Mad Mud Run returns to Providence

Today is the last day of early registration for the Mad Mud Run set for April 27 at Knickerbocker Park in the Providence master-planned community.

Registering today also results in a $10 savings.

Different than typical races and walks, this 4.6 mile, timed obstacle course ends with racers going through a 40-foot-long mud pit.

To take advantage of the reduced $50 entry fee today, online registration at www.madmudrun.com is open until 11:59 p.m. tonight. The cost will be $60 per person thereafter until 10:15 a.m. on race day. Entry includes an event T-shirt and dog tag. Online registration closes at 11:59 p.m. April 24.

The minimum age requirement is 12. Special waivers are needed for those younger than 18.

Younger children also can participate in the companion Mudpuppy Splash, a 100-meter dash around hay bales culminating in the mud pit. This is open to the first 200 4- to 12-year-olds who register. Children ages 4 to 6 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian through the mud (the adult doesn’t have to register for this unless competing in the Mad Mud Run). Registration will be available until 11 a.m. on race day, with the start around 11:30 a.m. The $15-per-child cost includes a T-shirt and dog tag.

Check-in for the Mad Mud Run begins at 8 a.m., with the first wave going off at 9 a.m. Three other waves will follow in 30-minute increments. Racers can choose what wave they participate in on a first-come, first-served basis.

The race starts and ends at Knickerbocker Park, 10695 W. Dorrell Lane, with the marked course winding through the 1,200-acre community and Promenade Park.

Boot-camp-style activities include a low wall, belly crawl, balance beams, water wall, tire array, hay bales and the mud pit. The maximum time on the course is two hours.

Mad Mud Run organizers invite people to douse participants with water in the course’s Splash Zone, so Super Soakers are welcome.

Participants are encouraged to wear costumes.

Other event festivities will include refreshments, booths, and park activities such as volleyball, soccer, children’s playground, splash pad, dog park and picnic areas.

Attendees also are invited to bring new and gently used books for Spread the Word Nevada. The nonprofit organization promotes literacy.

For information and registration, visit www.madmudrun.com or email help@sierraadventuresports.com.

Developed by Focus Property Group, Providence has been ranked by leading real estate and industry research and advisory firms among the country’s top 10 best-selling master-planned communities. Last year the community was ranked No. 6 in the nation and second in Nevada.

Wide tree-lined boulevards frame the community, which will house 7,500 residences when it is completed. It features the Promenade linear park, Knickerbocker Park and miles of trail systems.

Home builders include: Beazer Homes, Lennar, Pardee, Richmond American Homes, Ryland Homes, Warmington Residential Nevada and Woodside. They offer versatile floor plans, amenities and a variety of financing options.

Two of the newest Providence neighborhoods are Ryland Homes’ Monticello and Verada View.

Both have community pools and are across from Knickerbocker Park.

Monticello features two-story homes and has its own tot lot. Its Taylor plan is a split-level home with a kitchen on the second floor.

The gated Verada View has two- and three-story homes. Located at one of the highest points in Providence, the three-story models have rooftop decks with views of the surrounding area. For information, visit www.RylandVegas.com.

Providence is in northwestern Las Vegas. Sales offices are at 7181 N. Hualapai Way, Suite 150, off Las Vegas Beltway north and Hualapai Way. For information, visit www.providencelv.com or call 702-433-5084.