Dirty Girl Mud Run – Atlanta … Recap!
| May 3, 2012 | Posted by Madeline @ Food, Fitness, and Family under Cardio, FitFluential, Friends, Georgia |
Last weekend I had the opportunity to run the Dirty Girl Mud Run in Atlanta with some awesome FitFluential Ambassadors. The Dirty Girl Mud Run is a 5K with obstacles along the way. It is also girls only … no boys allowed 
On top of that, a portion of registration fees are donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation!
Saturday morning started bright and early with Maria, Victoria, and I hopping the car and making the roadtrip from Savannah to Atlanta. It was approximately 250 miles of awesome. I am always a little nervous about meeting blog friends for the first time and I have to say both of these ladies are exactly as they come across on their blogs and we all got along smashingly! Once we got to the ATL we hit up Trader Joe’s and grabbed lunch before heading down to Aaron’s Ampitheatre for the run!
Registration was a little more chaotic than I was anticipating. Since everyone was picking up their packets the day of the race there were some long lines. Also, the line for U-Z last names was conspicuously missing … the alphabet appeared to end at T. Interesting. Luckily the line moved quicker than I thought it would and I had my bib number in no time.
Once we were registered we met up with the one and only Kelly Olexa, aka, the CEO of FitFluential. Kelly is seriously just as amazing in person as she is online and it was so much fun meeting her and rolling in the mud! Robin was there too and she was fierce Seriously so much fun meeting the faces behind FitFluential!
Maria and I are like two peas in a pod. She was kind of the peanut butter to my jelly. After 4 years of long-distance friendship is was amazing spending some quality “in real life” time together! What better way to bond than rolling the mud and climbing things??
Our 1:45 start time came fast and just like that it was time to get dirty! There was a great DJ at the start pumping some awesome music to get you pumped. By this time though the temperature had reached the upper 80′s and it was pretty hot. We agreed to take the run easy and just enjoy the process and gab it up. BEST IDEA EVER. This race isn’t timed to begin with and why not just ENJOY the process? :)
One of the amazing things about this run is that it is geared for women of all fitness levels. Anyone could do it. The obstacles were challenging but not impossible and they were well spaced throughout the course so there weren’t long periods of just running. There was 3 water stations along the way also which helped with the heat and washing mud out of your mouth
Carissa and Alexis were also there but they were Speedy Gonzales and took off at the beginning. When they finished though they met up with us on the course for a photo op before they headed back to Florida. Both of these ladies were pretty awesome and I hope to see them when I am down in Orlando later this month!
The finish was probably my favorite part. The music was bumping again and it was fun hitting the mud one last time. BUT we were promised firefighters hosing us off at the end and that so didn’t happen. The ones we did snag a pic with seemed less than thrilled haha.
After the race we drank our beer flavored water, aka Busch’s, and I donated my sneakers. Those sneakers saw me thru my first half marathon and many many miles. I was glad that the Dirty Girl Mud Run was their last hoorah 
I had a lot of fun running this race. The best part of it for me was the company. These ladies are all amazing individuals and spending more time with them was amazing. The race itself had some growing pains … lines at the obstacles, chaotic registration, etc. but it was done for a good cause and ultimately was a lot of fun. Make sure to check to see if there is one in your area!
And all the amazing pictures in my post? The lovely Victoria played the official photographer since she couldn’t run the race. I am bummed now that I realize we didn’t get a pic together BUT she is my new “neighbor” here in Georgia and I know we will be seeing tons of each other to make up for it
Have you ever run a mud run?
FitFluential LLC compensated me for this campaign. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
It looks like it was a great time! Spending quality time with friends is the best.
Lisa @ RunWiki recently posted..Color Me Rad 5K- Entry Giveaway
That seriously looks SO fun!! I would do something like that with other bloggers in a heartbeat!! Good for you. And absolutely love your little outfits
char @ char eats GREENS recently posted..april foodie penpals
Can I just say that the firefighter there when we finished was 50+…not fair!!
I loved meeting you! See you soon!
Carissa recently posted..4 Rounds to Freedom at Home Workout
I’ve never done a mud run, but it looks like SO much fun!! I would love doing something like that. I also think it’s be fun to have a couple’s style mud run where you and your significant other could team up and complete the obstacles along the way
Lindsay @ In Sweetness and In Health recently posted..Things Happening in May
Awesome – so cool to meet so many fantastic ladies!
Heather (Where’s the Beach) recently posted..Street to Sweat for Weights & Tabata
looks awesome! love that you stick your tongue out in pictures just like i do!
Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean recently posted..Chocolate Dipped Frozen Yogurt Bites
I also think it’s be fun to have a couple’s style mud run where you and your significant other could team up and complete the obstacles along the way.
Perry recently posted..Tips To Get Pregnant
Ahhhh! I wanna do one too!!! Great recap, love the pics and the energy and excitement that resounds throughout this post!
Happy to hear you all had a blast! So awesome!
Kierston recently posted..Stretching and Riding It Out!
Looks like so much fun!!! And what a great group to run with. Congrats!!!
Carrie@familyfitnessfood.com recently posted..Failure or a Refocusing Opportunity
Looks like y’all had so much fun! Can’t wait to do a mud run!
Looks you had an absolute blast! I am going to look for one in my area immediately! So much fun.
Hallie (@ChasingHallie) recently posted..Spring Work
this looks like such a blast! jealous of all of you girls getting to hang out.
sarah @ sarah learns recently posted..crazylegs classic – race recap
I did the same mud run (1145 wave) and was SO disappointed! Running switch backs in a dusty field? No thank you. Super bummed about it!
That looks like so much fun… although, I did spot a couple clean spots on those outfits. That needs to be corrected, someone get some mud, STAT!
Great recap and photos!
PavementRunner recently posted..Playlist Thursday: A Little of Everything
Beer flavored water…. awesome!
NO FAIR! there were no fire fighters when we finished… I call fowl
looks like SO MUCH FUN. I can not wait until september (wah so far away) so I can run it!! eeee. im giddy with excitement.
I figured there’d be a few growing pains, but that’s to be expected. It still looks amazing. However, a bit bummed that our after race cocktail is busch
lol
charlotte recently posted..Things That Are Making This Runner SUPER Excited
I think I’d pay to watch that event.
Girl, I LOOOVE your team’s outfits. CONGRATS and so glad you got to hang with Kelly, Robin, and the other amazing FitFluentials. This sounds like so much fun.
Caitlin recently posted..CW’s Chops ‘n Catch: Lamb & Wine Dinner
I figured there’d be a few growing pains, but that’s to be expected. It still looks amazing.
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I’m doing a Mud Run in July – it looks pretty similar to this. I’m really looking forward to it, it should be a lot of fun.
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