The Magnificent Bastard’s Challenge is a last runner standing style event hosted in Corinth, Vermont. Unlike typical last runner standing events, this one is hosted on a small ski slope called Northeast Slopes where runners have 20 minutes to complete a 1-mile loop and get back to the start to do it again. The course has a total of 330 feet of climbing. Though there is only one winner, runners and ruckers who last 8 hours will receive a medal. The event goes until there is only one runner left.

For the Ruckers, males will carry 35 pounds and females will carry 25 pounds in their ruck and have 30 minutes to complete the loop. At hour 9, the time drops to meet with the runners at 20 minutes.

The event is named after race director Jason Mozey’s Marine battalion of 2nd battalion 4th marines who’s nickname are “The Magnificent Bastards”. Each loop that is ran is in memory of a Marine from the battalion who lost their lives during an American conflict in the battalion’s history.