For Immediate Release

Event to Benefit National Multiple Sclerosis Society

TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (March 18, 2011) - A race of an entirely different sort will take place at Miller Motorsports Park on August 13, 2011, as Mud Run MS comes to Utah’s state-of-the-art motorsports facility.

Mud Run MS is a 10K (6.2-mile) foot race through approximately 30 military-style obstacles made of or surrounded by mud. Teams of five compete in the co-ed, all-male or all-female divisions. Participants can also enter as an individual or team of two. Mud Run MS is not a relay. Each member of a team must complete the entire race, and the entire team must complete the race within 15 seconds of each other to qualify for competition.

"Mud Run MS is the fastest-growing adventure race in the country. The National MS Society and Mud Run have partnered to create a unique fundraising event for MS in Utah. As some adventure races have a limited audience due to the extreme fitness level involved, Mud Run MS provides an opportunity for people of all skill levels to join in the muddy fun!

“We are always interested in new and fun events to host at our great facility," said John Larson, General Manager of Miller Motorsports Park. “The Mud Run MS provides us with an opportunity to present a new form of competition that will be fun for all participants and benefit a great cause at the same time."

“The 2011 Mud Run MS is a challenge unlike any other; so too is living with multiple sclerosis," said Becky Woolley, Vice President of Community Development for the National MS Society, Utah-Southern Idaho Chapter. “We are glad to partner with Miller Motorsports Park to engage more people in a new and entertaining way to lend their support helping us to spread awareness about the disease and how the MS Society can help someone living with this disease."

Mud Run MS participants pay a $50 registration fee and commit to fundraising $100 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. One-hundred percent of fundraising dollars benefit the Utah-Southern Idaho Chapter of the National MS Society. Funds raised by Mud Run MS are used to support local programs and services for people affected by MS as well as fund research for treatment, prevention and a cure for MS.

To register for or obtain more information about Mud Run MS, visit their website.

For information regarding Miller Motorsports Park, call (435) 277-RACE (7223).

Every hour someone is diagnosed with MS, a disease of the central nervous system. Learn more here.

Media Contacts:

John Gardner, Media Manager, Miller Motorsports Park, (435) 277-8101; or email.

Juliann Fritz, National MS Society, Utah-Southern Idaho Chapter, (801) 424-0112 ext 113; or email.