Costumed competitors take on Britain’s Tough Guy Challenge
Thousands of competitors battled the cold and mud of Britain’s Tough Guy Challenge.
- A competitor dressed as a knight runs through a fire during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
- Participants prepare to start the race prior to the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- A competitor falls into muddy water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- Competitors pass a Union flag as they run through clouds of blue smoke during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- The race gets underway during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Participants prepare to start the race prior to the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- A competitor wades through muddy water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor runs through mud during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor reacts as she emerges from the water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor falls in to muddy water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor hangs above muddy water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor is dragged out of the mud during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- Competitors climb a cargo net during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor smiles during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor runs through a burning obstacle during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- Competitors climb a cargo net during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor smokes a pipe as he crawls under barbed wire during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor jumps across a burning obstacle during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor battles through muddy water during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- Participants make their way round the course during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- A competitor jumps across a burning obstacle during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor jumps across a burning obstacle during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- Competitors slide down a muddy bank during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A participant pulls himself from a tunnel during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- A participant pulls himself from a tunnel during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Participants make their way through water during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Participants make their way round the course during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Participants make their way through water during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Participants make their way round the course during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Participants make their way round the course during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Participants make their way through water during the Tough Guy Challenge on January 26, 2014 in Telford, England. (Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)
- Competitors run through mud during the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- Competitors line up beneath Union flags as they wait for the start of the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)
- A competitor wears his medal after finishing the Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 26, 2014. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. (Darren Staples/Reuters)