2nd annual Mud Maxx
Date: Saturday, June 19,
2010
Time: 9:00 A.M. 5K / 8:45 A.M. Mud Mini
(Children's
run)
Location: Between Hwy 59 & FM 1960
Address: 20550 Townsen Blvd. Humble, TX 77338
Thanks to all our participants and volunteers. We hope you had
a great experince and will return for the 2011 Mud Maxx.
Entry fees:
5K Mud Maxx: $25 (through 6/12/10) $30
(6/13-6/18/10) $35 (race day)
Children's 1 Mile Mud Mini: $15 to run 1 mile of the
course and get a t-shirt and a finisher dog tag. Must be accompanied and supervised
by a real responsible adult.
Online registration:
To register online: (register)
Mail in registration:
Please do not mail after 6/15/10. Make sure to list a "Mud
Name" on your application.
To register by mail: (register)
Race day registration:
Registration opens at 7:30 am and closes promptly at 8:45 am on Saturday, June 19th at the
race site. Print out and complete an application.
Cash or check only - $35 race day. Shirt sizes not
guaranteed after 6/5/10. We will do our best to accomodate everyone. (We hope we can
guess correctly using our Magic 8 Ball.)
Events:
Hill climbing, mud crawling, obstacle avoiding, trail running through good ol' Humble,
Texas mud. The course is 5K-ish and guaranteed to make you muddy.
There is also a 1 mile Mud Mini for children ages 3-7. This will allow them to run a mile
of the race and get muddy if they have no interest in participating in the 5K
distance. Children running the 1 mile must be accompanied by an adult.
Children are not allowed to go in the mud unattended.
Rules:
- Wear your grungy clothes and old sneakers, because more than likely they won't be going
home with you
- There will be several fire trucks to hose down participants at the finish and
"virtual" (imaginary) changing tents for participants
- Bring a big trash bag, dry clothes and a towel
- You may want to duct tape your shorts, jog bras, and shoes on
- Leave your jewelry at home- Mud Monsters love to eat fine jewelry
- Drink fluids before, during, and after your race
- Do not dive head first into the mud pits
- This is a fun run so help your neighbor if he or she gets stuck or loses a shoe
- There will be emergency staff at the finish line
- We are not responsible for your personal gear but we will have an attended drop bag area
- Do not let your children go in the mud unattended
- Wear a cool costume! There will be prizes based on creativity. Team themes, Mad
Max, Smurfs, pirates, cheerleaders, critters, and guys in drag have been seen on the
course before.
- No pets, no strollers, no bikes, no rollerblades, no skateboards allowed on course
- Bites and boo-boos are not our fault
Course description:
Untimed 5K-ish running, walking, crawling over, under, through, around mud, obstacles,
slower participants, etc. We're planning to have plenty of mud, hills, and obstacles
to keep ya'll busy for a while. Map
The roads have changed a bit from the map, but it's pretty close to the course we plan to
use. If we find areas with more mud, of course we'll run through those instead.
Directions:
From Highway 59, take the FM 1960 exit or Townsen Blvd exit. The course is located
along Townsen Blvd. just north of FM 1960E.
Parking:
Townsend Blvd. will be closed by the police and you'll need a parking permit to enter the
area. These are available to print out
before race morning.
Packet pickup:
Packets may be picked up on Race Day at the race site starting at 7:30 am. We will
have packet pickup available Friday afternoon 5pm-7:30pm at the race
site.
Weather:
Average High 91 degrees. Average Low 69 degrees. Temperatures may vary
from 60 to 98 degrees. Typically you can expect extremely hot weather (unless it happens
to be snowing that day). Certification:
We, the race committee, officially certify that there will be plenty of mud available to
all participants.
Race limit:
The race has a limit of 1,000 participants unless we get more. Bring friends, family,
and mortal enemies.
Time Limit:
This event is walker and velocity challenged participant friendly. The mud will
probably be there for days, but the staff will leave around noon.
T-shirts, dog tags, and stuff:
Each participant will receive a shirt and a custom finisher dog tag and a
black Mud Maxx silicon wristband. Sign up by 6/5/10 to guarantee your shirt
size. We will do our best to accomodate those who sign up later. We hope we can
guess your size if you don't register early.
Tailgating/Running Clubs and Organizations:
Bring your pop-up tents, club banners, chairs,
volunteers, cheer squads, etc. to support you in the mud pits and to tailgate afterwards.
Let us know your club is coming. steveboone@aol.com
Pre-race Announcements:
Announcements will begin about 10 minutes before the race
starts.
Aid Stations:
There will be clean (drinking) water available along the course. Please do not drink
any of the lake water or eat any of the mud.
Changing Tents:
"Imaginary" changing tents will be available. The fire department will
help hose off the runners. Bring a towel, Shamwow, etc to dry off. Bring a garbage
bag to put your dirty, muddy clothes and shoes in.
Awards:
First Male, First Female, Muddiest Male, Muddiest Female, Best Male Costume, Best Female
Costume, Best Mud Maxx Costume, and others as we think of them.
