Despite the troubles and challenges of trying organise a major event in the midst of a global pandemic, the Titan Macquarie Mud Run is starting to take shape.
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Mud Run Chairperson Rod Fardell says preparations for the rescheduled event are going 'brilliantly well' at the moment, in a good sign for the competition's return later this year.
"We've had a number of meetings and we've drawn up a list of issues that may arise in relation to COVID and the restrictions, we've got ideas on how to overcome those and make sure everyone stays safe," Mr Fardell said.
"All those things are going really, really well at this stage."
While there's still a long way to go between when the event was originally slated to take place, at the end of March, and when it will now take place, in mid October, Mr Fardell is confident that the coming months will have better prospects for getting events off the ground.
"With everything that's been happening over the last couple of weeks, aside from Victoria, we've been tracking very, very well and things are now easing again," Mr Fardell said.
Events like the Mud Run, obstacle courses and similar features are now being allowed again, with some restrictions.
"It's still going to be hard to make a decision until we're a lot closer to the event," Mr Fardell said.
"We're anticipating that it'll go ahead and we won't have to change too many things, but in saying that, we'll be looking at all the small details to try and make sure everything's good to go."
Mr Fardell said when and if the event does go ahead, it'll be in no small part due to compliance with the guidelines laid out by the local council and the state government.
"We're lucky, we've got some great people on board and we're always referring back to local council, and state guidelines," Mr Fardell.
Mr Fardell says he doesn't expect the delay to impact the quality of the event when it does finally arrive.
"I'm looking forward to, it'll be an absolute cracker."
Dubbo's new $200,000 Ninja obstacle course, which was set to be a part of this year's event, will also get some usage at the October Mud Run if all goes to plan, but the public will get to make use of it before then.
"Most of the outdoor facilities and equipment have now opened up again, so it's going to be safe to use, we're looking at a date set around mid July for opening that up," Mr Fardell said.
"It's a really great set of equipment, it looks great, it looks fantastic even and we're really excited about it, we can't wait."
"We're not just holding it back for us, as soon as we've got it open, people will be able to use it."
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