41 days til race day; will runners "get muddy" this year?

Some years, if it rains heavily, the 5K course at SIU Edwardsville can get sloppy, especially the hill on mile 3 known as "Mud Mountain." But during a particularly dry period a few years back, race organizers created large "mud pools" out of inflatable swimming pools for younger runners to enjoy after the race. That practice was discontinued in 2007, mainly because it was too much trouble, and disposing of the mud was a problem.

So this year, no one should look like the muddy runners in the photo above--unless it rains really hard.