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Some really got going on the slip-and-slide, only to splash in the pool at the bottom, which they reported was very, very cold. The temperature was in the 40s during much of the race.

Participants might have hoped that the long slip-and-slide that followed the obstacle course would wash all the mud away. It didn't.

The competitors were enthusiastic -- the guy on the Air Force Marathon teeshirt even added an obstacle -- a park bench -- that wasn't part of the course!

Having made it through the ditches, she continued, now bearing the weight of a lot of mud.

Though not filled with water as usual, the ditches were plenty wet, which made them even more muddy. This participant looked for a mud-free path forward. There was none.

At the top of the course competitors have to jump down from an embankment, walk a narrow plank, and climb three posts bound together.

Then comes the tall wall. This was a lot harder to scale.

"Race for a Reason" lets students and others raise money for their favorite charities by running a race, the most interesting part of which takes them through the Army ROTC obstacle course.