16 days til race day; booster club meeting Monday to assign Mud Mountain volunteers; 84 runners entered so far

With Mud Mountain little more than 2 weeks away, the Edwardsville Cross Country and Track & Field Booster Club will meet next week to assign volunteers for race day. The meeting will be held in the Media Center (Library) at Edwardsville High School on Monday, July 15 at 6:30 pm. All booster club members are urged to attend.

How many runners have registered so far?
Entries received yesterday: 1 (mail in), 3 (online)
Total entries: 84

17 days til race day; Stratus joins Mud Mountain sponsors; 79 runners entered so far

Thanks to Pete Frese and Stratus Building Solutions for becoming a major sponsor of Mud Mountain XIII.

Starting today, Mud Mountain Countdown will begin daily updates detailing how many runners have signed up for this year's race.

Entries received yesterday: 12 (mailed), 2 (online)

Total runners entered to date: 79

18 days til race day; cross country picnic this Saturday

The annual cross country picnic for all Edwardsville cross-country runners and their families will be held this Saturday, July 12, at Glik Park. The picnic begins at 11 am with a cookout at the park, and features sand volleyball until 2 pm.

Hamburgers, hot dogs, and drinks will be provided by the Edwardsville Cross Country and Track & Field Booster Club. Families whose last names begin with letters A-L should bring salads or side dishes; families whose last names begin with M-Z should bring chips or desserts.

Each family is also asked to donate one 24-pack of Gatorade for concessions during the cross-country season. The Gatorade can be dropped off at the picnic.

This event is for middle school and high school cross country families. It traditionally kicks off the cross country season, and is also where parents can sign up to volunteer for Mud Mountain XIII, the fundraising race for Edwardsville's cross country and track & field programs.

Questions? Contact Coach George Patrylak at 567-5792 or 344-7040. See you there!

19 days til race day; Mud Mountain committee meets tonight

Mud Mountain IX
Photo by Tom Atwood

Brief meeting of the Mud Mountain executive committee will be held tonight at 6:30 pm at Imo's. T-shirt design, signage, publicity and course facilities are on the agenda.

20 days til race day; register online now

Photo by Carole Mestemacher
Mud Mountain IX

21 days til race day; Cassens Transport joins sponsors; sponsor list grows to 12

Cassens Transport, based in Edwardsville, has become an official sponsor of Mud Mountain XIII. Cassens joins 11 other sponsors of this year's race. Sponsor's logos are featured on the Mud Mountain XIII t-shirt, thousands of race flyers, and also on www.mudmountin.org. Thanks to all our sponsors.

22 days til race day; Happy 4th of July!

Photo by Andy Thomas
Mud Mountain XXII

23 days til race day; Market Basket to donate oranges, bananas, apples

Once again this year, Joe's Market Basket of Edwardsville has offered to provide fruit for runners at Mud Mountain. The fruit (hundreds of bananas, apples, and oranges) will be available before and after race on tables placed near the start and finish lines.

24 days til race day; wanted: Missouri runners

Today Mud Mountain flyers are being mailed (and emailed) to coaches of cross country teams in St. Louis. This year's race is being held earlier than in the past so runners from Missouri can participate before the "blackout date" under MSHSAA rules. Flyers are also being mailed to the cross country coaches of high school teams in Illinois.

25 days til race day; directions to course posted

One of the issues that came up at the Mud Mountain committee meeting last night was the need for directions to the course, and signs to be put up on race day. Directions have been posted now at www.mudmountain.org, so hopefully, no runners will get lost on the way to the race.

Also, last night the committee approved a contract with the Edwardsville Fire Department to provide an ambulance and 2 paramedics at Mud Mountain XIII.