Dirty Girl Mud Run - The Dunamis Divas

The day was fast approaching for the Dirty Girl Mud Run last September after we had trained all summer.  I can't tell you how much it motivated us to have this race on the calendar way in advance and to just simply have a goal.  The Dirty Girl Mud Run is a 5k mud run/obstacle course.  This mud run is not timed, which certainly decreased the pressure.  The three of us were anxious, excited and maybe a little nervous.  Before race day Amy came up with our team name (which we will continue to use for future events).  Our team name is "The Dunamis Divas."

Dunamis is the greek word for "power."  Romans 1:16 says, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power (Dunamis) of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes..."  What a great verse to help inspire us for this race and races to come and to be reminded of the race we all endure each and every day!

We decided to have temporary tattoos made with our team name for us to wear, as well as our precious kiddos!

   Here's a picture of the kiddos there to support their mom's.

This was so fun to do as a family.  Having family there to support us (and take pictures) was so wonderful and a day we will never forget!  Here's a picture of my dear husband and our kiddos.

This one photo captured such a special moment for me on this day.  I love this little dude!

Well enough being cute, now it's time to get dirty!  Those that know me well know how much I enjoy playing in the mud, although I must say the water/mud was a little chilly on this September day.  Here we are getting warmed up at the starting line and practicing the signal for needing medical attention!

Here we are on our first obstacle!  It made us feel like kids again bouncing down.

Our kids and men were waiting for us towards the end of the race and captured some fun photos of us as we finished!

Look at these shoes!

I will forever love these Dunamis Divas as we have such a special bond that I will hold close to my heart as we began this journey together!

There's nothing more valued than accountability, encouragement and friendship among Sisters in Christ!  Love you girls and I can't wait to do another run with you!

If you've never done a fun run like this, I highly recommend you find a group of friends and put it on the calendar!  

You'll be glad you did!!!

Blessings,

Krystal 

How it all began...

It's hard to believe that 8 months ago this new journey began.  A very dear friend and I had been working out together early in the mornings several times a week for a couple of years.  This was not just a great time to work out but an everlasting friendship emerged.  One morning while working out my dear friend said she's always wanted to do one of those mud runs and me and my infinite wisdom said, 'we should find one and do it.'  Later that day I was definitely having mixed emotions as I have NEVER in my life run more than the required 1 mile run in school or the running required in high school volleyball (which wasn't much) or the quick run out to a vehicle and back if it's bitter cold outside!  This by no means prepared me for what was to come.

After discussing it in Sunday school with another friend we found a 'Dirty Girl Mud Run' http://www.godirtygirl.com that was going to be in September 2012 (more to come on this event) so we began the training.  We began with the Couch to 5k program which I highly recommend for beginners.  It's an app you can install on your phone or iPod and gives you a daily workout that you can listen to simultaneously with music on your phone.  You begin with walking/running intervals and work your way up to running a full 5k.  I then began using other apps like the Nike+, daily mile, and others which I will share more details about in a later post.  

And so that's how it all started.  God can use all sorts of ways to draw us closer to Him and I never dreamed running would be one of them!    Stay tuned for more about this journey!