Press release from Hands On! – A Child’s Gallery:
The 2017 Mad Mountain Mud Run presented by Pardee UNC Health Care is gearing up for its muddiest season yet. The event, held on June 3, promises to have more than 30 obstacles along the three-plus mile course featuring mostly new challenges. Teams and individuals interested in participating have a few weeks left to register and can do so at madmountainmudrun.com. Registration will close mid-May or when max capacity is reached.
The course will welcome racers with a few familiar obstacles including mud pits, rolls and crawls, and some climbing challenges, but to keep things new, the mud run committee is introducing an obstacle competition. Local businesses who become obstacle sponsors will get the chance to bring their creativity to the course by creating and building their own obstacle. “This is just another way we are keeping things fresh this year,” says Heather Boeke, Executive Director of Hands On! “We don’t want our racers to expect the same obstacles every year.” After completing the course, racers will be invited to vote for their favorite obstacle created by one of the many obstacle sponsors. The winning sponsor will receive a special award to hang in their business, marketing benefits, and bragging rights.
Obstacle sponsorships are still being accepted. Businesses who would like to create an obstacle and be a part of the competition voted on by participants can contact Heather Boeke at 697-8333 or learn more and register at madmountainmudrun.com.
About Hands On!
Hands On! is a children’s museum with the mission to provide “hands on” educational exhibits and science programs that stimulate the imagination and motivate learning in a fun, safe environment. They accomplish this mission teaching interactive programs and classes in schools, at community events, and with exhibits in their facility located at 318 N. Main Street. Hands On! is open to the public Tuesday-Saturday from 10:00-5:00. You can visit their website at handsonwnc.org or call 697-8333 for further information on the museum.About the 2017 Mad Mountain Mud Run
These local sponsors make the event amazing for all: Presenting sponsor and Master of Mud – Pardee UNC Health Care; Mad Mudslinger sponsor – Hunter Subaru; Mudtastic Mates Sponsors – City of Hendersonville, NC Printing, Pace Construction & Demolition, Summit Marketing, and Ingles Markets; Muddobber sponsors – Kimberly-Clark, Mast General Store, and Two Men & A Truck; and Mud Buds—Henderson Oil Company, The Home Depot, Mountain River Tap & Growlers, United Community Bank, Beverly-Hanks & Associates, BGW CPA, Breakout Training Ground, Swole Town Fitness, and Cooper Construction; Media Sponsors are Lamar Outdoors, Star 104.3, Rock 105.1, Kiss Country 99.9, WNC Woman, Fairway Outdoor Advertising, Asheville Regional Airport and WNC Magazine. The beer/cider sponsors for the event are Sierra Nevada and Flat Rock Ciderworks.About Pardee UNC Health Care
Pardee UNC Health Care is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee Hospital has several locations separate from the main campus, including a comprehensive physician practice network, two urgent care locations and five orthopedic clinics. For more information or to find a physician, visit www.pardeehospital.org.
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