Mudstacle 2018

Boogs and I have enjoyed getting muddy in the Mudstacle obstacle race for the past few years. Here is a look back at the courses for Mudstacle 2016 and Mudstacle 2017. Unfortunately, I was unable to participate this year - torn meniscus in my knee and my right hand in a splint with an overstretched ligament with a bruised bone & joint. I don't have pictures of all the obstacles on the 5K course. Fortunately, one of Boogs friends was able to run the race with Boogs last Saturday.

 Warming up before the starting horn opens the course.

Boogs' friend's mom managed to get a couple of pictures of the boys at the first two obstacles. Here they are climbing over the giant spools.

They had to run through a muddy pit while people were trying to tag them with pool noodles on ropes. Then they turned the corner and were out of camera range.

We waited for the boys at the finish line. Here they are entering the home stretch. I asked them why they weren't running. They said they were tired. It has been raining off and on for for two weeks. The race planners did not know if the Mudstacle would be able to happen until the morning of the race. Luckily, there was no lightning, only rain. The course was EXTRA muddy.

 Jumping for joy as he crosses the finish line.

Boogs managed to lose both of his shoes and his socks in the muddy pits. His friend lost one shoe and one sock. I'm so glad they both wore old, beat up sneakers for the race.

The Foam Pit is always a hit with the kids. The boys spent at least an hour playing in the bubbles. It helped clean them off just a little bit.

 They played Marco Polo while hiding under a layer of bubbles.

 It took a long time to convince them to go rinse off so we could leave.

 Boogs left the hose line three different times before he was finally rinsed off. They had to have a snowball fight. A local snow cone shop had balls of snow cone ice for the kids to throw.

The hose rinse helped them get sort of clean. They changed into clean clothes so we could go out for lunch. Both boys had a spare set of shoes in the car.

The boys had a ton of fun. I was sad not to participate but happy they had such a great time. While we were eating lunch, Boogs ran his hand through his hair and found a clump  of mud stuck in his hair at the back of his head. He was happy to take a long shower when we got home.

Last Thursday, Boogs had his Fall Band Concert. My parents were able to attend. We really enjoyed listening to all three bands play.

 Boogs looks so grown up in his tuxedo shirt and tie.

Daddy played the trombone when he was in high school. It was great to hear the middle school bands play. They sounded awesome!

We have been spending a lot of time indoors because of the weather. Texas is getting way too much rain. Boogs' middle school band was supposed to play at the high school football game tonight. The constant rain cancelled those plans. Many areas near us are flooding. I personally know three people who have lost their homes near lakes. A couple of days ago, a local school bus was swept off the road and into a flooded creek when the driver chose to drive through a low water crossing. The driver and passengers were rescued from the water. We are ready for the rain to stop.

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Outdoor Fun and The Mudstacle Race

This school year is in full swing and is keeping us busy. We have been taking advantage of our weekend time to get out and enjoy the sunshine. The first weekend of October marked the season closing for our neighborhood pool. Boogs and I were both saddened by this event as we had been indulging in an hour swim a couple of times a week after school and swimming on weekends.

 Sometimes, Daddy came swimming with us, too.

Since school started, Boogs and I usually had the pool to ourselves on weekdays.

The Central Texas weather has been beautiful the past few weeks. It definitely does not feel like Fall.

 We went to two parks in one morning.

 I love Boogs' face in this picture.

Poor little butterfly had a torn wing. He spent about 15 minutes on my shoe.

We also attended our school district's annual Mudstacle, the muddy obstacle race.

Boogs was excited about running it this year. We ran the 5K course. Since it is a family run, they also offer a kid's fun run course and a 2.5K course. The race began and ended with bubbles.

 Both Boogs and I were knocked off the balance beam into the mud.

Ooops, my camera lens was blocked with mud. I had it in a protective waterproof case and was able to wipe the lens area clean.

 There were four sets of hanging pool noodles to plow through.

 Boogs got all tangled up at the Get Wired obstacle.

Boogs skipped the blocks of steps and only used one to propel himself over the wall. I went over without using the blocks at all.

 We spent a part of the course walking. I guess we did not pace ourselves very well at the beginning.

 Cinnamon Rolls Obstacle.

Boogs cheated on this part of the course. He just hunched over and walked through the mud CRAWL obstacle. I was too tall to do that so I got coated in mud from going through this obstacle on my hands and knees.

 Boogs said his feet were "squelchy" and he wasn't too happy about it.

 We were glad for the water stop, it helped us revive our energy to finish the course.

 This part of the course was called the "So Tire'd" obstacle.

 Jumping the fence meant we were finally nearing the last few obstacles.

 Muddy lens again for the balancing beams.

 One more set of hay bales. These were stacked instead of rolled.

 Boogs took off sprinting when the finish line was in sight.

 Yay! We finished another muddy race!

 Boogs had to visit the bubble pit before he rinsed off and cleaned up.

 Sometimes, I had trouble locating him in there.

After about 40 minutes, I had to coax him out of the bubbles.

 It looked like he had a flowing robe of bubbles.

 All cleaned up and ready to donate his muddy shoes.

 Of course, we had to play a few games on our way back to the car.

The Mudstacle Race was a fun way to spend a Saturday morning. Boogs is already looking forward to the next one.

Boogs has wanted to do a "real" mud race for a long time. Here are pics from one of the Warrior Dash races I participated in a few years back. I think these pics are from 2011. You have to be 14 to enter the Warrior Dash Race. Boogs wants to try jumping over fire. :-) I'm glad he will still have to wait a few more years to do that.

We are enjoying these wonderful sunny and warm days while they last. We aren't ready for cold weather, yet.

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