MCM Event Series
Held aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, the 2012 MCM Event Series features four races and celebrates the accomplishment of distance running by wrapping each event in a unique experience that showcases the organizational excellence of the United States Marine Corps.
March 17 - The first of the event series races, the Irish Sprint 10K, will offer runners the unique opportunity to secure a golden ticket, which is a guaranteed spot in the 2012 MCM. The Irish Sprint began as an intense San Francisco-based competition between the Coast Guard and the Marine Corps in 1981. In 2010, the event moved to Marine Corps Base Quantico and was opened to public participation.
June 16 – Consistently sold out, the Run Amuck and Kids Run Amuck encourage runners to get down and dirty. Adults run a 3.5 mile course through trails with mud pits, low crawls and various obstacles culminating in a fire hose dousing just before the race finish. Kids get in on the fun on their own course complete with obstacles and their own kid-size mud pit.
August 25 – NEW EVENT! Men and women will have the opportunity to compete for bragging rights at the Gender Defender 5K, a race pitting pink vs. blue. The competition includes a couples category as well as two separate finish line celebrations - for the male participants, the finish line man cave, and for the female participants, the finish line boutique.
November 17 – The final race in the MCM Event Series is the Turkey Trot 10K and accompanying Turkey Trot Kids Mile. The 6.2-mile adult course offers a great way to counteract Thanksgiving calories and kids enjoy getting in on the holiday fun with their own one-mile course.
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