Splish Splash: Mike and I Were in the Bathtub Races!

Mike and I took part in the 2012 Pioneer Park Bathtub Races for Golden Days. Each team has 5 people. One person has to be in the tub of soapy water and the other four push the tub while carry items, such as a wash cloth, a bath towel, a bar of soap and a bath mat. I was stuck carrying the bath mat. The team that finishes in the shortest time with NO penalties, wins $125.

 The Ugly Ducklings' tub was a one man rubber raft on a

 metal cart with bicycle wheels and handle bars!

 The Ugly Ducklings: Elizabeth, Kristie, Mike, Meyoung and Chris.

Nancy Wagner, our team captain, bought us these 

beautiful shirts and shower caps to wear in the race. 

Due to her infinite wisdom in fashion, we won Best Costume!

 Mike and I are looking very duckie!

 The first lap around the course was to parade our beautiful costumes 

and let people from foreign lands (Lower 48) take pictures of us 

so that they could put them on sites like facebook and make fun of us!

 Ready....Set....Go!

 Kristie and Meyoung fall behind at the end of the race with the men outrunning us!

 At this point, I could barely feel my legs (okay, I could feel them....

they felt like jello) and we were only running for 1 minute and 28 seconds. 

 Whew! I need some cardio workouts! Of course, we were penalized 

10 seconds because Meyoung and I took a shortcut and skipped part

 of the course to catch up with the tub.

 Well, we walked away with Best Costume and 3rd Place! 

 I won't mention that there were only 3 teams.