Saturday, September 18, 2010

Jailbreak - Not your average date


Last year, Craig ran in the Warrior Dash and has so much fun, he talked me into joining him for the Jailbreak. It is a 3.8 mile mud run and obstacle course. And I mean mud - you wade through it, crawl through it, slide down it and into the river. No way around it, you're gonna get dirty. All proceeds go to charity, so he tried to appeal to my conscience as well. Can't believe I said yes. Can't believe I did it. Can't believe I actually had a great time.

We parked at Texas Motor Speedway and then they bussed us into the race site, "prison style". Notice how nice and clean we are?


This is us after the finish:



So much for my manicure:


'xcuse me mam? You have something on your face...


Once upon a time, these were white socks:


Your shoes are pretty much trashed after an event like this, but you can donate them and they clean them up and send them to countries where they are desperately needed. There were three other piles like this, and it was only the first day of the race:


Doing some good in the world, getting a little exercise, and breaking out of the dinner-and-a-movie routine. Not a bad date after all!