Ugly Mudder 13K Trail Run - Reading, Pennsylvania - Running

The Ugly Mudder 13K Trail Run is a Running race in Reading, Pennsylvania consisting of a 13K Trail Run.

We've all done it. You see a friend who has just had a baby. And you say to them Oh, he (or she) is SO cute!!
When, in fact, the child has a face that makes E.T. look like Brad Pitt. A face that would not only stop a clock
but also an alien invasion, a bank robbery or an infestation by locust. A face that made the Doctor think twice
about which end they should smack to make the baby breathe. For not EVERY baby is all that cute and some are
downright UGLY!! Babies have misshaped heads, bloated faces, snot faucets with no turnoff valve and a wail that
/> is like 10 fingernails on a blackboard; and yet we tell the parent they are a Mona Lisa in diapers. The same holds
true with trails. Every trail in Trail Runner Magazine or Runners World has scenic vistas, beautiful forests, pristine
waterways and a trail as smooth as a baby's butt. Well, believe it or not, not every trail looks like a tour of Tahoe,
Moab, Big Sur or Crested Butte. There are a TON of trails with bad footing, poor scenery, foreboding hills,
downed logs and rocks galore. We should know because a MESS of them ended up in our Ugly Mudder Trail Run.
The trails that make up the Ugly Mudder are the ones too rocky, overgrown, undulating, muddy or littered with used
birth control devices to be used in most of our other races. They are best used by Sherpas and Oxen, not trained
athletes with pristine ankles and unscrapped knees. And yet, Pretzel City decided 16 years ago that it would be fun to
see how jocks at breakneck speed would navigate this assortment of hills, downed logs, debris, rocks & roots,
discarded household items, deer poop and urban relics. To offset this misery, Pretzel City Sports provides a bunch of
perks during and after the race. It has a great post race party with a free breakfast, funny signs on trail to ease your
pain, unusual aide stations with equally unusual beverages, cold volunteers that will treat YOU even colder, great
course markings & other niceties that has made this, on several occasions, one of the 5 largest rustic trail runs in the
entire country & the largest East of the Mississippi. In fact, annually, 99.9% of its participants live to run another day so
how hard can it be? Come join the 300-600 people each year that REFUSE to let ankle deep snow, sub-zero temps and
a few rocks & roots turn them into mega-weenies, candybutts or, worst of all, Dallas Cowboy Fans. LEGAL B.S:
You RUN AT YOUR OWN RISK & you alone are responsible for your welfare at all times while racing!! You
SHOULD finish this race unscathed other than from frostbite & snot frozen to your face. But if you DO get a boo-boo,
crawl to an aide station so we can pick you up in a warm car. You also won't get lost unless you are directionally
clueless, but again, if you do, ask someone how to Uber to Stokesay Castle; the finish is right next door. Since this is a
mid-level challenge, people discouraged from coming are 1) those under 18 (16 & 17 yr olds OK with parent presentyounger entries-contact the Director first) 2) people that thinks that an overpass qualifies as a mountain and 3)
anyone who has EVER sent a birthday card to a dog, cat, camel or aquatic life (guppy, turtle, mako shark, etc).