Registration open for 3rd Annual Marine Mud Challenge to raise money for wounded Marines
By Associated Press


4:01 AM EDT, July 21, 2009
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Playing in the mud has its benefits.

Registration is open for the 3rd Annual Marine Mud Challenge. The race is scheduled for Aug. 1 at Belmont Abbey College near Charlotte. Proceeds will go to the families of wounded sailors and Marines at Camp Lejeune.

The race features a five-mile course combined with a variety of obstacles including mud pits, a low crawl through a pipe and a five- foot wall.

The race is open to the public. Last year, more than 600 runners took part.

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