“I ran Mud Mountain to prove to myself that despite a brain injury from a cycling accident, I was up for the challenge of my first 5K since rehab. I didn't know if I would cross the finish line, or finish the race, but not trying wasn't an option. Besides, I love running hills and was proud to close with a strong sprint to the finish!”
-- Cheryl Reasoner Wethers,
sprinting to the finish line
at Mud Mountain XIV last year.
“You can run a road race any day of the week, or you can race
Mud Mountain and find out what you're made of.”
Candace Caveny,
the women’s division Mud Mountain
Champion in 2008, finished 2nd last year,
is already signed up for 2010
“Mud Mountain is not just a local 5K race, it's a celebration of friendship, competition, and personal excellence. It does not matter whether a person is trying to break 15 minutes or 55 minutes, there is an unspoken recognition of pride and respect between all competitors that binds us together as a family of barrier breakers."
-- Dustin Davis
who holds the Mud Mountain course record (15:36)
which he set at an IHSA Sectional meet in 2005
“Yes, this is a race but to me it is about family, my cross country family.
Runners take care of each other and it is obvious at Mud Mountain. You never meet a stranger at this race because runners take care of each other.
We are family no matter what goes on outside of running.
We are family.”
-- Roxanne Patrylak
“Mrs. Coach”
veteran medalist at Mud Mountain
“I look forward to capturing great pictures of the athletes participating in this year’s run.
Give me a shout out as you cruise on by.”
-- Mighty Joe Young
KSDK -TV
Official Race Videographer
“YAAARRRRGGGHHH!”
-- Maximus & Mercedes,
practicing their “game faces.”
At age 3, Max will be the youngest runner at
Mud Mountain XV.
At age 4, Mercedes will be among the youngest, and most fierce.
what runners are saying
about mud mountain
“There is nothing virtual about Mud Mountain.
Nothing phony.
Real grass, real trees,
and it looks like this year, real mud.”
Tom Atwood
Race Director
Mud Mountain XV
“My favorite part about Mud Mountain is right before the race. When you look around and see so many people, all there to do one thing...run. It's invigorating.”
-- Briana Chamberlian,
who runs cross country and
track & field at Edwardsville High School.
--Dr. Darren Wethers,
running Mud Mountain XII in 2007,
the 1st year the race was held on Saturday morning.
“I associate Mud Mountain with blood, sweat and tears. It features summer heat, fast competition and climb after climb. If you are looking for a test of your fitness and speed, Mud Mountain is the 5K for you!”
“My hope is that all the runners, whatever their ability, will have a good race on our tough course, finish with a time that they are proud of, and then enjoy the rest of the day, travel home safely and come back for our race next year.
That will be ample reward for us Mud Mountain volunteers.”
-- Larry Thompson,
who designed and built the chute,
enjoys a quiet moment before the start of
Mud Mountain XIII in 2008
--Lindsay Shaw,
finishing Mud Mountain XIII
(2008) in a time of 29:19.
“What makes Mud Mountain
so great is the heat and the misery. It's what gives the races charm.”
A MESSAGE FROM
THE RACE DIRECTOR
BY TOM ATWOOD
SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2010
THANKS FOR RUNNING MUD MOUNTAIN XV! IT WAS A GREAT RACE, ONE WHERE AGE AND EXPERIENCE WON OUT OVER YOUTH. THE MEN’S CHAMPION, ZAC FREUDENBURG, IS A 32-YEAR-OLD WHO SET THE MEET RECORD FOR MUD MOUNTAIN (15:37). DUSTIN DAVIS STILL HOLDS THE COURSE RECORD SET AT AN IHSA SECTIONAL MEET HELD AT SIUE. AND THE WOMEN’S WINNER, CANDACE CAVENY, PROVED THAT TURNING 40 IS NO BARRIER TO WINNING MUD MOUNTAIN. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL RUNNERS!
FOR COMPLETE RESULTS, CLICK “ENTER MUD MOUNTAIN”
ABOVE THE BEAUTIFUL PHOTO OF HUNDREDS OF RUNNERS AT MUD MOUNTAIN. MORE PICTURES, INFO AND A FANTASTIC RACE VIDEO WILL BE ADDED SOON!
MUD MOUNTAIN XV, JULY 24, 2010. PHOTO BY TOM ATWOOD.
VIDEO FROM MUD MOUNTAIN XV
CAMERA/ JOE YOUNG
PRODUCER/EDITOR/ TOM ATWOOD
MUSIC/ DAVA JONAH
(“BLACK GRASS” USED WITH PERMISSION)
© 2010 TOM ATWOOD MEDIA
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
MUD MOUNTAIN XV FUN RUN
CAMERA/ JOE YOUNG
PRODUCER/EDITOR/ TOM ATWOOD
MUSIC/ DAVA JONAH
(“HOLE IN THE ROOF” USED WITH PERMISSION)
© 2010 TOM ATWOOD MEDIA
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
