Dirty Girl Mud Run obstacle races, mud run, and OCR information, distance, cost, dates, calendar, discounts, obstacles, reviews, and more

I wasn't pleased to receive the "$10 to park your car at the satellite lot" e-mail the day before the event. Not cool. We had already been advised we would park & shuttle, why the last minute notice on the fee? Choosing a satellite lot that has participants competing with local beach traffic all day was a poor choice. I was also disappointed in the Check-In process. It took me 50 minutes to get my bib. I think having the staff/volunteers do the data entry as you check in wastes too much time. Assign bibs in advance, print the list in alphabetical order and pick up your number - just like most other large scale events. I'm used to running trails, so safety wasn't a concern for me. I enjoyed the course, but not the manure smell of the mud. Kinda concerned about what I was slogging through. I won't be attending this event again. The people were nice, but the process left a lot to be desired. I run and volunteer at many events, so I've got experience on both sides of the race. Dirty Girl gets "poor" from me for race administration.

Fun!

This was my first ever mud run and my friends and I had a blast!!

Location: was switched about 2 weeks before the event but luckily it was a good switch.

Parking: ample within 50-200 feet of the check-in area. Got the "$10 parking fee" email the night before so be prepared.

Course: Plenty of mud if you wanted it!! Lots of runners, lots and lots of walkers! Truly a beginner mud run. For any who might be too intimidated to try, don't be! You will have a great time!!

Check-In: easy breezy. Sometimes busy, sometimes not. Plan on standing in line just in case and you'll be ahead of schedule if you don't end up having to wait in line :)

Showers: was ok, maybe a few more hoses available.

Porta Johns: not enough for an all women event and some ran out of toilet paper by 10:00 AM. I'm sure they replenished them at some point but they should have a container of TP sitting nearby for someone to hand you some.

Food tent: only one and VERY slow

Shopping tent: lots of choices but sizes were limited. Only 3 people working in it so was a bit of a wait to catch someone.

Do it again next year?: DEFINITELY!!

Cons: disappointed in different discount codes that became available after we registered. Also a Groupon deal came out about 3 weeks prior for $35 per person. Now I know people will say "It's for a good cause so don't complain about the registration cost" but I've heard that only about $2 from each registration goes to charity so anything over that is money in the organizer's pocket and that's not cool. So don't be disillusioned that "a portion of the proceeds go to the Nat'l Breast Cancer Assc" that the portion is 30-60% of your cost.

That said, it was still a great girl-time event and I will do it again. And if I find one of the 50% off registration codes, I will donate what I save to Breast Cancer research myself so that I know how much they get from me :)

skirmish mud run , june 22

did the mud run june 22, at skirmish. overall, very fun! two cons: reached 1 mile marker water station- out of water... out of water? did you not expect us? pretty thirsty after the zumba in the sun.
con #2- end of 5k, coming to last obstacle---bam! huge backup. 45 minute wait to do last obstacle. wow. okay,a bonus con... con #3- one chicken pita, one strawberry lemonade, one funnel cake = $32!!! ba-bam!

VB Dirty Girl

I had a blast by myself. I saw too many ladies cheating and going around the obstacles because they didn't want to get dirty - really? I was covered in mud. Many were not even dirty above the waist. WTH! Why bother doing it then. The obstacles were easy enough to do.

I see many complain about parking. Well, they let too many in one heat for afternoon is what I am guessing and not allowing people to park onsite after some leave. I had a 9:30am heat, arrived at 8am and even went into an earlier heat. No problems. Don't blast the place - I thought it was awesome. It is hard to find a good location in Virginia Beach without driving a ways or having parking issues. The issue with parking was that too many morning people hung around versus leaving to allow the afternoon heats to park at the event.

Also, as early as I was at the event, they were already out of small and medium shirts. Need to increase your supplies!

All in all - very cool for us ladies to do together.

My friends and I had a blast on the run however I was disappointed in how they set up the line to get your belongings after, it took forever!! I was also very surprised that there was only two food booths and one beer tent!!!!! I also think that spectators should have been able to go along the course to cheer there loved ones on and take pics..I will do it again next year, hopefully it will be set up better!!

these 'reviews' are comical....the comments on safety are important, worrisome, concerning, and valid...but those of you complaining about the locations...OMG...seriously? Entitled much? "OMG, I can't be inconvenienced like that...why didn't you make the venue closer to ME?"....ya'all sound like my self centered whiny 13 year old. a big giant yuck! psst...listen close, you are not the center of the universe...SO over moms like this.

