For being a race in central Michigan, which is practically as flat as a pancake, this course has some tough terrain. It's entirely on dirt/gravel paths in the Pine Haven … MORE
For being a race in central Michigan, which is practically as flat as a pancake, this course has some tough terrain. It’s entirely on dirt/gravel paths in the Pine Haven Recreational Area. There are single track trails in the park but they are not used for the race. It was all clearly marked. The 10K participants get to see the far reaches of the park (and do quite a few more hills) while the 5K participants do a smaller loop. Something unique about this race is that the awards are handed out based on BMI handicapping. For having the name “Mud Creek Crawl”, it’s not actually a mud race. That just happens to be the name of the creek going through the park. In the 10K portion, there were some lowlands that could get muddy depending on the weather leading up to the event.
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Harder than it looks, but not very muddy
For being a race in central Michigan, which is practically as flat as a pancake, this course has some tough terrain. It's entirely on dirt/gravel paths in the Pine Haven … MORE
For being a race in central Michigan, which is practically as flat as a pancake, this course has some tough terrain. It’s entirely on dirt/gravel paths in the Pine Haven Recreational Area. There are single track trails in the park but they are not used for the race. It was all clearly marked. The 10K participants get to see the far reaches of the park (and do quite a few more hills) while the 5K participants do a smaller loop. Something unique about this race is that the awards are handed out based on BMI handicapping. For having the name “Mud Creek Crawl”, it’s not actually a mud race. That just happens to be the name of the creek going through the park. In the 10K portion, there were some lowlands that could get muddy depending on the weather leading up to the event.