An unidentified runner jumps into a mud pit during Okie's Muddy Dash for children ages 5-12, as part of the Into the Mud Challenge at Gorham Middle School on Sunday. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

University of Southern Maine President Glenn Cummings runs across a mud pit Sunday. The event was started by a USM class six years ago. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

Kirstin Goodrich swims across a mud pit Sunday. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

Nate Marquis climbs out of a mud pit Sunday. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

Laura Hunt and her husband, Dennis, climb over a dirt pile as they exit a mud pit. The two ran the race in a tuxedo and wedding dress. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

Runners slip as they enter a Jell-O pit. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

Ceara Pelletier crosses a mud pit. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

Shawn Duren of Wales works his way across a mud pit. Joel Page/Staff Photographer

An unidentified runner jumps into a mud pit Sunday during Okie's Muddy Dash.