Not New York

This is 60 miles south of New York, New York, and you can't get there by train, subway, or bus and have to battle summer weekend flea market traffic.

Location???

Concerned about a venue not being listed. This appears to have been a problem in the past and I refuse to sign up until a venue is secured.

Fun Time!!

So I read a lot of what was said and parts of it I agree with.

The venue in Indianapolis was actually pretty good. Most of the obsticles were very easy for any one to do. We seemed to have a great crew because there was a person at every obsticle and all of them had ample water and mud in them. There were only so many places that you coudl actually 'run' because the put the path on very uneven areas of the venue.

I did get annoyed at all the girls that expected the shower area to be individual showers with warm water. I had never been to one of these runs before, so I read up on the event and some reviews. I realized that I had 3 options. Not run or get dirty, stay dirty for the hour ride home and shower at home, or suck it up and use the hose.

I sucked it up and used the hose. Nobody cares what you look like, and while the water is cold, you get over it pretty quickly if you stop screaming and just get it done. The only thing that ticked me off were the girls that were actually taking pictures. I think that it would have been much nicer if they would have sectioned off the 'shower' area from the changing area with at least a tent wall. I showered with no problems with my sports bra and undies on.

I also thought ahead and brought more then one towel and a few trash bags to put must stuff onto. They did at least have the place going down hill, so that the shower water didnt run into the 'changing' area.

The only part that irked me was that the later heat people didnt get to partake in the free stuff. The Paul Mitchell free braids area was closed up by the time I was done, and the free beer was running out when I got there too.

All in all, it was great fun - I hope to do it next year.

A Mostly Fun Day, But Trust Your Intuition Re: Safety

A friend posted a link to the Dirty Girl Mud Run in Boston on Facebook, but I was unavailable that date. I checked the website and found the PA dates were close to my family, so invited my sister, a cousin, and local friend to join me. It was my first mud run and I thought it would be a great venue to get some experience before pushing myself in a Spartan Sprint later this summer. Why not? It's not timed, women only, and for a good cause.

Some observations: Our team realized early on that though it's called a "run", you can't run. The terrain was very rocky, there were roots everywhere, and it was just not safe to run. I learned quickly to step cautiously into unknown areas. Some of the mud puddles were shallow, others were to your knees and I could feel rocks and roots as I was wading through.

The second thing I learned about mud racing is to trust your intuition. We got to the Dirty Dancing Slide obstacle and the climb up was not bad. My cousin and sister went down first. I noticed they flew off the bottom of the slide and into what looked like an area that should have had 2 feet of water and mud, but was more like 2 inches. They basically landed on asphalt. I looked at my friend at the top and said, "Maybe we should have went around this one.". We slid down and she promptly broke her leg in multiple places. Luckily, the EMTs arrived quickly and they were able to get her to the hospital. My family was watching others while waiting for us to get to that point of the race and saw at least 1 other woman who was also injured there. We expected some bumps and bruises, but no breaks! Both my sister and cousin have bruises the size of softballs on their rear ends from their impact. I guess I just lucked out.

I know many of these races count on local volunteers to assist, but they need some kind of training prior to the race so they can better assist the patrons. My father was with my friend's husband when they got the call there was an emergency, but none of the workers they spoke to knew where "the slide" was located. He did make it to us before she was taken by ambulence, but it was close.

Another suggestion would be to use filtered loam in the obstacles you need to crawl through. It would be difficult to sift the dirt on the trails, but in the contained areas, it would make a much more pleasant experience for those crawling on hands and knees through it. The mud we crawled through was filled with gravel and though we laughed trying to get through the tubes, it was painful. I can't imagine it would cost that much more to get filtered dirt in those few areas considering the cost of registration and the number of people attending.

Overall, it was a good experience. My cousin is a marathon runner and said she would probably not do a mud run again, but had fun because we were together. I am scheduled to do several other runs over the summer, though may avoid any slides! I would consider doing Dirty Girl again, but would try a different venue.