Running in the Mud

July 11th, 2008 by Dustin Gorst

Running in the mud is not much fun.  It seems like ten times the work when the day is all done.  For a outrider it seems like it take a hour to get dressed for the mud.  Every outrider is different most of us where slush pants, some where cut off jeans and slush pants, and one guy puts a new pair of pants every race.  A couple guys just say forget it with all the work and ride like they normally do.  But everyone uses a lot more tape to seal off there boots or shoes so there feet stay dry.  During the races there is two garden hoses to wash some of the mud between races.  For muddy days I use a pair of goggles and safety glasses.  The goggles go over the glasses till i can not see no more, then I pull them down under my chin.  From there the safety glasses make it till the fourth corner and then you just take the dirt in the eyes.  But if I was a fan I would want to go watch on muddy days they are the most entertaining race days.

Dustin Gorst 

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