Yesterday, Andrea Knoll (Matt's wife) and I ran in our second Living History Farms off-road race together. I had also taken part a few years ago with some Iowa Games friends. And, boy, has it grown! There were nearly 7,000 people yesterday and the course has increased from six miles to seven. It was crowded but part of the fun is people-watching. A good number of them wear costumes and/or run as a team. (See the person on the left side of the second picture.) I can't remember everything we saw, but there were the "Dunder Mifflin" rabies awareness runners, Wonderwoman (apparently it was a 'wonder' how she got into her costume), running Christmas trees, high school boys running in diapers & pacifiers, men with red dresses on and/or men wearing tu-tus, etc. Probably the most memorable, though, is the guy who ran completely naked except for a leather loin cloth. No shoes. No nothing. And we were running through creeks, sticks, trees, mud, etc. -- not to mention it was COLD!! It is rumored that he ran the Des Moines Marathon in the same attire.
It was a good time although both of us had forgotten how physically demanding the course is. Good thing there were so many participants this year; it gave us a chance to rest when we all became bottlenecked at creeks and tunnels.
Then we got to relax at Matt & Andrea's beautiful new home. And a hot shower never felt so good!!
It was a good time although both of us had forgotten how physically demanding the course is. Good thing there were so many participants this year; it gave us a chance to rest when we all became bottlenecked at creeks and tunnels.
Then we got to relax at Matt & Andrea's beautiful new home. And a hot shower never felt so good!!
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