Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Saturday morning, after Ak-Chin Indian Community members of all ages tried their hand at it, Mayor Christian Price teamed with Maricopa Police Department Cmdr. Jim Hughes in a light-hearted challenge against local cyclist/runner Pete Masiel and Copper Sky Fitness Coordinator Matthew Reiter to preview the course a week ahead of the Maricopa Mud Run, which is set for Oct. 28. Price was also setting a time standard for the upcoming competition.

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.