The 2010 Madison Mud Run Events were highly successful. We are bringing the events back in 2011. With new and more exciting obstacles, we aim to please!

Following in the footsteps of many other famous “MUD” events, the 2011 Madison Mud Run events are challenging 4+ mile runs with hills, water crossings, tire obstacles, wall climbs, tunnel crawls, hay bale obstacles, inflatable obstacle courses and the famous “mud pit”.  Come for the race and participate in the costume contest.

“Madison’s Dirtiest Race” is the most fun you can have running almost 5 miles. How “tough” is it? It is as tough as you want it to be. The course is designed for everyone.  Perfect for recreational runners competing in their first 5 mile race and still challenging enough to the semi-professional athlete. This event has something for all to enjoy.  

Theme: The theme for the 2011 Spring Fling Event is "Super Heroes". Costumes are recommended. There will be a costume contest with cash prizes.

Categories: Participate individually or on a team and in one of several special categories.  (Age Group, Military, Fire, Police, EMS, Elite, and Greek (Fraternity/Sorority))  

****Military and Police/Fire/EMS must wear combat style boots and proper clothing showing that they belong to a Military, Police, Fire or EMS Team to compete in their respective categories****

****Elite category is for preffered start only. Elite participants will be scored in age-group results****

Teams: Teams consist of a minimum of four (4) people with a minimum of one (1) from the opposite sex. Teams will be scored on the fastest four (4) people (One opposite sex member) on the team. Team members ALL do the entire distance. This IS NOT a relay! Teams can have more than four members. Prizes will be awarded for the fastest, largest, and best dressed teams. Please be sure to note the team name while registering on Active.com. You DO NOT need to be on a team to participate.

Obstacles: This event will be filled with obstacles including:

1. Wet and Wild Water Crossing: Waste deep cold water that will get you dirty and wet early in the race.

2. Fantastic Foam Tunnel: A dark tunnel with Halloween themed music and strobe lights filled with sudsy foam.

3. Spiderman Wall Climb: A 5' tall wall with rock climbing holds to help you scale it.

4. Sewer Crawl: 30" plastic tubes that are 10 feet long. Crawl through these tubes to reach the other side.

5. Obstacle Course: A 52' long inflatable obstacle course that includes barriers, a wall climb, and a fun slide.

6. Tires: A pile of tires that is sure to slow even the fastest runners. Watch your step as you navigate the treacherous terrain.

7.  Hurdles: Picture a steep hill, going up of course, filled with hay bale hurdles to slow your ascent. Stay fast and smooth to clear these hurdles.

8. Slip and Slide: 100' of scary slip and slide, just like when you were a kid. And just the the skeleton in the Olympics!

9. Wall Climb: Another 5' tall wall climb. This one has ropes to help you get over it.

10. Balance Beams: 4 inches wide and 40 feet long. These beams are guaranteed to test your focus and footing.

11. Web Crawl: A 6 foot high pyramid of cargo nets. Can you be the fastest spider through this challenging web?

12. Marine - Over Under Obstacle: Yes, and obstacle taken from the Marine's. The Marine's are true Super Heroes. Race Day Events would like to show their support for these brave men and women that are keeping our country safe.

13. Swamp Crossing: One more challenge to slow you down and make sure you remain wet and muddy throughout this event. This is just a warm up for the Mud Pit that is awaiting you.

14. The Famous Mud Pit: Knee deep mud that participants MUST crawl through. This mud will surely be cold, but don't let that stop you. The showers and free beer and chicken wings await you at the finish line! 

Green Event - Support the Environment: The Madison Mud Run is a Green Event. We have taken many special measures to leave little or no impact on the environment while still putting on a great event. Some of the special measures that we have taken include: 

• Special recycled cotton T-shirts
• Allowing only online pre-registration
• Special waiver signature form to cut down on paper use
• Park clean up days before and after the event to keep the park clean
• Drop box for recycling running shoes
• Car pooling prizes
• "Arrive Green" (Walk or bike) prizes
• The purchase of Clif Bar Cool Tags.  Enough to equal 4500 miles of car use.
• Recycling containers at the event

Weather/Refund Policy: The Madison Mud Run will be held rain or shine. In the event of severe weather, the race may be delayed or cancelled. If the race is cancelled there will be NO REFUNDS. Race Day Events has a NO REFUND policy. There are no refunds for any reason. 

Start & Finish:  The start/finish will be at Festival Park in Verona, WI. Festival Park is located off Lincoln St. just south of Verona Rd. Please plan to carpool and park in the lots near Festival Park.

Wave Starts: To prevent crowding at obstacles, we have moved to wave starts for this event. We will have waves of 100 people starting every 4 minutes. First wave will start at 9:00am. First wave will include elite runners and all Police/Fire/EMS and Military members. Waves will be assigned by team name and then by last name of the participant.  Participants that register race day will start in the later waves.
  
Course: The course uses the grass and dirt trails found in and around Festival Park and Badger Prairie Park. The course will have rolling hills and utilize fun obstacles including:  water crossings, tire runs, wall climbs, tunnel crawls, inflatable obstacles, and the famous mud pit. It will be impossible to stay clean. The course will be challenging enough for the elite but still manageable for beginners. Please Note: There is a 2 hour 30 minute time limit to complete the course.

Parking: Please park in the lots to the east of the Eagle's Nest, the City Hall parking lot, or the Little League fields. There is parking on the grass at Festival Park, but you must stay for the duration of the race is you park in Festival Park.

Obstacles: Check back often as the obstacles will be continuously updated.
 
Packet Pick-Up: Early packet pick-up will be held at Fleet Feet Sports - Madison from 1pm to 4pm on Saturday October 14th. Packets may also be picked up before the race at Festival Park from 7:30am to 8:45am..   

Aid Station: There will be one aid station offering water half way through the course.  
 
Registration: Online registration is preferred, and is available at the links below. 

Race day registration is available at Festival Park from 7:30am - 8:45am.