Muddy Dash

Muddy Dash 2026 is in the books.  Diya and I signed up for this race way back in December of 2025 and  have been looking forward to it for the past six months.  I dressed in old running shoes, my Kirkland swim trunks and a moisture wicking shirt.  Diya dressed similarly and we headed off ahead of schedule at 0730.

We arrived at Colorado National Speedway around 0830, were able to park ($20) and do late packet pickup ($5 each).  Then we took some pre-photos, dropped off a bag ($5) and made our way to the start line.  They were starting groups in waves of about 100-150 and it seemed like there were around 2,000 people total (finished, on course, waiting to start).

• We jogged to the first event which was a 50 meter sandbag run with roughly a 25 pound sandbag.
• We jogged to the second station which was a tire drag that we did together.  
• The third station was the first real taste of mud and it was a trough and short hill that needed to be navigated.  It was helpful to have a partner as footing was bad and several participants lost shoes.
• The next several stations were more of the same with various depths.
• One of the stations were intended to be crawled through on elbows (I walked through this one)
• The next unique station was a net that needed to be traveled under.  This was messier and a bottleneck on the course.
• This was followed by a tube slide into a mud pit.
• Then there was a series of three barricades that needed to be climbed over.
• Between stations there were also some "just for fun" things like long jump, tire flip, hopscotch and an angled wall.  The angled wall scared me the most.  It was a painted sheet of wood that looked extremely slippery when combined with my muddy joggers.

Finally we finished (around 1030 after a 0915 start) through some foam bubbles, picked up our drop big, took some pictures and made the mistake of getting in the shower line.  This was easily a 75 minute line to grab a hose with a trickle of water coming out.  People were getting carried away trying to get mud off of themselves.  Honestly the line moved more because people gave up than any other reason.

After a rinse, we changed at the car and made our way home (leaving around 1200).  The drive was a little longer, but pleasant enough (arriving around 1300).  In the future, I think I might just bring a couple of gallons of water and do a bucket shower rather than trying to manage that line.

Compared to Tough Mudder, it was much cheaper, less organized, pretty basic "obstacles" but a great fun atmosphere for participants of all ages and level of athleticism.

What made it great for me was completing it with Diya.  These shared experiences mean a lot to me and I am glad we both were safe and had fun!

Two tiers - Value Registrations started off free and continued to be so.  VIP Registration was $35.  Even with $20 parking, $5 late packet pick-up and $5 bag drop, this was a really inexpensive event.