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The Crazy Mudder Muckers are here to support,
the race wherever I ended up. I found a quiet little
inform and bring together everyone interested in
campground and sure enough, there were several
participating in the ever-growing and popular sport
other campers there, from all over the state that had
of mud/obstacle course running and racing. We
just completed the Saturday race. We sat around
use the group to bring family and friends together
the campfire that night and I said “we need a way
by joining the rest of the team in getting muddy
that we can coordinate with each other and go to
and getting healthy all at the same time. We hope
more events like this, like a Facebook group”. What
everyone in the group can be part of an extended
should we call it? Out of the dark from around the
family and look forward to meeting at these amazing
fire, someone said “Crazy Mudder Muckers”, and so
events. We are all here to have fun, get healthy and
it was born.
enjoy the outdoors all at the same time.
I ran my first OCR on June 4, 2012. When I
After running on Sunday, needless to say, I had
drank the Kool-Aid and was hooked. I was already
registered for the Warrior Dash, I asked everyone
begging for more mud. When I got home on the
I knew if they wanted to go do it with me. The
night of June 4, 2012, I sat down and created a
response was not only a resounding “NO” but
Facebook group called Crazy Mudder Muckers and
more like “HELL NO!!”. They all thought I was
added about 10 people to the group including the
crazy. But I was determined to do this, with or
friends I had just made at the Warrior Dash. We’ve
without someone next to me. So, on June 3rd,
just passed our 1 year anniversary we have over 430
2012 I ventured to Logan, Ohio by
myself with my car packed for
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camping the night before the
race. I knew I would meet
people that were going to
members and continue to grow.
What I have learned and continue to experience
at all of these events is a common, ‘un-written’
theme about humanity. To bring out the best in