Media invited to 'test drive' 2010 Mud Run Course Published Aug. 30, 2010 By 100823 JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst invites media to participate in a 'test drive' of the 2010 "Beast of the East" Mud Run, Sept. 1, 1:30 p.m., here. Media will have an opportunity to scout out the terrain, obstacles, dirt hills, water holes and mud pits before the public event on Sept. 11. This year's 10K course is a combination of asphalt, grass, gravel, sand tank trails and of course, MUD! The day's events will be intense; therefore, all participants must be adequately prepared and properly dressed. The practice run is open to all accredited media. Interested media must arrive at the Wrightstown gate by 12:30 p.m., Sept. 1. Media representatives interested in attending must RSVP with the Joint Base Public Affairs Office at (609) 754-2104 no later than 5 p.m., Aug. 31. Please note media without an RSVP cannot participate. For more information, please contact the Joint Base Public Affairs Office or visit http://mcguiremudrun.org. Additional information on the course descriptions are attached. - 30 - Note: For more information or to schedule a media interview, call the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs Office at (609) 754-2104. Additionally, any media interested in covering this event must contact public affairs prior to the event. MUD RUN COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Start (.75 miles to first obstacle) Obstacle 1 Low Crawl I - mud filled low crawl pit 80 ft wide and 60 ft long with 10 ft hills on each side Obstacle 2 Dragon Teeth - series of two 6 ft tall, 48 ft long triangular obstacles for runners to go over Mile 1 Obstacle 3 Swamp Drop - approximately 100 yards through naturally occurring swamp; Nasty! Obstacle 4 Duck and Jump - ¼ mile section of trail where runners jump over or duck under various obstacles Mile 2 Obstacle 5 Hop Bottom - runners navigate their way through a forested swamp land Obstacle 6 Marsh Madness - approximately 200 yards through naturally occurring swamp; more Nasty! Obstacle 7 Life's a Ditch - located in a 500 ft by 500 ft, 20 ft deep gravel pit. Water, up and downs Mile 3 Obstacle 8 Hurdles - series of 6 plastic Jersey barriers for runners to go over Obstacle 9 Hamburger Hill - off the tank trail and down an embankment, then back up Obstacle 10 Ambush Area - propane cannon and small arms fire, smoke grenades Mile 4 Obstacle 11 Heartbreak Ridge - steep 12 ft rope climb up a wooden obstacle Obstacle 12 Water Cross - cross the shallow end of Duck Pond Obstacle 13 Mud Mountain - 20 ft tall hill with mud on each side Obstacle 14 The Pits - series of 3 ft deep trenches with mud mounds on each side totaling about 100 ft long Obstacle 15 Low Crawl II -- mud filled low crawl pit 30 ft wide and 60 ft long with 10 ft hills on each side Mile 5 Obstacle 16 Steeple Chase - series of 4 barriers to hurdle with mud on the drop down side Obstacle 17 Climb over wall - A 6 ft wall surrounded by mud and a "climb under" wall on each side End at 6.2 miles