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8/16/2011 2:30:00 PM | Athletics
DURHAM, N.C. - Tierney Foster-Wittig, a Graduate Student in the Pratt School of Engineering and member of the Club Field Hockey team has joined forces with four of her fellow Blue Devils to compete in this year's first ever Mud Run MS Carolinas. Mud Run is a 10K (6.2 mile) adventure course featuring boot camp style obstacles that are surrounded by or consist entirely of mud. The National MS Society and the Original Mud Run, LLC have partnered to create this unique fundraising event designed to be a fun and exciting way to raise money to find a cure for multiple sclerosis (MS).
Finding a cure for multiple sclerosis is a cause that is important to Tierney, whose sister was diagnosed with MS a few years ago.
"I love to run and to be active," Tierney said. "I have only participated in a couple 5K races but am always looking for another challenge. I think the mud run looks like a lot of fun as I love to run already, so the addition of obstacles and mud only adds to the fun. I've also always wanted to participate in an MS fundraising event to show my support for my sister. She has always been there for me throughout my life and now it's my turn to show up for her".
When you sign up for this event, you have the option of participating alone or joining with friends to create your own team. For the event this year, Tierney is the team captain of "If You Ain't First You're Last". Together, there are a total of five Blue Devils that have jumped on board this team with her so far.
"I simply sent an email out to other graduate students I normally hang out with along with an undergraduate I play field hockey with at Duke," says Tierney. "I thought this would be a fun event to do with a group of friends while at the same time raising money for a cause that has a personal importance to me. A few of us are active runners who have done races before, but then there are a couple who do not run regularly and still thought this would be a fun event to participate in. Although they don't all have a connection to MS, they thought a mud run sounded like a lot of fun and wanted to help support an important cause so they took no convincing to join."
This new Mud Run MS event is the fastest growing adventure race in the country. Some adventure races have a limited audience due to the extreme fitness level involved, but Mud Run MS provides an opportunity for people of all skill levels to join in the muddy fun.
We asked Tierney what she wants to tell others about this event and its importance. "I would tell them that it is rare you get a chance to run through a course of mud, and whether you will be competitive or not, it is a great opportunity to get active, have fun, and support an important cause that affects the lives of 400,000 people in the US alone," she says. "A cure [for] MS is possible but we need the support of the community to help raise the funds to find it. So come out, show your support, and get dirty."
Mud Run MS Carolinas will be taking place on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Camp Butner in Stem, N.C., just north of Raleigh. Join Tierney and her team to help support this great cause. Visit www.mudruncarolinas.org for more information on how to register your own team or volunteer.
Finding a cure for multiple sclerosis is a cause that is important to Tierney, whose sister was diagnosed with MS a few years ago.
"I love to run and to be active," Tierney said. "I have only participated in a couple 5K races but am always looking for another challenge. I think the mud run looks like a lot of fun as I love to run already, so the addition of obstacles and mud only adds to the fun. I've also always wanted to participate in an MS fundraising event to show my support for my sister. She has always been there for me throughout my life and now it's my turn to show up for her".
When you sign up for this event, you have the option of participating alone or joining with friends to create your own team. For the event this year, Tierney is the team captain of "If You Ain't First You're Last". Together, there are a total of five Blue Devils that have jumped on board this team with her so far.
"I simply sent an email out to other graduate students I normally hang out with along with an undergraduate I play field hockey with at Duke," says Tierney. "I thought this would be a fun event to do with a group of friends while at the same time raising money for a cause that has a personal importance to me. A few of us are active runners who have done races before, but then there are a couple who do not run regularly and still thought this would be a fun event to participate in. Although they don't all have a connection to MS, they thought a mud run sounded like a lot of fun and wanted to help support an important cause so they took no convincing to join."
This new Mud Run MS event is the fastest growing adventure race in the country. Some adventure races have a limited audience due to the extreme fitness level involved, but Mud Run MS provides an opportunity for people of all skill levels to join in the muddy fun.
We asked Tierney what she wants to tell others about this event and its importance. "I would tell them that it is rare you get a chance to run through a course of mud, and whether you will be competitive or not, it is a great opportunity to get active, have fun, and support an important cause that affects the lives of 400,000 people in the US alone," she says. "A cure [for] MS is possible but we need the support of the community to help raise the funds to find it. So come out, show your support, and get dirty."
Mud Run MS Carolinas will be taking place on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Camp Butner in Stem, N.C., just north of Raleigh. Join Tierney and her team to help support this great cause. Visit www.mudruncarolinas.org for more information on how to register your own team or volunteer.
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