I’m a glutton for punishment.

I just paid a fee in order to be brutally tortured. Yep, I signed up for the Camp Pendleton Annual Mud Run – AGAIN.

All kidding aside, I’m SO excited to run this race again. I’ve been stalking the website for weeks just waiting for the sign ups to begin… and the race isn’t even until June!

I’ve completed this course twice before and let me tell you, it is no walk in the park. It’s a 10k (or just over 6 miles) but it’s also an obsticle course… oh, and there’s mud. A lot of mud.

Let’s see… there are a couple of 6 foot walls to climb, and then immediately following, a pool of muddy disgustingness to fall into (I’ll bet cash money that Jimmy Hoffa can be found in there!). There are sand crawls, rivers to wade across, a 2 mile hill to climb, oh.. and the hill of death – picture a hill that is so steep that you slip with every step you take.. oh.. and I forgot to mention that there is mud involved… oh.. and marines using a fire hose and spraying all who attempt to climb it! Good times! And it all finishes up with a belly crawl through another mud pit. I stinkin’ can’t wait!

This race leave me crippled for days but oh how I love it!

I’ve been fortunate to not have to endure the pain alone. Fellow bloggers Rachel and Linda have plugged along with me with the same desire for pain. Actually no, we all strive to be as strong as we can be and this race really pushes us to continue with that goal. I’ve included a few pictures from a couple of years ago.

So here we are in 2009, the race is just over 5 months away and we have a lot of training to do. Time to whip my body into shape… no more post baby weakness. Time to get strong and prepare for imminent pain and suffering.

If you would like to feel what it’s like to be seriously whipped, you should join us! The feeling of completion is absolutely amazing and has always left me with the feeling that I can do anything.

oh… and having a bunch of marines there to cheer you on… yeah, that’s nice, too. :)