Event Information

Race update: Registration for Muddy Buddy Boulder is still available! Bring your family and friends out to REI Boulder (1789 28th Street, Boulder CO 80301) on Saturday August 15th from 1-5pm to register for the event!

Muddy Buddy Boulder :: August 16, 2009

To all of our Partners in Grime, we welcome you to the 2009 Muddy Buddy Ride and Run Series! This unique trail running and biking race is sure to be fun and challenging for everyone. Both beginning athletes and experienced racers alike will have a great time along the course and through the obstacles, especially in the infamous Mud Pit! We can't wait to see you there, so grab a buddy and prepare to Get Dirty.

Redhook Pre Race Party

Redhook will be holding the Pre-Race festivities at Baker Street Pub on Saturday August 15th from 2-5pm. You'll be able to party down with fellow Muddy Buddies, eat great food, win raffle prizes, and for those of you 21 and over, enjoy Redhook on draft.

Race Description

Each race features a 6-7 mile course and 5 obstacles. At the start of the race, one team member will run and one will ride the bike. At the 1st obstacle, the rider will drop the bike, complete the obstacle, and begin running. The runner will arrive, complete the obstacle, find their bike, and begin riding. Teams will continue leapfrogging each other through the entire course. At the end of the race, racers will crawl through the infamous Mud Pit crossing the finish line together!

Mail in Registration

You can print out and mail in your registration form. All forms must be mailed in eith either a check, or a credit card number to be processed. Please note, race day registration will only be available if the race does not sell out prior to race day. Race day registration information will be posted on the website if available.

Muddy Buddy Training Program

We want to make your Muddy Buddy the best experience of your life. We've put together an online training program guaranteed to get you across the finish line. We've partnered with Active Trainer to provide the tools to allow you to track your progress, view your workouts, and keep notes as you go!

Find out more about Muddy Buddy Training

Mini Muddy Buddy

Bring your children and let them get in on the muddy action. The Paul Mitchell Mini Muddy Buddy offers a chance for the little ones to get muddier than they ever have before! The race will offer a short obstacle course before the kids enter the mud pit! Kids will have a chance to come play in the mud with their friends, just like their parents in the race.

Signups will be available on-line and on race day if space is available, and children do not require a partner to participate.

*It is mandatory for children ages 4-6 to have a parent go through the mud pit with them.

Directions and Parking

Address:Boulder Reservoir
5100 N. 51st Street
Boulder, CO 80301

Directions: Take US-36 West towards Boulder. Exit at Foothills Pkwy/CO-157 North/CU Stadium. Turn slight left onto CO-119N/Diagonal Highway. Turn left on Jay Rd. Turn right on N 51st St. You will see signs leading you to the race site. Parking will cost $7 per car.

Accommodations:

Courtyard by Marriott - 303.440.4700
Best Western Golden Buff Lodge - 303.442.7450

Entry Fee Includes

Each participant will receive a Muddy Buddy T-Shirt, goody bag, and one raffle entry. All entrants to Muddy Buddy receive a FREE 1-year subscription or gift subscription to National Geographic Adventure magazine, a $39.92 value! Adventure is your complete guide to outdoor pursuits and adventure travel, with everything from weekend wilderness destinations to accounts of modern exploration and survival. Your complimentary subscription will begin 4-6 weeks after the Muddy Buddy race. The cost of the subscription is not deductible from the entry fee. (Offer available to US addresses only.).

Join the Party!

The weekend festivities include a festival type atmosphere with sponsor booths, food, and other activities including the Redhook Beer Garden which will provide two free beers for all participants 21 and older. Great prizes will be raffled off at the end of the awards ceremony. ALL participants must bring their photo ID to enter the beer garden!

Packet Pick-Up:

Packet Pickup will be available on the Saturday before the race from 1-5 PM at a designated REI store. All participants will be required to sign a waiver at check-in to receive their t-shirt, goody bag, and timing chip. TEAMMATES MUST CHECK-IN TOGETHER. Packet Pick-up will also be available on-site on Sunday morning before the race. We recommend that you check in on Saturday if possible since the lines will be long on Sunday morning.
- Confirmation flyers will be emailed only.
- Checks should be made out to Muddy Buddy Series.
- No Race Refunds.

