I know this may not sound too extreme but my brother, dad, and I went on a hike a few years ago. We got off the trail somehow (you know how dads are with their pictures!!) and we ended up hiking an extra 6 hours. It was beautiful and miserable at the same time. I look back now and I am very glad I experienced it.

As a matter of fact, my dad and I were just talking about going hiking on the same trail sometime this fall! I’m pumped!

BTW – your lunch is divine! I’ve never tried falafel and I am dying to try it out!

I feel like all my workouts are my sweatiest! With the heat and humidity around here I am normally completely soaked by the time I’m trhough with my training runs.

ohh boy my dirtiest workout was an overnight hike in israel. We hiked in JULY HOT HOT HOT in the middle of the day all the way to the top of a mountain, slept in tents then hiked down the next morning. it was about 48 hours with no shower and LOTS of sweat and dirt, I could have used that gym soap!

That’s so great to see your beautiful new site up and running!!! And the product sounds fabulous! Could you please post some cooking methods for some of your veges? I’d really like to try them out ^.^

ok, business time.
My Dirtiest Running Story:
In the first few months when I started running, my mum entered me in a low-key race with the local running club. She told me it was just going to be 7 Kilometers, but I was still freaking out because I’d only been running for a couple of months and I had never run that far before in my life. Nevertheless, I laced up my crappy running shoes, (mum and I had bought them for 20 New Zealand Dollars ((which is roughly twice the value of the american dollar)) from a really crappy, cheap shoe outlet, so they weren’t appropriate for proper running in the slightest), and off I went.
WELL, she failed to tell me two things, ONE, that it was actually a TRAIL race, and TWO that it was 8.5 Kilometers as apposed to 7!
The other MASSIVE downer, is that it was absolutely pouring rain. and we’re talking VERY heavy rain.
Once the race began I was really irritated to find that the trail we were running through was basically just bush. Not even a trail. The footpath was about one of my footlengths wide and very windy. also it had mud EVERYWHERE, rather wide streams to jumps over and multiple hills to climb. Not to mention walking through grass that was as tall as my hips.
When I was running it, I was exhaauussttedd! Coz as you most definitely am aware, trail races are so much more tiring than road races. I fell over so many times and landed straight in the mud. One time I tried to leap across one of the streams but because I was getting fatigue, I fell short and got my lower legs more soaked than they already were from the rain.
When I got back to the clubs rooms, I was soaking from head to toe with mud smears on my face, and mud + dirt + grass blades decorating my legs up to about my knees. My shoes were unrecognizable and had mud caked in every single little nook and crevice you can imagine AND, my socks were TOTALLY drenched, pretty much swimming in a pond of muck because my shoes were so filled with muddy water. I had mud caked under my toenails and smeared all over my feet.
Also my hands were disgusting from all the times I’d fallen face-first into the mud and from all the times I’d had to grab hold of things- ANYTHING, to haul myself up hills or gain my balance going around a narrow bend with a steep drop.
I was the most exhausting run I have done to this day, and forever shall remain the FILTHIEST! It took me like 15 minutes to get all the mud off in the shower at home, and I have never appreciated hot water so much in my life 🙂

Dirtiest workout was a 1/2 marathon trail race. I was filthy from the dirt, dust and water crossings!

Hiking up and down a mountain in Guatemala for 3 days straight – with no shower.

Eww…90+ minutes of vinyasa flow yoga in a room approaching 100 degrees. Let’s just say that what was rung out of my hair alone could’ve filled a bucket.

As an aside from a long time lurker/never commentor: Congrats on all your success! Very inspiring and well deserved!

Love the new site!
I think my dirtiest workout ever was running the red rocks in Sedona, AZ. Not so much *mud* but tons of dirt and dust everywhere! My brand new shoes were tinted pink for the duration of their life span!

I think my dirtiest “workout” would be when I helped my parents get their bales of hay up into the hay loft of the barn. I was definitely sweaty and covered in hay afterwards. And man, was it a workout! My back was sore for a week!

Oh man, mine was totally just a couple Saturday’s ago when I did a 10+ mile mountain run up from 7,500 feet to 9,500 feet in rural Wyoming. The road was supposed to be dirt but it had snowed (!!) recently and it was muddy, gravel-y AND it was so hard that I was covered in sweat at the end too!

The dirtiest for me would be a 15 mile hike I did in Yosemite National Park. Dirt, twigs, sweat, bugs…you get the picture =).

Hi Caitlin!

