Celebrate Sports Day in Canada this weekend by getting the whole family into some fun activities in Port Moody.
The Saturday line-up includes drop-in family games like human wheelbarrow, Frisbee toss and an obstacle course, as well as a fitness challenge, in which youths and adults can test their endurance and, for those looking to go the distance, there's the Moody Mudder.
Participants can go it on their own or enter as a team of two to four people (for ages 13 and older), with obstacles that incorporate police and firefighting physical standards along with boot camp-style challenges.
"We wanted to have our own Tough Mudder but on a much smaller scale," said Kari Werner, PoMo's fitness program supervisor. "There are eight stations but it's fairly short, it's not super crazy hard — it's family friendly."
The Moody Mudder starts and ends at the Inlet Centre fire hall, where participants will run the stairs (with or without a hose), before moving on to a tire-flipping station, a run to the recreation complex and more obstacles.
Werner said PoMo has planned activities for Sports Day in Canada before but wanted to create a bigger event this year that could incorporate the whole family.
The family sports day at the rec complex gym is for ages five and up and runs from 9 a.m. to noon. The drop-in fitness challenge is for ages 13 and up and runs from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the aerobics studio.
Anyone interested in joining the Moody Mudder is asked to register by calling 604-469-4556 so organizers can better estimate the number of participants, although drop-ins are also welcome for the event any time from 10 a.m. to noon. Visit www.portmoody.ca for more information.
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