Post race:
We'll have various snacks, fruit, Blue Bell ice cream, hot dogs, chips and drinks.
Hang around after you finish to watch the others crawl throught the finish line mud pit
and cheer/jeer them on.
Accomodations:
Comfort Suites-Kingwood
22223 Hwy 59N Humble, TX 77339
Reservations: 281-359-4448 Mention Mud Maxx to receive the special
rate.
www.choicehotels.com/hotel/tx547
Price: $79.99 for a queen double or king double.
Includes complimentary hot breakfast.
Five minutes from the race - 2.1 miles.
The Charity:
The net proceeds of this event will be donated to the Shriners Hospitals for
Children.
Race Photography:
Karen Thibodeaux Photography www.yoursportingimage.com
Photos and Videos from Participants
& Volunteers:
(2010
Mud Maxx photos from Steve & Paula)
(2009
Mud Maxx photos)
video 1 video 2 video 3 video 4 video 5 video 6 video 7 video 8 video 9
http://www.activelifecooking.com/2009/06/mud-maxx-5k.html
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/thumbpage.aspx?e=4807165
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31215162@N07/sets/72157621272850433/
Sponsors:
Special thanks to Don & Denise Schneider
who have generously donated the use of their land, their time, and their equipment for
this event.
Thanks to our 2010 sponsors:
Accutru Sensor Technologies
Action Signs actionsignsink@peoplepc.com
Alspaugh's Ace Hardware
Baker-Hughes
Don & Irene Blair
Terri & Bob Blewett - Keller Williams Realty NE
Carl Martin Insurance Agency
Deerwood Toastmasters Club
DONMAR Grading, Inc.
Dormer Insurance Services
Dough Rollers
Eastman Logistics
Eastex Rentals
GM Landscape & Irrigation Co.
The Goyne Family
H.E.B. Lake Houston Pkwy #498
House of Rex Music
Patrick G Hubbard
Humble City Cafe
ILMJ Inc.
JJ Penn Remax
JP Healthlife
Jim Johnson
Live Oak Operating
Lake Houston Area Shrine Club
Tom & Denise Myatt, Huffman, TX
Lorrie Patel - Mary Kay Cosmetics
Powerade
Price & Price, CPA's
Gary L. Price, CPA & Financial Advisor
Road ID
Sam's Club-Humble
Soaplove - handmade soaps and bomb bombs www.thesoaplove.com
Smith International
Spectral Oil
L. Stewart Family
Justin Wallace
Does your company have free samples they would like
to provide to a bunch of (very appreciative) runners. If so, we would be very
happy to include your items in our race packets. Runners really love freebies!
Just drop us a line and we'll do the rest. steveboone@aol.com
You can sponsor a mud hole for $25. We'll put your name on one of our many mud holes so
that the runners can cheer or boo you as they splash through the mud. Sponsorships
are available on the online sign-up or the mail in sign-up.
Volunteers:
Responsible adults please contact Steve Boone at steveboone@aol.com
if you would like to be a Mud Marshall on the course, help with package pickup on Friday
afternoon and/or race morning, be a parking official, or volunteer at the aid stations.
We will give you a pat on the back and a great volunteer shirt.
PRESS RELEASE:
The 2nd Annual Lake Houston Area
Shrine Club Run, aka Mud Maxx will be held at 9 AM on June 19, 2010 at Townsen Lakes
Office Condominiums, 20550 Townsen Boulevard, Humble, TX
77338. The run consists of 3.1 miles of
trails, mud, and obstacles. The net proceeds will benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children,
which are solely supported by contributions from Shriners, their families, and the general
public. All contributions are tax deductible
to the extent allowed by law.
Shriners Hospitals provide some of the best
orthopedic, burn care and spinal cord injury rehabilitation in the world. These children walk in the doors of Shriners
Hospitals with missing limbs, with curved spines, severe burns and other conditions that
have left them and their families without much hope. These
children receive the best medical care available, as well as the hope and strength they
need to live longer and more fulfilling lives. Each
hospital is dedicated to providing expert medical care to children under the age of 18
without regard to race, color, creed, sex, or sect, and absolutely free of charge.
The
Lake Houston Area Shrine Club is accepting donations and sponsorships for the event and
would like to ask for your continued support. We
are in need of merchandise, services, or gift certificates we can use as door prizes,
raffle and auction items. Each participant will receive a t-shirt, dog tag, and loads of
fun. We hope that you will be a part of this charity event by participating as a sponsor,
runner or walker.
**Make all checks payable to Lake Houston Area Shrine Club and
return to:
John Sellers, Treasurer, PO Box 1283, Humble, TX 77347
"All
net proceeds from the Lake Houston Area Shrine Club Fun Run are for Benefit of the Shriners Hospital for Children"
Thank
you for your consideration and support. For an
entry form or more information please visit www.mudmaxx.com. You may also contact John Sellers at j77ms@aol.com or Carl Martin at 800-573-9867 or martinfamilytree@gmail.com
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