I’ve been reading your blog almost daily since stumbling upon it a few months ago- and I LOVE it! I’ve gotten so many great ideas for workouts & nutrition, so THANK YOU and keep it up- please!

Just a brief comment on your give-a-way… Triclosan is a fairly potent antibacterial/antifungal agent, and some concern has been raised over the past decade or so over its potential to give rise to resistant bacteria (a portion doesn’t degrade when you rinse it down the drain), however some data has shown to conflict with that. Also, some information has suggested it can act as a endocrine disruptor.

Just thought I’d share, I know you like to know what you’re putting in/on your body!

ps I am semi-qualified to make these statements (I’m a doctoral candidate in biological sciences, though not a microbiologist), though I haven’t review recent data on this particularly in… yikes, 5 years I think?!

Just an FYI 🙂

I almost got a Falafel sandwich when I went out to eat last week to a Greek place, but have never tried it, so I was too scared to risk it…how does it taste?

My dirtiest workout would have to be when I was in Basic Training in the Military. We had to run through streams, climb, low crawl through mud and march all the way back to our bunks. This was an entire day event. Everyone was covered in mud and dirt except around their eyes 🙂

My dirtiest workout was when I attempted to run on my aunt and uncles farm!!!! I went early one morning so the grass was still wet and all the mud and grass was inside my shoes and my shoes were soaked…oh and that wasnt even the worst part…they let their chickens roam free!!! So not only was i getting grass inside my shoe and on my legs but…I was stepping in chicken poop!!!! Lets just say…I cut that run short that day =) Next time…I stick to running on the country roads!!!

I’m a triathlete, and I completed in a half ironman last year in New York. It was 90 degrees in the beginning of the bike, and thunderstorming by the end. I started the half marathon run portion with wet shoes, socks, and everything, and then proceeded to take a mud bath for the next two hours through the messy trails and sidewalks. As I neared the finish line, I did an oh so graceful slip n slide reanactment and ended up tush over teakettle in MUD!! Yuck!! My hubs almost made me walk home!! 😛

That soap looks amazing! My dirtiest workout story would be when I worked out at a compost in Mexico City for a day. I did not anticipate it being a workout at first, but all of the shoveling and lifting definetly counted as strength training! I had to turn the piles of compost so that they could get oxygen and decompose properly. In doing so there were giant cockroaches and snacks swimming throughout the compost. I got completely muddy and filthy with garbage as I tried to avoid the snacks and bugs! Meanwhile, giant crows were swooping down at me, almost hitting me, trying to grab all of the cockroaches off the ground for lunch! It was the dirtiest, most disgusting workout that I have ever had.

That soap looks amazing! My dirtiest workout story would be when I worked out at a compost in Mexico City for a day. I did not anticipate it being a workout at first, but all of the shoveling and lifting definetly counted as strength training! I had to turn the piles of compost so that they could get oxygen and decompose properly. In doing so there were giant cockroaches and snacks swimming throughout the compost. I got completely muddy and filthy with garbage as I tried to avoid the snakes and bugs! Meanwhile, giant crows were swooping down at me, almost hitting me, trying to grab all of the cockroaches off the ground for lunch! It was the dirtiest, most disgusting workout that I have ever had.

My dirtiest workout is when I take my dogs hiking at a nearby mountain. It’s usually almost 100 degrees and there is tons of dirt (I live in the desert!) that my dogs kick up at me. Sweat and dirt together is not a fun mix!

Probably running in florida heat, sweeeaaatttyyy!!

My sweatiest workout ever was the first time I did Yoga Sculpt in a 90 degree+ room. I had sweat coming from parts of my body I didn’t know could sweat! It was such a cleansing feeling though.

My dirtiest work out has to be when I was mountain biking & fully sweaty already, I fell off a log bridge into this swampy thing..I was NASTY.

My dirtiest workout was actually on an elliptical at the gym. I secretly compete with the person next to me. On that particular day I was next to a gal who ramped the incline up as high as it would go and was basically hugging the machine so she wouldn’t fall off as she went FAST. I thought it was just a little interval work so I did it too, but she just kept going! She was soaked in sweat, even had beads on her hands and dripping onto the machine. She started slipping after a while it was so wet. I stopped before then.

It was a nice lesson in “why we don’t compare ourselves to others.”

Thanks for the great giveaway! My dirtiest workout was a bootcamp style one hosted by my college. It had just rained the night so the ground was all muddy. Doing abs in the mud definitely equals becoming dirty!

