{"id":11306,"date":"2015-05-13T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T18:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.customink.com\/?p=11306"},"modified":"2026-04-15T16:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T20:43:02","slug":"finding-your-love-for-mud-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customink.com\/blog\/finding-your-love-for-mud-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Your Love for Mud Runs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nMud<\/strong> – it’s wet, dirty, sludgy, and sometimes even a little stinky.<\/p>\n

We cringe when it’s tracked into our homes and we beeline for the washer as soon as it gets on our clothes.<\/p>\n

While jumping in puddles is irresistible as a kid, the older we get, the more and more we seem to side-step.<\/p>\n

But perhaps we have it all wrong. Maybe mud isn’t so bad…except where it’s a “season<\/a>” that goes on for far too long.<\/span><\/p>\n

So this spring we’re trying something new; We’re lacing up our shoes and enlisting the company of a running crew.<\/p>\n

It’s only day two, but thanks to a little help from Toto<\/a>, the sky isn’t looking so blue.<\/p>\n

We’re finally in the swing of things; We’ve perfected our gait and we’ve even chosen a mud run team name <\/a>– “Law and Odor,” now tell us that isn’t great!<\/p>\n

So before you sigh, saying “oh gross, I got mud on my shoes,” grab your brother, your sister, your girlfriend, heck, even your mother, and tell them the news.<\/span><\/p>\n

You’ve signed everyone up for a mud run<\/span><\/a>, and you’ve even designed muddy team tees<\/a> to add to the fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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