Big Sur Mud Run will improve in '09 with more mud

January 5, 3:15 PMMonterey Peninsula ExaminerJames Raia

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More mud will be offered for runners March 28 in the fourth annual Mud Run, a five-mile event presented by the Big Sur Marathon in cooperation with the U.S. Army Garrison-Presidio of Monterey and California State University, Monterey Bay (CSUMB).

Popular with local military personnel, college students and adventurers who prefer sports with a twist, the Mud Run is open to all-comers at least age 15. Encompassing approximately five miles of road, trails, mud pits, walls and other obstacles, the 2009 event will add a fourth pit and more obstacles.

The race is patterned after the popular mud run at Camp Pendleton, and will include local Army and Marine drill sergeants on site “barking” orders to motivate participants.

The 9 a.m. race will begin at Freeman Stadium on the CSUMB campus, the former site of Ft. Ord in Seaside, California. It will conclude with a final shower and lap around the stadium track.

Participants may compete as individuals (civilian or military) or as part of a fiv-person team. Team categories include: Open Male, Open Female, Mixed, Corporate, Military, Public Safety and Collegiate.  All five team members must cross the finish line together with linked arms to compete for awards.

Initiated by the Presidio of Monterey’s Family, Morale Welfare and Recreation division in 2006, the Mud Run is a cooperative effort of the Presidio, the CSUMB athletic department and the Big Sur International Marathon race organization.  Key sponsor Granite Construction Company assists with the building of the mud pits and other course obstacles.

Entry fees for the Mud Run are $48 (individual) and $240 (five-person teams) with a discount for active military participants and students.  Online registration is available at www.bigsurmudrun.org. For questions:  Telephone: (831) 625-6226; E-mail: info@bsim.org.

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