Groundbreaking Ceremony
Watch the groundbreaking ceremony of the all-new USMC Mud Run Course—The Leatherneck—which will be located at Sandy Run Exit 125 on I-26.
What can you expect?
- The same course layout with wider lanes (no congestion)!
- Obstacles will remain the same (with some new additions) as seen below in our NEW location!
- More parking (closer)!
- and, of course, More MUD!
New Course Photos
Click here to see pictures of The Leatherneck in Sandy Run.
A bit of history: The Perfume River (called Huong River in Vietnam) is a 30 km long river leading to the city of Hue, in the central Vietnamese Province of Thua Thien Hue.
#4 Mud Hole (under logs - each team crawls under the logs through the mud;
#5 Culverts - each team crawls through the tunnel on hands and knees
A bit of history: Funchilin Pass is a 4,000' high pass, which was held by Colonel Chesty Puller and his Marines, during the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir (known as the "Frozen Chosin" for the extreme cold) during the Korean War.
#7 Low Crawl under cammie net - each team member crawls on their chest underneath camouflage netting
#8 Wall Climb (15' height) - each team member climbs to the top of the wall and up and over then down the other side
#10 Mud Hole (over under logs - each team member crawls through the logs alternating between going over and under the logs
#11 Rope Bridge - each team member crosses the pit by walking across the steel cable and not falling in
A bit of history: The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on 17 June 1775 as part of the Siege of Boston, during the American Revolutionary War. It is where Colonel William Prescott is known as the officer who said, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"
A bit of history: The Battle of Hamburger Hill was a battle of the Vietnam War which was fought between the United States and South Vietnam against North Vietnamese forces from May 10-20, 1969. Although the heavily fortified Hill 937 was of little strategic value, U.S. command ordered its capture by direct assault, only to abandon it soon later. The debacle caused an outrage both in the American military and public.
A bit of history: The Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as the Chosin Reservoir Campaign or the Changjin Lake Campaign was a decisive battle in the Korean War. Shortly after the People's Republic of China entered the conflict, the People's Volunteer Army 9th Army[nb 1] infiltrated the northeastern part of North Korea and surprised the US X Corps at the Chosin Reservoir area. A brutal seventeen day battle in freezing weather soon followed. In the period between 27 November and 13 December 1950, 30,000 United Nations (UN) troops (nicknamed "The Chosin Few") under the command of Major General Edward Almond were encircled by approximately 60,000 Chinese troops under the command of Song Shi-Lun.
#21 Z trench (2 lanes of mud) - each team member runs through the trench from one end to the other and climbs the hill at the end of the trench
A bit of history: The Battle of the Pusan Perimeter, during the Korean War, was a textbook example of teamwork and its use in infantry tactics. It is still used as a case study today.
#23 Cargo Net - ( 12') each team member must climb the net to the top and over climbing back down the other side.
#24 Mud hole (waist deep) - each team member must run through the pit
A bit of history: Hellfire Valley was a strategic battle during the Korean War.
#26 10' Wall- each team must get all members over the top of the wall and down the other side
#27 Mud Hole (under logs) - each team member crawls under the logs from one end to the other
A bit of history: THE D.I. (DRILL INSTRUCTOR) is the most feared and most revered Marine in the Corps. As a matter of fact, the course was designed by DIs. His is the Marine you learn very quickly to hate, but the first one you seek out on Graduation Day to thank and introduce to your family. . . because he has brought you to the place where you finally become a Marine.
A bit of history: Mt. Suribachi, on Iwo Jima, is where AP photographer, Joe Rosenthal, took one of the most famous photographs of WWII. The photo of 5 Marines and a Navy Corpsman raising the U.S. flag was taken atop Mt. Suribachi on 23 February 1945.
#30 Arm Walk - each team member must walk the length of the obstacle on their hands without falling or touching the ground
#31 Switch Backs - each team member must run the length of the obstacle back and forth across the top of the hill
A bit of history: Heartbreak Ridge is a fictional movie about Marine Gunnery Sergeant Highway (played by Clint Eastwood). The actual Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was fought during the Korean War by the Army's 2nd Infantry Division.