MudQuest!

"It's time to get Mudieval!"

That was the tag line for the MudQuest Adventure Run we did this weekend and boy was it fun! You may be thinking to yourself, "Mudieval?"... well this wasn't just any muddy adventure run, it was medieval themed! Being someone who loves anything "themey", I was all about this!

We arrived in West around 11:00 to check everything out and get ready for our heat which started at 12:45. We found Carl, Jennifer, and Natalie and headed in the gates. We were surprised to see that everyone who had already run their heat was completely soaked and then we quickly found out that you actually had to swim down the creek for part of the course. We weren't exactly prepared for that, but we were all kind of pumped.. and maybe a little scared. :)

We ended up making "custom" shirts on the fly when we got there because we wanted to be a little more unified and I'm so glad we did - it's amazing what a old tank top and a Sharpie can do! Our team was called the "Bad Axes" because a. We're all Lumberjacks (even you Carl - you're honorary!) and b. It worked with the medieval theme!



By the time we got registered and our little "camp" set up, it was time for the race. Can you tell how excited I was?


The course was SO much fun and I'm so glad we did the 3.5 mile instead of the 2 mile - it was really great and the obstacles were challenging enough to push our limits, but not too difficult for everyone to do (especially me and Casey who didn't train for this - oops!). We can't wait to do MudQuest again next year!




After the race we hung out and listened to some of the bands and then headed to our hotel to get ready to go out. We had dinner at Cricket's and then headed to Austin on the Avenue for drinks and more live music. It was my first time dressing up since cutting my hair and it really gave me such an ego boost to see how different I looked - I love my bangs! Here's me and Jennifer!

I picked this handsome guy up at the bar.

A week bit sunburned. :)

And this is how the night ended after a few margaritas...

Not to brag, but my husband won the silly arm wrestling challenge! I am always so surprised at how strong Casey is because he rarely works out, but he still manages to stay strong and fit. Love him!

We had such a fantastic day/night with our wonderful friends - can't wait to see the Waddills in Longview next weekend!