My Thoughts On: The Mudrun LOOMING

I've mentioned the Mudrun before...and it's coming!!!!!! Ahhhh!!!!!!

I am running the Camp Pendelton Mudrun this Saturday. That's a 10K in MUD and....lots more!!!!

It's starting to freak me out!!!! I don't feel prepared enough, but my teammates tell me it's all in good fun! Um, yeah.... HAVE YOU SEEN WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT IT?!?!?!?!?!?

Look at what these people have written about it and see WHAT you think:

Here's Camp Pendelton's Map of the course:
http://www.camppendletonraces.com/mudmap.htm

This one pretty much told me what I should expect:
http://forums.runnersworld.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/944106038/m/347103988

This one just reaffirmed the one above, but with a guy, who was obviously ready for the run since he did awesome AND was injured:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=21773806&blogID=274765898&Mytoken=85A0A0B8-5D14-456F-AF74E6E4F2D9DD584103559

This one has PICTURES, but it's ceased to work, since the first time I looked at it, freaked out - weeeeeeeeeird:
http://www.bourbonrocks.com

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Will I chicken out? Will I finish the race? Will I finish the race victorious in under 2 hrs 45 min? Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

Just freaking out a little. Breeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaathhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeee.

We'll see......

Wish me luck...and bravery....and energy. :)

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I wrote that earlier today. Since then, I've talked to friends who have all said: "But it'll be fun!!!!" True...it does sound fun...which is why I signed up. It sounds like a longer version of a Double Dare race course. I LOVED Double Dare. Even my teammate reminded me that I told her that it was all for fun...which made HER stop worrying about it!

And, then the logical side of me kicked in and I pulled up my computer's calculator. If I go REALLY, REALLY slow and use up my 2hrs and 45 minutes....going 6.2 miles (that's how long a 10K is in miles)...well, the average miles per minute turns out to be about 1 mile per 27 minutes. That's like WALKING the whole thing. Ok...I can handle that.

So....I'm feeling more optimistic. Still a little freaked, but more optimistic.

Wish me luck!