How I did the Dirty Girl Mud Run and Stayed Clean

I know that sounds crazy but it did happen--sort of. It went a little something like this.

1. Girl who places it safe-you know the one who doesn't ride roller coasters or eat overly exotic foods gets an email from her friends at Kenmore.
2. Email asks her if she'd like to do the Dirty Girl Mud Run and bring a friend
3. Safe girl is pumped, asks her husband what he thinks, finds a friend and replies 'YES'.
4. Something happens when you hit 40- you kind of want to say F-it, I can do this!

That's the short version of this got started. Fast forward and I was prepped and ready to go for the NYC Dirty Girl Mud Run on August 8th. I had read all the FAQs, decided to pick my packet up early from Sports Authority, gone on the DGMR Facebook page, charged my battery on my Activeon  DX Action camcorder and I was all set. I even picked out my outfit of throw-away clothes.

 Sidebar, this wearable camcorder is the truth. As you can see I road-tested it while I was in Turks & Caicos so I wouldn't blow it for the run. Its great for getting right to the action of whatever adventure you are on. You can buy it at Sears for $299. Click here to see features and purchase. I'm also wearing the headstrap (yes, not the most flattering) that allows you to be hands-free and just experience all the fun. I was ready!

Then the worst happened, I got a text message from my best friend, my sister telling me her father passed away. My heart was broken for her and I knew I had to be there for my family. What was I going to do?! I had made a commitment and needed a solution that would allow me to cover the Dirty Mudrun and be in North Carolina for my friend.

My friend who was going to run with me (Cassandre of LosingIntheCity.com) and my staff writer, Brianna Arps of Mouthing Off Blog agreed to help me out and be my eyes and ears in the 'mud' for the Dirty Girl MudRun. I can't thank them enough for all their help. They had lots of fun and got really dirty.

My dirty ballerina

Before

After

Two very dirty girls

 So of course we had to make a video about it, wanna see it? Here it go:

Stay tuned to my next post where I offered to wash their clothes (WTH was I thinking??). You'll see how I got all these stains out and and returned them to them fresh smelling clothes while using the new High Efficiency Powder Detergent from Kenmore. Trust me, this was no easy task!