"I have raced NCAA Division 1 competition, run marathons, Mt. Erie, Ski to Sea, and Hood-to-Coast relay. This is the hardest race (even though only 300 meters) I have ever competed in. Everyone should attempt this race once...if only to learn a little something about what is inside them!!"

-- Keefer Whan, Sedro Woolley, 2003 Mud Run Winner

"Hanging from the white, blue and red ribbon there is a real oyster shell painted in gold. After thirty years of running, suddenly here it is again: a medal that I want to show proudly to everyone I know, as if I were a young boy at his first run. I am covered with black stinky mud from head to toe, but I am happy as a clam."

--Indro Neri, www.runtheplanet.com

6th Annual

Samish Bay Bivalve Bash

Low Tide Mud Run

July 19, 2008, 12:23 P.M.

CHECK BACK FOR MUD RUN RESULTS
AND RACE PHOTOS!

Taylor Shellfish Farms
2182 Chuckanut Drive
Bow WA

Yard for yard, the Northwest's toughest foot race. Trudge yourself through 250 yards of Samish Bay mud. Shoes required. Clean-up hoses provided. Change of clothes recommended.

Voted the best summer event by Skagit Runners

Registration Information

100 yard Kid's (8-12) Mud Run limited to 100 entrants.
Online Pre-Registration $3.
Day of Race Entry $13. $23 with T Shirt (if available).
Registration closes at 11:15 am. Race starts 11:45 am.

250 yard Mud Run (13 and up) limited to first 200 entrants.
Online Pre-Registration $13.
Day of Race Entry $23. $33 with T Shirt (if available).
Registration closes at 12 noon. Race starts at Low Tide, 12:23 pm.

All event parking is free and off-site by shuttle. Follow the Bivalve Bash parking going north and south on Chuckanut Drive.

Please allow 90 minutes to park your car at offsite parking, take the shuttle bus to event site (departs every 15-20 minutes) and race check-in.

Day of Race registration forms will be available onsite. Make check payable to Taylor Shellfish Farms.

Thanks and have a great race!

Race Information

Medical:
Skagit County Medic One will have an ambulance and medical personnel on site. Running in mud is extremely strenuous requiring top fitness. All runners must sign waiver and release.

Trophies and Prizes:
All finishers receive a gold oyster medallion. Medals and prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female runners of the Adult Mud Run and to the three top male and female runners of the kid's race. Prizes and gift certificates for the Mud Run are sponsored by Super Jock ’n Jill of Seattle.

Bivalve Bash Activities:
($5 Entry. Mud Runners, 6-and-under kids free.)
Activities for all ages. Oyster shell sculptures, Mud Run, Kid’s Beach, great food, beer garden, local bands, dancing, contests and games. Scenic beach setting. Invite family and friends to support clean water and join the fun.

For Mud Run information call:
Race Director, 425-501-0709

For Bivalve Bash information call:
Taylor Shellfish Farms, 360-766-6002

The Samish Bay Bivalve Bash benefits the community clean water education programs of the Skagit Conservation Education Alliance (SCEA)

My shoes are old, my will is strong. My duct tape is the best.

My shirt is set, my mind is too, I'll get a good night's rest.

And when the starting gun is fired, and all us runners go.

I'll do my darndest to keep up and not be very slow.

Then, when the race is over and the mud is washed away.

I'll cheer the winners and console the rest and call it a dang good day!!!!.

-The Slow, Bow Runner