Best way to clean mud off shoes?

[ChainsOflove]

Last week I was in a race as a first-timer and there was a section where the mud was so deep my foot went in at least 6 inches, and then my shoe got stuck in a root under the mud!!!! It was like one of those horror movies where the swamp thing grabs your foot!

A guy behind me said, "Oh, did you WANT that foot?"

It was really funny. Nice shoes were basically ruined, I should not have worn my good ones, they are silver Northwaves. I scrubed them in the laudry tubs, but they are shot.

[TrekJeni]

Seriously. The shoe rep came in the LBS one day when I was there and I was commenting on my muddly MTB shoes. He said to throw them in the washer, cleats and all. I did! They turned out great. Give it a whirl.
Jeni

[IntenseRide]

I use a screwdriver to get as much of the chunks off the cleats, then hose them down and let them dry. If I'm in a hurry I set them on a platform inside my dryer and put it on low. My shoes are Sidi's and they still look great.

[Kalidurga]

Seriously. The shoe rep came in the LBS one day when I was there and I was commenting on my muddly MTB shoes. He said to throw them in the washer, cleats and all. I did! They turned out great. Give it a whirl.
Jeni

Wouldn't running them through the washing machine cleats and all screw up your washing machine??