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The World Famous Mud Runs are part of the 2010 Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Hard Corps Race Series. Registration for the series began Jan. 1 and includes 10 races.

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Hard Corps Race Series stirs up competition on Pendleton

7 Jan 2010 | Lance Cpl. Damien Gutierrez Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Registration for Camp Pendleton’s 2010 Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Hard Corps Race Series began Jan. 1, getting athletes of Southern California off to the right start this year.

Since 1995, Southern California’s most renowned Marine Corps Community Services-sponsored event has called Camp Pendleton home and has attracted thousands every year.

The 10-part series tests Pendleton’s active-duty athleticism against athletes from Oceanside to Los Angeles County.

“This has to be one of Camp Pendleton’s most distinguished traditions, where individuals from all over can get together and have a great time competing,” said Anthony Carson, director, Hard Corps Race Series, Camp Pendleton. “It’s an honor and privilege to be in charge of something so important to the base.”

Civilian participants looking to test their endurance must pay an entry fee for each of the 10 races they choose to compete in. Active-duty military can enter for free.

“All funds collected from the (Hard Corps Race Series) goes straight back to the active-duty military personnel and their families,” said Carson. “Proceeds collected from the event are donated to numerous base programs and MCCS.”

Last year, an estimated $500,000 was collected.

This year’s Hard Corps Race Series starts off with the 26 mile-long, Bulldog Bike Race, along the Camp Pendleton coastline, Feb. 27. According to the Camp Pendleton Races Series Web site, it is a perfect warm up to the Duathlon and Triathlon later in the series.

Although the Hard Corps Race Series is a tradition on Pendleton, it will see some changes this year such as an increase of participants in the World Famous Mud Runs to 16,500 competitors, almost doubling the amount last year.

“We try to fit in as many people as we can each year since its popularity is so big,” said Carson. “This will be, without a doubt, one of the most memorable series we’ve had at the base yet.”

For more information about racing event courses and registration, log onto the Camp Pendleton Web site at http://www.pendleton.usmc.mil or call Anthony Carson at (760) 725-6289.