Well, this is not exactly a hike, or does it really have anything to do with Foxy, but it was a day out in the wilderness. Perhaps not the lovely fresh air that one would usually hope for when exploring Washington, my family and I took part in the Farm Fit Mud Run at Thomas Family Farms in Snohomish. A newly formed course, Farm Fit was probably the hardest mud run I have done to date. Although I have partook in the Survivor, the Warrior Dash, and the Dirty Dash, these didn’t really compare to the struggle that I found during Farm Fit. I mean, fair enough, Farm Fit was a 10K while the previous mud runs were all 5Ks, but Farm Fit made you use your entire body and at some points you didn’t know if you would actually make it past an obstacle.
And even though Foxy didn’t get to partake in the event (could you imagine the clean-up if she did?!), she did come as a gracious spectator. Rooting us on from the sidelines with her rather annoying and persistent barking, she seemed more than happy to spend a day out in the sun with the potent “farm smell” around her. I wish that I could say this “farm smell” was only because of the surrounding area and not what was actually in the mud, but unfortunately I cannot say for sure. So, while the family and I thought we were rolling around in the lovely pure mud that you could find in your everyday spa, we could have easily been enjoying a manure pit. Of course now, the whole idea of going to Farm Fit sounds extremely unappealing.
But, possible manure pit aside, the 10K Farm Fit course was a great day out. Obstacles included mud pits (obviously), hay bales to jump, squat, or climb over, tunnels to crawl through, forests to tumble through, and large mounds of earth to climb over with the help of rope. Probably having about 4 or more obstacle per mile (6 miles total), you were pushed to your limit to overcome some of these momentous challenges. The one that I think we had the most difficult time as a family was the actual mud pits that sucked you in and tried to claim your shoe as their own. Not only did we do a lot of complaining but I believe my sister actually had to fish one of her shoes out from the murky depths of the pit.
The family and I do agree though that this was our favourite mud runs by far. Even though there were barley any people that attended (and when I say barley I mean our heat had 2 other people in it), I think that in future years this mud run will become more popular. So with tired limbs, I recommend this mud run to any person out there with a love to get dirty, take down some obstacles, and get a good run. You will get tons of support from the staff running the event as they cheer you on throughout the course and give you some motivational shouts. Gives you that little extra push to get your lazy self up the hill before the next person catches you.
Hiking With Foxy 