PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. -- Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island kicked off their Centennial Celebration festivities with a 100-kilometer relay race and 5-kilometer fun run May 16, 2015.
Approximately 40 runners took part in the 5-kilometer fun run, and more than 240 Marines, sailors and civilians ran the relay race that began and ended under the iconic "We Make Marines" sign and featured a scenic route that took runners to the golf course, out the front gate, into the scenic town of Port Royal and to the naval hospital. Each team member ran an average of five miles on the course's 12 legs.
The winners of the relay race, a Navy team called "I B Profun," finished the race in seven hours and 26 minutes.
Here's a complete run down of the teams and how they finished:
1. I B Profun - 7 hrs 26 min
2. Georgia Game Changers - 7 hrs 31 min
3. 1st Recruit Training Bn - 7 hrs 44 min
4. DI School - 7 hrs 52 min
5. 2nd to None - 8 hrs 3 min
6. Mean Machine - 8 hrs 3.5 min
7. Parris Island Marine Band - 8 hrs 10 min
8. CLC-23 - 8 hrs 20 min
9. HQSVC Bn - 8 hrs 36 min
10. Corinthians 924 - 8 hrs 39 min
11. RTR Spirit Team - 8 hrs 40 min
12. Crash Fire Rescue (ARF) - 8 hrs 51 min
13. Warrior Platoon 2015 - 8 hrs 57 min
14. Swift Justice - 8 hrs 59 min
15. WFT - Black Shirts - 9 hrs 2 min
16. Sole Sisters - 9 hrs 14 min
17. Stingers - 9 hrs 26 min
18. Silver Eagles - 9 hrs 32 min
19. AMCC Tri Command - 9 hrs 48 min
20. MCRD Medical - 10 hrs
21. Semper Fly - 10 hrs 50 min