Shoes for muddy race

Also....short and tight was key in keeping mud out of areas you don't want filled with mud, if you know what I mean LOL

Not your good shoes, that's for sure. Just a junky (but wearable) pair that you don't care too much about.

I made sure to keep my old running shoes for that event. OR some people went to walmart or goodwill and grabbed some.

This old pair or Goodwill.

I'm signed up for Spartan and was wondering what type of shoes and clothes I should try to wear?

DO NOT WEAR any zig tech type of running shoe. I wore a KSwiss shoe like this with the holes in them. BIG MISTAKE. They fill up with mud and eventually rip.

This is what happened to me on the Tough Mudder. An old pair of shoes that you dont care for with no holes or crevices in the soles are a good option.

Yep, old shoes - you will want to dump them afterward. I saw some people had run duct tape over the arches so their shoes wouldn't come off. I second the tight clothes. I did Warrior Dash a couple of years ago and had clumps of mud in my bra and dirt in my ears. It was awesome.

I'm wearing my Vibram Spyridons and tech capris/ tank. I've been told by several friends who've done Tough Mudder and Spartans NO COTTON! LOL.

I ran a mud run last year and wore Vibrams. They simulate being barefoot, and they were just fine after the run - well, after a thorough cleaning. My husband wore junky sneakers he had, and he ended up losing the sole to one of them in a mud pit. We actually saw several "lost" shoes along the course. We saw a lot of people using duck tape to keep their shoes on their feet too. I didn't have any issues with my Vibrams.

I suppose it's personal preference, but on my spartan last year the trails were a muddy mess, it had been raining for 36 hours before the first wave left off, but the time I hit the trals about 750 people had run through, the people in vibrams were really struggling through the muddy trails . . . they just couldn't keep their feet. Maybe they weren't used to running in them?

Inov-8 Bare Grips, for sure. Best investment ever.

Did Run For Your Lives last year. Bought trail running shoes for it (I highly recommend trail runners). If you get good ones, then you can just hose them off after, dry them out, and keep on keepin on. Mine are Brooks Cascadia and I like them a lot. My wife got a different brand but we both got them from REI

BUMP!

I wore tight fitting tech capris, a wicking tank and bathing suit bottoms (under the capri's) when I got changed, no lie I was bone dry with no mud anywhere....for shoes, I wore an older pair of cross trainers. They did get disgusting, but after washing them, they came out like new. Also, wear wicking socks.

Tight stretchy pants that cover your knees, if you will be crawling, this saved me...and shoes that you can tie super tight and can't pull off. I did the dirty girl mud run last year and have it scheduled this year too!

Yes, cover your knees! And wear clothes that you don't mind throwing away. Last time I did a mud race, it was just that, MUD. And there was about 2 miles of a foot of mud. People were losing their shoes left and right, then having to dig for them in the mud. I also got scrapes all over my knees.

I wore really old clothes that I actually threw in the trash at the mud run. I'm talking everything, even my undies. I wore old sneakers and I duct taped them to my ankles (not the most attractive look, but I was flying by all those people digging their shoes out of the mud.

Just bring a towel and try to clean off, then get a pal to cover you with the towel while u throw all your clothes & sneakers away. It's much more fun to drink and eat afterwards when you're wearing some fresher clothes. I personally brought a cheap sundress and flip flops.