Muddy Buddy Best Costume Contest

Hey Muddy Buddies! After seeing so many wacky costumes last year, we had to bring back the Muddy Buddy Best Costume Contest. In addition to rewarding the fastest participants we will also be rewarding the best team costume. Each member of the winning team will receive a National Geographic Road Atlas, which provides accurate, detailed maps of all 50 states, Canada, and Mexico�including scenic routes, historic sites, recreation information, and points of interest. This unique Adventure Edition also highlights America's top 100 adventure destinations chosen by the editors of National Geographic Adventure magazine and discusses the most popular national parks, spiral-bound for ease of use and covered with a durable plastic outer shell. Awards will be announced at the mandatory pre race meeting. So start brainstorming for the most creative, fun and wacky costumes, seeyou at the race!

Muddy Buddy Event Policies

Please read our policies page for information about the Muddy Buddy Series.

Please note, race day registration will only be available if the race does not sell out prior to race day. Race day registration information will be posted on the website if available.

Rules & Regulations

1. One bike per team (it can be any type of mountain bike, but the course will be a mix of off-road, grass, trails and pavement depending on the market). Participants are responsible for bringing their own bike.

2. Both participants will start the race together. All bikers will be lined up at the front of the start line, with all runners behind the bikers.

3. While on the course, runners stay to the right side of the trail and bikes pass on the left. Be courteous to those racers around you. Some paths may narrow, so be sure and call out if you are passing by.

4. Each team is required to switch skills after each obstacle. You may only switch skills at the obstacle/transition areas. There are 5 obstacles/transition areas on each course with the mud pit several hundred yards from the finish. (depending on the city).

5. The biker will drop the bike in the transition area at each obstacle. The runner will complete the obstacle and then find the bike in the transition area.

6. Do not wait for your partner after each obstacle.

7. Both participants MUST wear a bike helmet at all times with the chinstrap buckled. Participants are responsible for bringing their own helmets to the race.

8. Bike number plates will be provided, but we also suggest getting creative with marking your bike so that it is easily identifiable.

9. All racers must have a water bottle on the bike or a hydration system.

10. There is NO running, jumping, or diving into the mud pit. Participants will need to crawl through this obstacle in order to complete the race.

11. Team must finish the race together! Therefore, you will need to wait for your partner (if necessary) at the Muddy Buddy Holding Area adjacent to the finish line in order to cross the finish line together.

12. There will be an area to rinse off after the race - so you may want to bring a towel, and extra clothes to change into - you won't want to miss the post race party and the awards ceremony.

13. Sunscreen is recommended.

14. Must be 14 years old to participate.

15. Everyone will need to sign another waiver on-site or at packet pick-up. Each team member must sign (you can't sign for your partner) so be sure and get to the event early to avoid long lines at the waiver sign-in area.

16.All entries are non-refundable and non-transferable. Once we receive and accept your entry, you will not receive a refund. If you cannot participate, you may not give or sell your number to anyone else and entry fees will not be transferred to another event or from year to year.

17. If you are entered in the Beast Division and place in the top three you must be present to collect your prize. This division does require a weigh-in at the award ceremony. If you are not present, the runner-up will be called to the stage for the weigh-in.

18. Have Fun!!

Natural Disaster Policy

Natural Disaster Policies We experienced our first ever Natural Disaster in October of 2004 when we experienced the worst rainfall in the past 100 years in San Jose. The 9:30 pm the night before the race, the park rangers called to tell us that we could not do the event the next morning because the trails were too muddy and they felt runners and mountain bikes would cause permanent damage to the trails. We were left with no option. The next morning we had to tell 1,800 unhappy Muddy Buddy hopefuls that there would be no Muddy Buddy. It was difficult on everyone. Athletes enter a Muddy Buddy to have fun with their friends and family. The course was already set up and all the costs to put on the event, which are substantial, had already been spent.

If an Act of God/Terrorism/Community Disaster occurs, what actions are taken? 1. We will make decisions based on safety first 2. Races will be altered as seen fit 3. Athletes in that race will have first right to sign up for that event the next year. 4. Financial: The Muddy Buddy Ride and Run Series cannot accept the risk of a disaster for everyone. Each athlete needs to accept the risk of his or her entry fee. There will be NO REFUNDS or free entries to other future races. The money you paid is spent developing that race.

Why?

The Muddy Buddy Ride and Run Series does not save any money if you do not ride and run the course. Muddy Buddy has ordered and paid for every supply and service needed for that race. Muddy Buddy needs to pay for all race supplies or services associated with that race, regardless of the outcome. These include paying for permits, rangers, our staff/offices/warehouse/ administration costs all year.