Today I received word of a new charity event coming to Mud Island next month. It’s called LUVMUD Island and will happen Saturday, June 23. According to their site, “LUVMUD is a benefit event that merges an epic 5k obstacle/mud race, music and festival. The event supports Habitat for Hope, a non-profit organization that is a committed group of volunteers and staff who work to form community around families who have traveled to the mid-south to receive medical care for their children.”
To get a better idea of what LUVMUD is, watch this 1-minute video. In addition to the mud race/obstacle course, there will be live music and food trucks, and they expect an attendance of 3000-4000.
Before I continue with the description, I want to point something out:
LuvMUD Island happens right smack in the middle of Tube Top Month. Mud and tube tops? I LIKE it. I like it a lot!!!!
Until May 22, the rates to enter are $55 for an individual, $100 for a 2-person team, $180 for a 4-person team. There’s also a kids’ race, 1 mile long without the mud pit, for $25, and a dog lovers’ race for $50.
We’ve had a lot of unusual things happen Downtown. We had Downtown Olympics, we had a guy run down Main in a tiger head and speedo, but mud? I’m pretty sure that’s a first. (Well, other than BBQ Fest most years.) Come out and support it!