Bring it back 2026!

In the five years the Ninilchik Clam Scramble Mud and Obstacle Run has been organized, there has been no shortage of mud, rocks and staircases on offer to make for one of the more challenging 5-kilometer races on the peninsula.

Starting Saturday at Deep Creek State Campground and ending at Ninilchik View Campground, the field of 132 racers were challenged to a tough course made tougher with various obstacles. Already dealing with sand and pebbles that suck energy out of runner’s legs, racers were also met with a bucket carry, a mud crawl and a hopscotch test along the way.

While the hopscotch was new this year, the mud crawl has been around since the beginning, and once again provided the best opportunity to get down and dirty in the silty mud of Cook Inlet.