Shoes for a mud run??

[raynes]

Has anyone done a mud run?  What shoes should I wear?

The full course is 6km, but there are 18 obstacles, so it looks like the longest one would be running at a time is < 1km.
Here's the race info: mudhero.com/FindanEvent/EventToronto.aspx

Anywho, H wants to get Vibrams, because "that's what the other guys have" but I'm hesitant to make that switch.  I was sort of thinking of wearing my old/current running shoes and then getting a new pair for after?  Or are something like a trail shoe better?  Or am I just over thinking this??

If it makes a difference the run is on the 24th.

[finallykrisb]

Old running shoes that I didn't mind not coming home with. They even had a place to donate the muddy, nasty shoes after the race.

[pixy0stix]

Wear your old shoes. Alternatively, people were running barefoot at the one I did. I don't recommend that unless you're used to it, though.

[cinco]

Old ones!

[raynes]

I like the idea of using old shoes because it means I get new shoes. I've been running/walking in the same shoes for 5 years, and while they probably don't have all that many miles on them because me + running =/= BFF's, they're probably why my knees have been sore since we started running again a few weeks ago.

[mrs.jacinthe]

I just wore my regular trail shoes. When I got home, I hosed them off and tossed them in the washer. They came out cleaner than before the event.

[Susie]

Yeah, definitely old shoes that I don't mind not bringing back home.

[itsme]

I always use whatever running shoes I have and then clean them after.

[archaeominx]

Aug 15, 2013 14:40:30 GMT -5 finallykrisb said:

Old running shoes that I didn't mind not coming home with. They even had a place to donate the muddy, nasty shoes after the race.

Same here, I just saved a pair of dead shoes and then donated them after the race