I saw a FB post from a bike shop in OKC that offered some gentle criticism of Land Run; of course, this being the internet and facebook, it generated a lot of vitriolic responses along the lines of "you don't like it because you're not TUFF!"

Which clearly misses the point; personally I've have no problem doing hard races, including the 2015 Dirty Kanza which was also a mudfest, and my unwillingness to go ride in Oklahoma mud for 100 miles has many more factors than just toughness. For me it's a simple cost-benefit analysis, with an underlying recognition that I ride bikes because it's fun and I personally do not find walking my bike in mud to be fun.

That said, I have nothing against Land Run or the people who choose to ride in it. People are free to participate in whatever they want and I offer them nothing but encouragement and well wishes.

However, I won't do it again.