Muddy Fun at Miller Family YMCA's Kids Mud Run - October 30

Oct. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- NEWBURY PARK, CALIF.--The Miller Family YMCA of Newbury Park will host a free Kids Mud Run, Sunday, October 30 at 10:00 a.m. at the Dos Vientos Community Park (4801 Borchard Rd., Newbury Park). The event coincides with the Conejo Valley Halloween Mud Run at the park that is raising money for the Thousand Oaks Teen Center.

   The YMCA Kids Mud Run is for children age 10 years and under. It includes a mini mud run obstacle course that features a small mud pit, a tunnel and Halloween surprises. "Kids will definitely get dirty, but will have a blast," says Tarrik Daou, Miller YMCA aquatics and healthy lifestyles director. Daou advises participants to bring a change of clothes and a towel.

   The Conejo Valley Halloween 5k and 10k Mud Run starts at 8:00 a.m. and is for athletes 11 and older. The courses feature mud pits, slides, hay bales and other obstacles that require participants to clime and crawl in mud. Proceeds for the 5k and 10k Mud Run go toward Thousand Oaks Teen Center youth activities. For more information and to register, go to http://www.gomudrun.com/ or call the Teen Center at 805-494-5156.

   For more information about the free Kids Mud Run, call the Miller Family YMCA at 805-480-0309.

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With branches in Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village and Simi Valley, the Southeast Ventura County YMCA serves the communities of Newbury Park, Moorpark, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Santa Rosa Valley, Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Oak Park.