Muddy Buddy competition in San Dimas Sunday

Thousands to Get Muddy for a Cause
Columbia Muddy Buddy teams up mud and fun in Los Angeles

What:
A two-person team running, mountain-biking and obstacle course competition that culminates with nearly 2,000 participants crawling through a mud pit will take place Sunday morning at Frank G. Bonellli Regional Park.

When:
Sunday, November 7, 2010
7:15 am - Race Start Time
9:45 am – Columbia Mini Muddy Buddy Kids Race

Where:
Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park
120 Via Verde Drive
San Dimas, CA 91773

Who:
Nearly 2,000 teammates
Actor James Marsden – X-Men, The Notebook
The Beast Division, teammates that weigh over 400 pounds combined
CAF Athlete Chad Crittenden – Season 9 “Survivor Vanatu”



· Muddy Buddy is a one-of-a-kind event that involves athletes taking turns running and mountain biking over a six-mile course, interspersed with obstacles like climbing walls, cargo nets and balance beams. Just before they complete the race, participants have to slither through a 50 foot mud pit.

It’s a visually exciting race with crazy costumes, eccentric team names..all covered in mud.

The Columbia Mini Muddy Buddy event offers a short obstacle course before kids enter the mud pit and run across the same finish line as their parents.

The event benefits the Challenged Athletes Foundation, which provides grants to help people with physical disabilities pursue an active lifestyle.

For more information, visit
www.muddybuddy.com.

Pictures and video of the event can be seen at
http://muddy-buddy.competitor.com/what-is-muddy-buddy.

Chad Crittenden was born and raised in California and discovered a love of sports and the outdoors at an early age. He spent his time playing soccer, tennis, running and mountain biking. In 2002, the father of two found a cancerous tumor on his foot and underwent an amputation of his leg just below the knee. Just 9 months later, he completed a triathlon and decided to take a chance. He tried out for the hit CBS show “Survivor” and was selected as a contestant on Season 9, “Survivor Vanatu.” After being voted off 9th, Crittenden has dedicated his time to the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) and raising awareness for cancer causes. He has been cancer free for over seven years.