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2008-10-06 7:19 AM

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Subject: Camp Pendleton Mud Run???
Has anyone done who of their races in the past? There's a new one at an AFB here in NJ in November and trying to get an idea of a reasonable pace for this compared to a normal 10K. It's gotta be significantly slower given all the mud pits, walls, tunnels, etc. Here's the info on the NJ race if anyone is interested.

www.mcguiremudrun.org

1. Mud trench/hill – 15’ wide x 20’ long x 4’ high. Runners will run up the 4’ and then down into the muddy goodness.

2. Tire steps – the tires will not be packed close together, but will be distributed across the width of the course. There will be 40-50 tires.
3. Hurdles – 4’ high plastic horses. There will be a lot of them!
4. Low crawl – crawling into natural creek bed, about 4’ deep, 4’ long. 6" pipes will form the roof of the crawl.
5. Low crawl – also using the natural creek bed, but covered with trees. About 4’ deep, 6’ long.
6. Climb in to wet creek bed – down creek bank using ropes to get down, 8-10 feet embankment. Cross creek that is 15-20’ wide, 6" deep and sandy. Scramble up creek bed on other side.
7. Wall climb – 15’ wide, 5’ high, a mud pit may be placed on the other side.
8. Hay bales – 75 bales placed in a pyramid to climb over.

9. Tunnel mud trench – 15’ diameter pipe half buried. Have to crawl/run through the mud.
10. Rope cross – using parallel ropes (one for the hands, one for the feet) cross over creek without falling into the 5’ deep water.
11. Run cross – fjord the creek
12. Run down flight path!
13. Run through water hoses.
The rest of the course is 50% unimproved service roads and 50% dirt trail.



2008-10-06 9:22 AM
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Subject: RE: Camp Pendleton Mud Run???
I did the Camp Pendleton Mud run this year with my sister.  It was a lot of fun!  We did it at her pace and ended up finishing in about an hour and a half.  A regular 10k takes her 1:10-1:15 or so.
2008-10-06 10:34 AM
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Subject: RE: Camp Pendleton Mud Run???
Very fun race!  Do it if you can.  It was about a minute/ mile slower than a flat 10k for me.  It really is more about having fun than racing though.  Well organized and very very muddy!  Good luck.
2008-10-06 12:11 PM
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Subject: RE: Camp Pendleton Mud Run???
I did the Pendleton Mud Run this year.  Was on a team, so really couldn't judge the difference between my regular 10K pace and how we performed.....we took pictures and laughed the entire time.    I will say that the winning times appeared to be 10-15 minutes slower than typical 10Ks.  It depends on the obstacles.  This particular year, the river crossing was up to our necks, so that took quite a while to negotiate.  Just go without expectations and enjoy yourself-- it really was such a nice change from regular races!
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