My dirtiest, sweatiest workout would definitely have to be two years ago when I traveled to Africa to climb 19,000 feet to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. It was 6 days of hiking in sun, rain, mud and snow…. with no showering 🙂 It was the hardest and most incredible experience of my life. My entire body was sore at night but it felt amazing.

In the end, I had to stop somewhere above 17,000 feet due to health concerns. But I don’t regret a single minute of it. I would go back right now if I had the chance to try and conquer that climb all over again.

My dirtiest run was very similar to yours! I ran a 25k trail race back in May and was filthy by the end! I wore black running capris…but in my race pictures they look gray from the dust (there were 20MPH headwinds on one section of the trail that we repeated 2x). The insides of my shoes and between my toes were covered with dirt, I had dirt in my hair, in my ears and all over my arms/legs. The worst part was after I had showered (and had to throw away my bath poof because it turned from white to dingy brown after that shower) I blew my nose and out came a ton of dirt, it was so gross!!

My dirtiest workout occurred when I was running outside one day and on my way home from what I believe was a 5/6 mile run, with less than a mile to go, I spotted a group of dear next to me and FREAKED OUT! I got so scared because I didn’t notice them from a far until they were about 10 feet away from me so I ran across the street, near the muddy pond and ran through mud and duck poop! My shoes didn’t look too pretty after that one! lol

I would love the soap- I think my skin is REALLY prone to acne because of sweaty workouts, my skin is also very sensitive in general. :-/

My dirtiest workout was during a trip with two girlfriends to northern Spain. We decided to get up and go for a quick run before breakfast at our B & B. We were in the mountains of Asturias and little did we know the running path we chose led right through a part a valley where people “kept” their cows. It started to POUR and we slopped through miles of cow poop and mud and faced some VERY intimidating cows on our way home.

My dirtiest workout was mountain biking over Memorial Day weekend.. it had been rainy and we were completely covered in mud by the time we made it down the trails.. so much fun though:)

My dirtiest workout by far was when I ran/biked in the Muddy Buddy race! I ended up FILTHY crawling through mud at the end. To see pics, go to my blog and click “Muddy Buddy” under labels. 🙂

I love the new blog style! It’s very simplistic and easy to navigate.
The dirtiest workout for me would be mud volley ball. It was for The March Of Dimes so it was totally worth it and I loved it too!

I’m so not hard core compared to most of the commenters! I have come home from runs, though, stripped off my socks, and discovered that my legs were a different color than my feet. Mud puddles on the sidewalk will do that to you!

Your lunch looks like it was very tasty! Yum!

As for my dirtiest workout, it’s every Sunday’s spin class. I am a sloppy wet mess with that instructor ha ha

My dirtiest/sweatiest workout was the Stump Jump 11 Miler in Chattanooga, TN. The trail was muddy, the mud was red, and I did manage to fall more than once! Tough, but so rewarding!

Definitely my first time at Bikram Yoga…My shirt was absolutely dripping with sweat! Good think I had nowhere to be afterwards…

mine was probably any of the runs i did while living in spain

Love the new format/ colors! and my dirtiest/ sweatiest work out would have to be biking 20 miles in the rain, through grit and having sopping/ dirty everything when getting home.

Nothing was ever sweatier than spin!

My dirtiest workouts occurred when I was in college on the rowing team. We did not have a dock in the lake so we had to wade into the water while carrying the boat every day! I went to college in Florida, so it rains A LOT so we were constantly soaked from rain, lake water, and SWEAT! We were also caked in dirt from carrying our coach’s boat and engine down to the lake before and after each practice!

I haven’t had a “dirty” workout.. but after cardio kickboxing I’m a mess!

I do Bikram Hot Yoga at least once a week, and every time I go it seems like I get sweatier than the last time! Definitely my most disgusting (and oh so good) workouts 🙂

my dirtiest workout is when i went on a study abroad trip to costa rica and we hiked for four hours through the monteverde rainforest, we got dirty then got rained on, and were covered in grime from head to toe. it was amazing.

My dirtiest workout to date was MUD Volleyball!! It was much much harder than I anticipated and we had to duct tape our shoes on to keep them from being suctioned off. It was a dirty, dirty afternoon of elimination and SUCH a good workout. My FB picture is of the aftermath. Second up would be my TC 10 miler that I did, my longest race to date! Great Giveaway! Thanks!
http://www.facebook.com/mary.sailors?success=1

I love those falafel balls!! So convenient, tasty, and delicious 🙂 They’re super good grilled with hummus in a wrap. Just FYI 😉
My dirtiest workouts are probably when I hike the mountain next to my house. It’d this strong red dirt that gets everywhere!

