Let's get one thing straight: You're not just potato farmers. Leave that to the Shelley Russets across the state.

Sure, you've got a monopoly on McDonald's French fries. Does that mean you've super-sized your life to lounge on a super-sized couch with super-sized TVs drinking super-sized Double Big Gulps while watching reruns of Ricki Lake?

No, it just means you feed other people's addictions. You're the supplier, the pusherman, the brains of this operation.

Well, we're your dealer now so open wide and get your filthy fix of your newest addiction: a mere 16 miles from town, The Dirty Dash gives you a mud-run obstacle course that will put you in touch with nature in a way your mom would have grounded you for in grade school. You'll scale mountains, chug beers, and crawl through muddy slop so thick that, unlike Andy Dufrane, there's no way you're coming out clean on the other side.

This lava flow of dark brown goodness goes down easier than a 24 pack of Diet Coke or a double-order of Chili's Molten Lava Cake, but there ain't no drive-thru or Hamburglar here to make it easy on you. You've got to work to make this course your personal Playplace.

When it's all said and done, all we can assure you is that when we meet you in a mud-stained alley afterward, you'll be begging, "Puh-puh-puh-please sir, can I have some mo'?"

Race Day Info

Course Length: About 5 miles

Packet Pickup

Packet Pickup will take place on Thursday August 8th at 2pm to 7pm and Friday August 9th at 11am to 7pm. Location details coming soon.

Preferred Accommodations

Coming Soon!

Photos

We don't want you to destroy your latest, greatest electronic devices during the race so we'll have photographers from Flo-Foto present taking pictures throughout the race as well as at the finish line. Photos will be available a couple days after the race for pretty 'durn' affordable prices and are searchable by bib number or last name. Click HERE to go to their site.

If you want to go it alone, we recommend a good buddy trotting along side you, a zip lock bag to keep your camera safe and mud free, and slow shutter speeds.

Shoe Donation

Let's be frank: your shoes are going to be a muddy mess after the race and if you want to do some good rather than taking hours with a toothbrush to clean them off, don't even bother cleaning them one bit cuz our charities will be accepting shoe donations by the showers. All of these shoes will be used to help the less fortunate in the US and in developing countries.




Piglet Plunge

The Piglet Plunge will be the highlight of your child's summer, their storied running careers and potentially their existence to this point. They must be over age 2 and under age 12 to run in the kids' race and you've got to accompany them the whole way.

The Piglet Plunge will be about 1 mile and will include some of the best obstacles to ensure a thoroughly muddy child: the Slop n' Slide, the Hog Wash and the Pig Sty. All children must be respectful of other children, pushing or splashing will result in being removed from the kids' race area for the day and subject to grounding at their parents' discretion. 

You'll need to sign a waiver for them before they receive a sweet Dirty Dash Tattoo (temporary of course) to show that they can participate on race day. The Piglet Plunge will begin at 1:50 pm (80 minutes after the final adult wave starts).

Deadlines & Pricing

Be a Volunteer

If the most you can do is muster the nerve to dip a toe in the mud pit, we'll gladly take you as a volunteer and ease you into this dirty lifestyle nice and slow. Please fill out the form below with any additional comments that we may need to know and we'll get you front row seats to the slopshow. We'll also hook you up with the most coveted volunteer shirt around. Please keep in mind that we have several volunteer shifts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Race week...with some on Sunday when we have a Sunday race. Oh, and we love kids, but we would like volunteers 14 and over please.

Charity

Building a strong community can only be achieved when we invest in our kids, our health, and those around us. All our efforts—our programs, services, and initiatives—are designed from this core belief as we work to enable kids to realize their potential, prepare teens for college, offer ways for families to have fun together, empower people to be healthier, and prepare people for employment.

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