Okay, back to June.
On June 17th, I did the Irvine Lake Mud Run, my second of three runs in
a row that month.
Considering how poorly I’d done the Saturday before at Camp
Pendleton, I was concerned about how this one would go. I was still getting over being sick, although
I was definitely on the mend. I hadn’t
been running much in between, however.
But this is a shorter course, and I was able to run most of it
no problem.
There weren’t many surprises on the course this year, but
that’s okay. It’s still one of my
favorites thanks to the mud slide. And
the lines were so short when I got there I may have done it twice this
year. About the only crowd was the crowd
for the shower at the end, but that’s a minor issue.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to hang out with any
Irwins or Smiths afterward since they were all busy that day. It meant I drove down and back and just did
the run. On the other hand, I wasn’t
stressing over anyone waiting for me, which was very nice.
At one point while I was running, I heard someone in a golf
cart shout out “Is that THE Mark Baker?”
From a later comment on Facebook, I confirmed it was the guy who runs
this particular mud run. Hadn’t
interacted with him much on Facebook recently, so I’m surprised he still
recognized me. Definitely put a smile on
my face.
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