20 days til race day; Happy 4th of July from Mud Mountain; entries now total 96, exceeding last year's record pace

Fireworks explode over the riverfront at East St. Louis last night. Photo/Tom Atwood

As of July 4, 96 runners have signed up for Mud Mountain XV. That puts race entries ahead of last year's pace, which set a record with 684 runners on race day. Here's the breakdown:

2010 online entries 43
2010 mail-in entries 53
2010 total to date 96

2009 online entries: 57
2009 mail-in entries 38
2009 total to date: 95