Muddy Buddy

The whole trip down to Austin was about the Muddy Buddy race. We got up at 5:30 to drive to Johnson City, TX. Around 7 or so, we arrived, parked, and headed up to the starting line. Because there were so many age brackets, Claire and I (also known as Team Waterlogged), were in the 9th wave. It took a while for us to start. Claire started off on the bike and I ran. The obstacles at the end of each leg were not so bad. The worst part was the ‘Hill of Death’. Oh. My. Goodness. It was truly impossible. I pushed the bike up for a while and then Claire did it some. Once that was over, the rest of the race was pretty doable. The last obstacle was a giant mud pit that we had to swim through. It was nasty, yet fun at the same time. We decided that the Muddy Buddy was fun but a little disappointing…and probably not worth the cleanup effort. But it was an experience nonetheless. **Blogger is being weird about pictures so I'll try again later...stay tuned!!!**