Get Muddy!

by WiredBerries Editors — February 27, 2008

As the spring thaw approaches, we hit one of my favorite seasons - "mud season." Fairly unpopular among my friends, mud season is the time of year when the trails are pure muck and you come home looking like the "before" picture in one of those detergent ads. Rather than fight it, I embrace the idea of playing around in the inches of wet dirt and plan my runs accordingly. Slopping my way through the mud, it's impossible to take myself too seriously, and I end up laughing my way through a tough run rather than focusing on heart rate and performance. I'm usually still grinning from the experience as I shower, washing away all the evidence.

Give it try -- let go of the need to stay pristine and let your inner kid have a great time!