NICEVILLE — Over 3,000 raced to the muddy finish line Saturday morning in the 8th annual Emerald Coast MudRun for Orphans. All of the proceeds from the race held at the Northwest Florida State College campus in Niceville go to Heart of the Bride, a non-profit organization that provides for orphans in India, Eastern Europe, Zambia, Kenya and Haiti. Michael Anderson, the race director, said the mud run began eight years ago when Heart of the Bride was in need of a fundraiser. The mud run grew from 1,000 participants in the first year to over 3,000 this year...
