Race Information, Rules and Registration Info.

5k Individual Race 9:15 am

Pollywog Jog 10:30 am

Team Race 5k 11:30 am

Runners will be required to be at the race site no later than one and a half hours prior to your race. The races will run on time with or without you. You should give yourself adequate time to park, pick up your race packet, and to install the race chip properly and securely to your shoe.

Registration Information and Special Instructions

Pre-Registration, Mail-In or On-Line, Cost:

Individual 5k: $30.00

Team 5k (MUST be 5 members): $150.00

Pollywog Jog: $10.00

DEADLINE FOR ON LINE REGISTRATION IS 09/17/2008 AT MIDNIGHT

ALL MAIL-IN PRE-REGISTRATION MUST BE POST MARKED BY 09/12/2008

Race Day Registration Cost

Race Day Individual 5k: $35.00

Race Day Team 5k (MUST be 5 members): $175.00

Pollywog Jog: $15.00 - To include Chow Hall

Mail-in/Paper Registration Forms (Available at Kroger Stores After July 15th).

If you would rather complete a paper Registration Form, Please Mail your form and check or money order to:
Marine Corps League Detachment 426
Attn:     Mud Run
PO Box 12463
Roanoke, VA 24012

DEADLINE FOR MAIL-IN REGISTRATION IS (POST-MARKED) NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 12, 2008.

Entry forms will not be accepted at the Marine Corps Reserve Center. Make checks out to MCL Mud Run. Please do not send cash through the mail.

Since this is a charity event, there will be no refunds issued to registered runners! ANY RETURNED CHECKS WILL BE CHARGED $30.00.

Awards
There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals for both the individual and team categories. After your race please check for the results list at the command post. If you have placed, please go to the race winner's holding area by the mud pit. Awards will be given right after the finish of your race. Pollywog joggers will receive a free mud run prize. All rulings by the race director and line judges are final.

Grounds for Disqualification

• Any person showing poor sportsmanship or conduct
• Any runner that loses his or her race chip
• Diving in the mud pit
• Short-cutting the race course
• Team members not coming over the finish line together holding hands
• Coming over the finish line magnetic mat without your race chip attached to your shoe
• Any official call by the race director or line judges
• Supplying fraudulent race entry information
• Illegible race entry forms

Team note: If you enter as a team you must have 5 people; no more, no less and they must cross the finish line together, holding hands.

Packet Pickup
You should pick up your race packet 90 minutes before your race time at Greenhill Park. We will take race day entry forms. The races will start on time and cannot be delayed for any individuals or teams.

The Timing Chip
We use digital timing chips for the mud run. With this technology, we will be able to track each individual runner and team captain with accuracy and precision. We will have race times posted shortly after your race. REMEMBER AWARD MEDALS GIVE TO TOP 3 RUNNERS IN EACH CATEGORY SHORTLY AFTER EACH RACE. DON'T FORGET YOURS IF YOU QUALIFIED.

Installing the Chip
All individual 5k runners and team captains will receive a timing chip in their race packets. Please install this chip to your right shoe. There will be a hospital band enclosed in your packet, use this band to secure the chip to your shoe lace. Please insure the band does not have any slack so that the chip doesn't move around. Excess movement may bother you while you run. Remember, you must have the chip fastened to your shoe in order to have your time tracked properly. Do not lose the shoe with the chip, in the mud pit! Any lost chips will result in an additional charge of $30.00 to the runner. Note: You must pass over the magnetic black mat at the finish line with your chip fastened to your shoe to be timed. Otherwise, you will be disqualified.

Finish Line Results
We have contracted Queen City Timing, Inc. from Charlotte, NC to handle the finish line results. They will be tracking all runners with the champion chip racing system. This is an ID computer chip that is fastened to the runner's shoe. This chip will track individual runners and supply us with accurate race times. Using this system provides fast and accurate run times. In fact, we can get the results to you shorthly after the race.

Tips and Safety

• Wear your grubby clothes and old sneakers. (Most likely you won't be going home with these clothes.)
• There will be showers and change tents for runners.
• Bring a big trash bag so you can take your running clothes home without dirtying your vehicle.
• Military type cammie (BDU) trousers work the best, but are not required.
• Leave your jewelry at home. Many runners have lost rings and necklaces.
• If you have long hair, it is best to put it up.
• If you have a medical condition, that may impair you, please get an ok from your doctor.
• Runners should consider wearing goggles when in the Mud Pits.
• Drink fluids before, during and after your race. (Water and gatorade are best, stay away from sodas.)
• Do not dive head first into the mud pit. The main mud pit is for low crawling only.
• This is a fun run so help your neighbor if he or she needs help.
• There will be a medical team that will follow the pack. There will also be Marines stationed along the course.
• The Park will have a first aid and water station.
• It is tradition for all team members to hold hands as they head to the finish line. This represent the Marines battle philosophy "never leave a man behind."
• If you do not come across the finish line as a team, the Marine Mud Police will send you back to retrieve your team and back to the mud pit you will go!
• Any team that crosses over without their full five-person team holding hands will be disqualified.