Marine Corps’ annual Mud Run at Camp Pendleton
The Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard leads the first heat of runners at the start of the 20th annual Marine Corps World Famous Mud Run at Camp Pendleton. About 6,000 participants ran the 10K course Saturday, but more than 30,000 people registered so the run will take place over three weekends in June. For many it’s less about competition than the carnival atmosphere. Some of the $90 entry fee goes to the Wounded Warrior Project. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Members of a team of runners take a tumble into the final muddy obstacle near the end of the Mud Run’s 10K course. (Don Bartlett / Los Angeles Times)
A runner attacks an obstacle of camouflage netting. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A couple pause for a kiss in the mud pool near the finish line at the Marine Corps’ 20th annual World Famous Mud Run at Camp Pendleton. (Don Bartlett / Los Angeles Times)
A runner stumbles across a slippery part of the race course. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
A runner crawls under camouflage netting along the Mud Run’s obstacle-heavy course. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Christina Labarbara, of Murietta, catches a stream of water at the eye-wash station near the end of the 10K race course. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
Mud dries on a competitor at the finish line. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)
His muddy run done, a racer rinses off the dirt in the “Hog Wash” shower. (Don Bartletti / Los Angeles Times)