
Greenwood Elementary Principal Bill Colon, center, poses with his children Mason Colon, left, 12, and Sage Colon, right, 10, after the racing in the Mud Dog Challenge event on Airport Highway on Saturday.
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Rob York pours water over his face to get the mud out after racing in the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Karen Schling, from Perrysburg, runs toward the finish line to be the first female competitor in the first wave to cross it during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Mark Joseph, from Toledo, crawls through the mud to reach the finish line during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Mike Stockdale II, from Toledo, crawls through the mud to reach the finish line during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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P.C. Randolph, from Lindsey, OH, crawls through the mud to reach the finish line during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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P.C. Randolph, from Lindsey, OH, crawls through the mud to reach the finish line during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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David Mulligan, 16, from Toledo, crawls through the mud to reach the finish line during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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David Mulligan, 16, from Toledo, crawls through the mud to reach the finish line during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Ginny York, center in blue, from Toledo, balances her way across a pole during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Greenwood Elementary Principal Bill Colon, right, runs through tires with his son Mason Colon, left, 12, and Sage Colon, center, 10, during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Dalton York, 11, from Toledo, repels down a ramp during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Army Pvt. Ty'Juan Knowles, 18, from Toledo, runs up a dirt hill during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Participants start the race during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Participants start the race during the Mud Dog Challenge.
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Karen Schling, left, and Alex Thiel, right, from Perrysburg, get ready to start the race during the Mud Dog Challenge. The event, which includes an obstacle course filled with mud and physical activities, is organized to help raise funds for care packages to send to American service members.
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