Run Amuck

The Marine Corps Marathon's (MCM) muddiest event, Run Amuck, hosts 3,000 registered runners on a 3.5 mile course with another 1,000 Mini-Run Amuck runners navigating a 1.5 mile scaled version of the course that features grueling obstacles, steep hills and deep mud pits on Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA. Runners will shimmy through the low crawl, tangle with the berm climb, smash through water blasts and slosh through giant mud pits, all within the watchful eye and motivating presence of the U.S. Marines.

"It was awesome and the mud pits were the most fun," said 8-year-old Tyler Abele, who ran Run Amuck in 2012 and was the event's youngest male participant. Abele of McLean, VA ran Run Amuck with his father Marine Maj. Craig Abele and Tyler's nine-year-old sister Hannah, who said the crawl was her most difficult challenge. "Crawling through the mud and running through those giant tubes was the hardest part for me."

"It was a lot of fun and these hills were some of the biggest I've ever run," said Desiree Earl of Springfield, VA who took Run Amuck by storm with her father Ret. Navy Cmdr. Jim Earl and her brothers Michael, 11, and Thomas, 16. Desiree Earl, who participated in last year's Run Amuck just days after finishing high school, has enlisted in the Navy. "I definitely feel like I'm prepared for Navy boot camp now," she said.

MCM EVENT SERIES HQ HOTEL
The friendly staff at the Holiday Inn Quantico Center is dedicated to help make your stay an unforgettable experience. Just minutes from Marine Corps Base Quantico and the Run Amuck course, the Holiday Inn Quantico Center offers the Quantico Bar & Grill where runners can enjoy a lively atmosphere and delicious food. When you need to prepare to Run Amuck, visit the fully equipped fitness center. Special welcome gift and discounted rate for all MCM Event Series participants who stay at the Holiday Inn Quantico Center.

To make reservations, call 703-441-9001 or 1-800-HOLIDAY.  Reservations may also be made online. Enter group code: RUN. Make a reservation now.

2012 Run Amuck Recap:
Press Release  |  Photo Gallery  |  lndividual Results  |  Video Recap  |  Runner Photos

2011 Run Amuck Recap: 
Press Release  |  Photo Gallery  |  Individual Results  |  Video Recap  |  Runner Photos  |  Comcast SportsNet Coverage - Video 1  |  Comcast SportsNet Coverage - Video 2