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Campbell River - Mud Run Ride - Racer Details

Thank you for registering for the Mud Run Ride – Campbell River, this SATURDAY, April 17th – start time is 10am! At McIvor Lake!

We’re excited and getting everything prepped for you to get dirty with us this weekend, please find below a number of details for the event, answering a number of your questions.

Packet Pickup –
Pick up your t-shirt, race number and little bit of swag on Friday from 4pm to 6pm at Swicked Cycle (1791 Spruce St. in Campbellton) OR morning of the event from Saturday 9am to 9:45am at McIvor Lake.

Each participant must print and sign the race waiver (linked to here) and bring with you to packet pickup. If you are under 18, you need to bring an adult to get your packet and they need to sign it live, in front of our staff to get your packet.

Where is the race and how do I get there?
Start and finish is at McIvor Lake – from Campbell River take Highway 28 (Gold River Hwy / Campbell River Rd) west 8.5km to McIvor Lake Road. Turn right to head into McIvor Lake, follow the road for 1.8km to the parking lot, where the start and finish are located. Want to carpool, park at Swicked Cycle (1791 Spruce St) and drive up from there. You will be coming back to Swicked after the race to pick up your prize and take in the post race BBQ courtesy of Duke’s – a $5 burger deal.

Click on the map for Google Directions from Swicked.

What is the schedule?
9:00am – Packet pickup opens at McIvor Lake.
9:55am – Racer briefing at the start line.
10:00am – Race Start
12:30pm – BBQ and collect your Hot Mud Prize Machine prizes at Swicked Cycles
12:45pm – Winner Recognition at Swicked Cycles

What do I need to remember to bring?
- Two helmets – one for you and your partner. Unless you like to share, we don’t judge.
- One bicycle – you share it, alternating running and riding
- A change of clothes – you will get extremely dirty
- Be ready to have fun

Sponsor Thank You
Swicked Cycles – 1791 Spruce Street, Campbell River – www.swickedcycles.com
Shorerunners – 1371 Greenwood Street, Campbell River – www.shorerunners.com

How does it all work?
You and your partner will take to the trails, one starting on the bike, the other on foot. You will come to a challenge (like a puzzle, a task, or an obstacle), dismount the bike, do the challenge, then continue on the trails by the other mode of transport. IE if you were riding you will now run, if you were running, now you ride – on to the next challenge, until the final. At the end, you need to do the wall and the pit together, before you cross the finish line.

Am I going to get dirty?
Yes, mud is in the name and mud is going to get on you. The last challenge is a climbing wall and a mud pit that you need to wallow through.

Are there showers?
No, McIvor Lake is there, we plan to have a hose and you can jump in the lake if you wish. There will be a porto-potty on site as well.

What is the course?
From the start area in the parking lot of McIvor Lake, one person will start on the mountain bike, the other on foot. Entering the trails together at the south end. Approximately 1.5km later you will arrive at the challenge #1. The rider dismounts the bike, performs the challenge and then continues on foot. The runner arrives at the challenge, completes the first challenge, grabs the bike and continues on bike.

Challenge #2 is located back in the McIvor Lake parking lot, again about 1.5km, the rider dismounts does the challenge and continues on foot, the runner does the challenge and continues on the bike. The third leg is a separate loop to the north of the lake and the easiest of the riding legs, one person does the riding loop, one the running loop and returns to the McIvor Lake lot for challenge #3.

At challenge #3, you switch again rider / runner and head back out onto the first trail, challenge #4 is located at the same location as challenge #1 where you switch between rider and runner. Then heading back into the McIvor lot for the final switch.

Challenge #5 – the rider arrives, dismounts and jumps into our Hot Mud Prize Machine. In here you will get a Prize Number, that you can redeem at Swicked Cycles between 12:00pm and 1:30pm - you need to have your token to claim your prize, then continuing on foot for your final run leg. The runner comes to the Hot Mud Prize machine and does the same and then continues on bike for their final ride leg.

Final Challenge – The Wall and The Mud – you come back into the lot for your final challenge. The runner and rider must wait for each other and complete these together, to finish the event. Probably the rider will arrive first, dismount and wait for your runner, climb the wall and navigate the mud, CROSS THE FINISH LINE TO VICTORY! You just finished your first MUD, RUN, RIDE!

All together you will run about 5k each and ride about 7k each.

Course outline below.

The start / finish area at McIvor Lake with Challenges #2, #3, #5 and the final wall and mud.

Anything else we need to know?
Using the trails around McIvor Lake is a privilege, trail permissions were received from City of Campbell River, Ministry of Forests and BC Hydro. Please respect the grounds and the trails, do not drop any garbage on the trail, use the garbage cans provided in the parking lot area, Be mindful of erosion in the trail area, try not to ride the brakes or skid out sections. Try not to go off trail and do not damage any existing wildlife that is out there. It’s a beautiful area to be, we would like to come back and we want everyone to enjoy it.

Thank you and see you on Saturday,

The MUD Team
Clif, John, Thomas and Tom

Email us at info@mudrunride.com

Mud Run Ride - A Great Muddy Time – www.mudrunride.com
April 17, 2010 - Campbell River | August 28, 2010 - North Vancouver

 

 

It's time to get dirty, bring a friend.

The MUD is an event that gives everyone an opportunity to have fun at an adventure race. Whether you are an experienced racer or you are looking at your first competition, you will cross the finish line with a big smile and even bigger coating of mud.