Welcome
The Greater Columbia Marine
Foundation which is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization sponsors the event
annually to raise money to support Marines and their families from the Columbia
area who have been wounded or killed while serving on active duty. Profits from
the race are also used to support several local college scholarships named after
Marines killed serving their country and local events which promote the Marine
Corps in the community. Thank you for your participation and support of this
event!
Mud Run is now on Facebook. Go to 
and join Mud Run. It is under Mud Run, Columbia, SC.
Kids Pollywog Course
The Pollywog course is an off road "Mini Mud Run" conducted near the main mud run course for children 12 and under. This is the 4th Annual Pollywog event alongside the Ultimate Challenge Mud Run.
Mud Run Team Categories
JROTC
Military, Corporate
Homeland Heroes (Police, Fire, Medical)
Open (Male/Female/Coed)
Awards
The Top Three in each category will receive awards.
News Articles
The Columbia Star
The State Newspaper
Sports Travel
The Post and Courier
Every year in September the Greater Columbia Marine Foundation hosts the largest Mud Run in the Southeast. The race attracts thousands of people from all over the Southeast and beyond. The Ultimate Challenge Mud Run is over 4.2 miles, and has 30 obstacles that have to be crossed by each team requiring team work and a lot of determination. The 4.2 mile course is an all-terrain race conducted on dirt roads, improved and unimproved trails through the training area. These trails include mud holes, walls, trenches and other obstacles that require swimming, crawling, climbing and jumping. Some people come to compete, but many come just to complete!
