PRETZEL CITY SPORTS ARTIC ADVENTURE THRU THE WOODED WASTELAND, THE 11TH ANNUAL UGLY MUDDER 7 MILE TRAIL RUN, READING, PA SUN, FEB 23, 2014 11 A.M. NO ENTRY LIMIT MOVED BACK TO FEBRUARY- DONT ASK.... Reality TV has introduced our nation to a whole assortment of really unattractive people. Major league barkers, to be quite blunt! The family portrait of Honey Boo Boos relatives has been successfully used in interrogations in Guantanamo; kinda a visual waterboarding, and the smiling kisser of Mama June has made some men even confess the Lindbergh Baby kidnapping, despite that they were not even born yet at that time. The people in Pawn Stars look like the people that were rejected in an open casting call for the Sopranos. Uncle Sy from Duck Dynasty, sweet as he is, looks like the kind of person that if he approached your car at the supermarket, youd lock your doors and call 911. In fact, people that look like him in supermarket parking lots normally are pushing their entire lifes possession in one of their shopping carts. And in Gator Boys, its hard to tell which is the Gator and which is the Boy. The hair style of Ronnie in Lizard Lick Towing went out of style in the last century, the office girl in American Pickers has tats that look like she took a shotgun blast to the upper torso and the entire crew of Dangerous Catch look that they are on work release. Which they just might be! Now, we all know that the amount of reality in these shows is about equal to the amount of virginity that was on Madonnas Like a Virgin tour years ago. And perhaps these folks, once the cameras go off, look like the models in Vogue or GQ. But there ARE things out there that are VERY REAL and VERY UGLY! And the course of the Ugly Mudder is one of those things, for sure. It uses many trails that arent used in any of PCSs other races on Mt Penn, because they are just too ugly which, considering how ugly PCSs other courses are, is almost akin to saying that you are too old to be in AARP . Its not especially hilly nor technical like some PCS courses. But it aint easy or flat either. And it has our normal assortment of dirt & debris, rocks & roots, deer skeletons and discarded 40 ounce-ers. But it ALSO has our normal attributes like a great post race party, funny signs, unusual aide stations, abusive volunteers, great course markings, a hot breakfast afterwards and just so many things that made this, in 2012, the 3rd largest rustic trail run in the entire United States. Weve held it in 12 inches of snow, ice, sub-zero temps, etc and in every case, people were smiling when they finished the race, Or grimacing; were still not sure. Come join the 500-800 people each year that pride themselves in having more cojones than common sense and run the trails too ugly to be in any other races, and THATS keeping it REAL! LEGAL B.S:You RUN AT YOUR OWN RISK & you alone are responsible for your welfare at all times while racing!! Its YOUR responsibility to get your maimed backside off the trail if anything happens, or at least to an aide station so we can dig a temporary grave once the ground thaws. And if you get lost, which you wont, it is your responsibility to run toward the distant sounds of dirty German songs being sung back at the race-start. Because this is a mid-level challenge, you must be 1) 18 or older (16 & 17 yr olds OK with a parent present-no exceptions) or 2) not prone to eating yellow snow, thinking someone spilled their Mountain Dew there or 3) not a person who think that a thigh master is the head of a tribe of people with big legs. REGISTRATION/ENTRY: Reading Liederkranz German Singing & Sports Club, 140 Spook Lane (off of Hill Rd), Reading, PA (same place as most PCS events). Reg. opens at 9:45 a.m., race at 11 (approx.). Fee is $34 w/ long sleeve regular shirt if postmarked by Tues, Feb 11. Afterwards, $39 while shirts last (inc. day of race), $30 when gone. FEW extra shirts are printed than those ordered by prereg entries! If you fail to pre-enter, the only picture you may have of an Ugly Mudder may be the one of your Mother in Law. Even if you register in the post-reg period but before raceday, youre almost surely guaranteed a shirt of your preferred size (on-line reg on the pretzelcitysports site will close at Midnight of the Wed before the race). We race in & on rain, ice, snow, bitter cold and frozen snot, so the chance of postponement is SUPER-slight! If we DO have suspect conditions, check pretzelcitysportss home page or call 610-779-2668 after 6 AM raceday ONLY if roads are pretty much impassable that day (not just a little sub-par). An email will be sent to all entries too, the minute we make a decision but if we only have your work email, youre screwed. If postponed, it will be held on the following Sunday; same time, same place, better weather. No refunds, no mailed shirts or awards; no whiners, no crybabies & no one that thinks that snow half way to your butt crack (as in 2010) constitutes un-runable conditions. Cause we proved that it doesnt!! Registration on pretzelcitysports not required but always encouraged! (small service fee applies, closes at midnight on Wed the week of the race) YOU GET: Long sleeve T-shirt with a memorable design, hot breakfast, indoor reg. & toilets, post race munchies, suds/chilled Jaegermeister/strange Germanic meats available for purchase, WELL marked course, 2 water stops, live music, finish place posted immediately & results on pretzelcitysports in 1-2 days, unique aide stations & other surprises not yet finalized. Breakfast tickets can be bought at reg for your peeps!
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:16:32 +0000
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