All-Natural Mud Race Has Course Thru Swamps, ‘Quicksand-Like’ Mud

What happens when racers get trapped in mud on your course? "Volunteers ended up tossing ropes and physically dragging racers out," said the event organizer at last weekend's Uff-Da Mud Run.

Written by Stephen Regenold

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September 13, 2013 1:37 p.m. EDT

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(See more photos from the Mud Run on page 3 of this post)

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