The four of us

Our oldest son, Brian, came to Portland (from Chicago) to participate in the Muddy Buddy Race with his father...see previous blog postings.  Our youngest son, Brandon, joined us from Santa Rosa, CA, to cheer for The McMuddie's. 
The four of us spent a very special weekend together that I will remember for a very long time.  How fortunate we are to have such a wonderful family.

The Muddy buddy

Last Sunday, hub and Brian participated in the Muddy buddy race here in Portland. Brian has enjoyed this race numerous times in chicago, but travelled to Portland to experience it with his father. Brandon flew up from California to offer support and encouragement.

What is a Muddy Buddy Race you ask? Well: Muddy Buddy is all about having fun with a friend, family member, partner or co-worker! Teams of two traverse a 6-7 mile off-road course and 5 obstacles. At the start of the race, one team member will run and one will ride the bike. At the 1st obstacle, the rider will drop the bike, complete the obstacle, and begin running. The runner will arrive, complete the obstacle, find their bike and begin riding. Teams will continue leapfrogging each other through the entire course. At the end of the race, racers crawl through the infamous Mud Pit crossing the finish line together as official “Muddy Buddies”!

And so it begins

Their McMuddie shirts are clean.  These unique shirts are courtesy of Tom Mitsdarfer.

Into the mud

After each of them ran/biked their five legs, into the mud they went...

The mud

Preparing to enter the mud

Fun in the mud

In the mud

They made it!

They finished....



The McMuddie's

 They may look a bit muddy, but they had a fabulous time!

McMuddie shirts courtesy of Tom



Hub



Brian

A bit tired

The medal ceremony



Yes, believe it! They won first place in their division! The divisions were decided by their combined ages which in their case, was 103.



The medal





On the podium