2022 Muddy Trails event delivered great competition, food and fun

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- More than 2,500 runners and attendees enjoyed the annual Muddy Trails 5K and Muddy Bowl Crawfish Cook-Off, held on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Rob Fleming Park in The Woodlands.

“As one of my favorite events in The Woodlands, the Muddy Trails 5K and Muddy Bowl Crawfish Cook-Off is something I look forward to every year,” says Township Board Treasurer John Anthony Brown, who served as one of the emcees of this year’s event. “The weather was perfect, the music was festive, and the crawfish were delicious. We appreciate all of our residents and visitors that participated.”

The Muddy Trails event is a chip-timed race that winds through the beautiful George Mitchell Nature Preserve, located on 1,800 acres next to Rob Fleming Park in the Village of Creekside Park. The event also includes the Muddy Bowl Crawfish Cook-Off, along with other concessions for attendees to enjoy.

Top finishers of the race included:

• Overall Male: Karl O’Reilly
• Overall Male Masters: Nicolas Gonzales Nagels
• Overall Female: Hannah Drickamer
• Overall Female Masters: Meri Laydevant

Race photos are now available online for viewing and purchase at www.raceshots.net.

Muddy Bowl Crawfish Cook-Off awards included:

• Crawfish Judges’ Choice: Chais’n Tails
• Cajun Dish: Crawshack Redemption
• Best Tent: Cray-Z-Eight
• Crawfish People’s Choice: Nat-Town Crawdads

The Muddy Trails 5K and Muddy Bowl Crawfish Cook-Off is produced by The Woodlands Township Parks and Recreation Department with generous support from Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, The Strong Firm, Camp Gladiator, Space Cadets Gaming Gaming, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Scott Fernandez Realty, Faust Distributing and HEB.

For more information on other races and events in The Woodlands, please visit www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov.

PHOTOS: A chip-timed 5K race on a scenic course, live zydeco music and crawfish cook-off made for a festive time at the annual Muddy Trails event on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Rob Fleming Park in The Woodlands, Texas. The top Overall Male finisher was Karl O’Reilly (pictured, left) and top Overall Female finisher was Hannah Drickamer (pictured, right). Photos courtesy of Race Shots

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