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Last updated 5/3/2008

6th ANNUAL SAMISH BAY BIVALVE BASH LOW TIDE MUD RUN
Saturday, July 19 12:23 p.m.
Tough runners will want to know about this unique challenge.

Trudge through 250 yards of Samish Bay mud. Strenuous. Top fitness only. Shoes required. Clean-up hoses provided. Change of clothes recommended. Runners stuck in the mud will be rescued before the incoming tide. Men's and women's 13 and up division. 100 yd Kid’s (8-12) Run at 11:45 a.m. Medals and prizes for all divisions. Online Registration ($13). Registration limited to first 200 entrants. Race entries include free Bivalve Bash entry.

See what Keefer Whan, winner of the 1st Annual Samish Bay Bivalve Bash Mud Run, had to say: "I have raced NCAA Division 1 competition, run marathons, Mt. Erie, Ski to Sea, and Hood-to-Coast relay. Even though only 300 meters, this is the hardest race I have ever competed in. Everyone should attempt this race once…if only to learn a little something about what is inside them!"

Listen to the NPR audio clip of the 2006 Mud Run, "Racing Through 250 Yards of Mud, For Fun" and read this hilarious account by ultra marathoner Indro Neri "Tales of Racing in the Mud".

The Samish Bay Bivalve Bash Mud Run is held as part of the Samish Bay Bivalve Bash, a benefit for the community clean water awareness programs of the Skagit Conservation Education Alliance. The public is invited to join the fun. For Bivalve Bash details go to www.bivalvebash.com.

Your help in getting the word out to your well-quadracepped runners is appreciated. Online Registration through July 18.

For information go to www.bivalvebash.com or call 425 501-0709.

We received this message from 1st Lt Luke D. Miller:

I am currently working on setting up our 2nd Annual Major Megan McClung Memorial Run to be held August 23, 2008. We, the Marine Corps, set up this event to raise money for the wounded Marine fund which helps those men and women wounded in combat. We will be hosting a 5k and 10k aboard NAS Whidbey Island at 10 am on August 23rd. We set up registration online at Athletes Lounge. Race price is $25 and more information can be found on the race web site.

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