Merrell Down and Dirty Mud Run - Run10k

Overall a good run, since this was a just for fun race I decided to stick with my old roommate, who is a bit slower than I would be. There was a lot more walking than I would have liked but it was a challenging course, especially for someone who hasn't been running hills or trails. I got some nasty blisters because I wasn't wearing socks but that's my own fault. The obstacles were fun and not too hard, they broke up the race well. I wish they had mentioned that there was going to be more than one mud pit though, the first one was about 1/3 of a mile into the race so your shoes were wet the whole time.

wear socks!

Washed off in the lake we were COVERED in mud, skipped the bbq because the line was too long, hit up the med tent to disinfect the blisters and then stopped by in'n'out on the way home.


I was trying to go fast so I don't know what my time would have been if I had been going race pace.


Overall a very fun race if you're looking to have a good time. This was the first one this company has done in LA, and it was well organized, they had EMTs at every aid station which was nice (except none of them had bandaids!). Also wished they would have had some kind of sports drink, if not at the aid stations than at least at the end. It was a hilly, sunny course and a warm day so something other than water would have been appreciated.