Adventures at Maricopa Mud Run 2017 (GALLERY)

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Photo by Michelle Chance

The 2017 version of Maricopa Mud Run drew hundreds of runners in multiple heats on Saturday at Copper Sky Regional Park. The fifth annual event sported a new course with new challenges along with the old favorites like the zipline. First finishers were Maricopa High School cross country runner Chet Carroll and fitness trainer Stephen Campbell. Winners of all categories received trophies and a chance to be photographed with Miss City of Maricopa Auna Littlejohn, Miss Pinal County Lindsay Hubbard, Miss City of Maricopa Outstanding Teen Mackenzie Ford and Miss Pinal County Outstanding Teen Terese Sanchez.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.