Has it been a while since you got muddy?

Like, really muddy?

Or, if that sounds scary, just kind-of, sort-of muddy?

Either way Metro Parks Tacoma has you covered Sunday with the annual Titlow Trails Mud Run, inviting participants of all ages to slog through the puddles and trails near Titlow Park. According to hype, the "course is muddy, and full of obstacles to crawl under, jump over, or get your attention!"

However, the Metro Parks website also goes on to say, "The quantity of mud depends on the weather and the amount of slop that mother nature creates. We aren't planning on making any mud ourselves. At no time will participants be required to crawl through mud. (Unless you really want to, please feel free to do so.)"

So that's good to know.

Best of all: the $15 entry fee includes free running socks!

There is no day-of-race registration, so anyone interested in participating is encouraged to sign up online at metroparkstacoma.org/races.

[Titlow Park, check in 11 a.m., race at noon, $15, ages 4+, 8425 Sixth Ave. Tacoma, metroparkstacoma.org/races]