The first time I went to the gym after giving birth to my daughter, I was so anxious about leaving her. The cardio cinema was crazy hot and humid too. So, I was sweating so badly that when I got out of my car after my drive home, my leather seats were wet with sweat!

Definitely hiking Squaw in Lake Tahoe. I was dusty, dirty, sweaty, and scratched up. I feel truly sorry for the poor people who had to ride in the same cable car back down to the base of the mountain with me.

My sweatiest workout is when I’m running 20 milers on a dirt trail after a rain storm with high humidity! My clothes are these runs are SOAKED.

Each time I kickbox-train with my PT/Police Officer I am dripping with sweat!!! Sounds like this GymSoap is the perfect post-workout solution.

Aw man…I sweat like no one’s business for virtually every workout…One of the worst was during a spin-a-thon we did at our clinic. Two hrs of spinning hard wearing Under Armour gear which wicks away the sweat from your skin…into the clothes you are wearing.
P-U

Running in Iowa humidity = a serious sweat-fest! This gym soap looks awesome 🙂

My dirtiest workout was the Baltimore 10 miler. The skies opened up just as the race started. Nothing like running the first 4 miles of a 10 mile race in a thunderstorm. By the end of the race I was freezing and covered in mud. I actually hosed off and then stripped into he garage. There was no way I was going to track that mud into the house.

Dirtiest Workout: Almost every cheerleading practice ended up becoming a dirty workout! To start off, as a co-ed stunter, I need to hold onto my guy partner’s SWEATY wristbands to get tossed up to a stunt. Eww! To dismount from a stunt, I get caught in my partner’s arms…when the guys are sweating through their t-shirts, this is the grossest thing ever. My worst story is when I did a stunt called a “Texas Twister” and I got scrapes on my stomach from spinning on my stomach on a guy’s sweaty back!

Dirt and dust and my own sweat are semi-tolerable. But being covered in someone else’s grime is THE WORST thing ever! Haha.

Dirtiest workout for me would be back in high school – used to be big into horseback riding & barrel racing. Get on a horse, working hard, covered in sweat, and you’re riding in an arena covered with dust so you end up just caked in dust. But… that arena is populated by horses all day long. So that dust is really at least partially made up of poo. Nice thought eh? Still, good times. 🙂

My dirtiest workout ever was a mud volleyball tournament at my college!

Here is my GIVEAWAY ENTRY!!!

My direst more like “sweatiest” moment/day was last weekend, check out the link below for a picture of it! =)

http://findingahealthybalance.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/sweaty-saturday/

I ran “4” miles in the hot & humid sun and almost killed myself…….I was dripping when I was done!

Thank you! =) Laura @Finding A Healthy Balance

My dirtiest workout was either when I ran 10 miles in the snow and came home dripping wet with my face covered in snot….or the time I ran 18 miles on a treadmill in a small, hot room and ended up VERY salty!

I have never been so dirty as the days I did community service in Mexico. I’ve been there on three separate service trips, where we mix cement to build foundations for roads and schools. Maybe this isn’t exactly what you meant by “workout”, but I have never worked harder, sweated more, gotten dirtier, or had more fun than I did there!

Unfortunately (fortunately??) I’m not a sweater so I never have sweaty workouts…..but my dirtiest was when I walked a Full marathon on June in the POURING RAIN! It was 50* outside and pouring on me for 8 hours 🙁 needless to say, I wasn’t too perty when I was done!

My workouts get dirtier every day! (:
I run cross country at my school, and every time we go down to the track it is SO muddy! Especially when it rains. When I go back to the locker room, my legs are so black and brown with mud, that have to wash my them! Thankfully, today the sprinklers were on, so we ran through them to wash off. (:

Also, as a cross country running teenager, my back is umm
.. not the clearest area of my body. Unfortunately, I suffer
from bacne, and I would also love this to clear up my pimples.

I would love love love to win this giveaway! Thank you (:

My dirtiest workout occurred while on a run in Providence, RI, during which I did not find a bathroom fast enough. Your imagination can fill in the rest. Not surprisingly, my dirtiest workout also happens to be my most embarrassing moment…and I just shared it with the world…for anti-fungal soap.

My first 18-miler — It was really muggy out, and I ran on trails that went through farms and around swamps and through the woods. I was caked in sweat and dirt by the end!

Muddy Buddy – the name says it all. You crawl through a pit of mud to the finish line and there is a giant group rinse off area at the end.