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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – Marines of 1st Marine Division got dirty at the Armed Services YMCA World Famous Mud Run at Lake O'Neill on Camp Pendleton, June 11.
Maj. Gen. Michael Regner, commanding general of 1st MarDiv, and several teams made up of 1st MarDiv Marines, sailors and their family members ran the 10 kilometer obstacle course to help raise money for programs and services offered to military personnel and their families by the ASYMCA.
The mud run is more than a normal charity runs. It is filled with a series of muddy obstacles that make it truly stand out.
“It's a 10 kilometer course through lakes, rivers, and mud pits,” said Regner. “A lot like what you would see at Officer Candidate School or at Parris Island through normal recruit training.”
More than six thousand Marines, sailors and civilians ran the course either alone or as members of five-person teams.
First MarDiv had seven teams compete in the race. Each team was made up of Marines and members of their families.
The teams from 1st MarDiv were there to do more than just have fun and raise money for charity.
“Families and Marines that train together are cohesive,” said Regner. “They're a better unit.”
They had to work to get through the course as quickly as possible. The teams had to cross the finish line together for their times to count, so faster members had to slow down and work together with their teammates to navigate the obstacles to achieve the best possible time.
Regner made an announcement at the start of the race, telling the assembled teams that the race was to honor the service members who are deployed to combat and their families at home.
The Regners were there to lead by example, finishing together with the other mud-covered members of their team.
Though his team didn't finish first, the Regners enjoyed the run.
“My wife and I never think we're going to win an event, but we actually win just by being together.” he said. “It's not about winning all the time, its about being together.”
| Date Taken: | 06.11.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 06.17.2011 12:35 |
| Story ID: | 72267 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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