The Mud Run was born.
The first year the event was at noon the same day as the Fools race and
we had a 10K challenge for those running both races. The second
year we did it on a different day but the same farm in Hudson.
Some health issues forced Race Director Aaron to take last year off
and since he came back he has been promoted to Executive Director
while the very talented and capable (and better looking) Dawn
Breakenridge has taken up the reins at both positions once held by
Aaron.
The race venue was such we wanted to keep the race small and make
sure people got muddy. Success was achieved on both fronts, but
this year the spot has changed to allow more entrants.
Read on for details and hope to see you!
Dave Lipinski
Trekman Racing
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COURSE
Runners will
start at the back of the park and enter the trail system. Special
"mud areas" will be set up if Mother Nature has not helped
out with spring rains. The distance will be between 3 and 3.5
miles.
While it is
okay to walk some of the race the Mud Run is not intended for casual
walkers.
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RACE DATE
CONFLICT
Before choosing the date it
was known that another race takes place year to year on the same
date. Cross checking registrations from the previous years
showed that two distinct entrant pools existed and there really is no
conflict that will hurt either race event. Communication with
the other race director took place before securing the date and there
is no concern for stepping on toes.
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Entry forms
will be available at Varsity Cleaners, the Runner's Flat in
Cedar Falls and the Waterloo CVB. You can sign up online by
clicking on the entry methods link to the left.
Trekman
Racing
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