Sugar and spice and everything mud
At the starting line Zumba instructors Rosemary Bietendorf, foreground, (ROSEMARY BIETENDORF) and Patricia Matthews (PATRICIA MATTHEWS) perform on a platform as they lead a group of women in dance before they take off running during the Dirty Girl Mud Run (DIRTY GIRL MUD RUN) at Old Tucson, 201 S Kinney Rd (201 S KINNEY RD). It is a 3.1 mile or 5K (3.1 mile or 5K) mud run that includes 12 obstacles on the course, designed by an former Army Ranger. The course is meant for women of all ages and abilities. The participants are not timed and it is designed to put them out of their comfort zone. A portion, 2.5 percent, of the registration fee is donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NATIONAL BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION). There were 560 registered participants including individuals and teams that were involved in the event outside Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Photo by A.E. Araiza/Arizona Daily Star MANDATORY CREDIT, NO MAGAZINES, NO SALES
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