Dubai takes up the Tough Mudder challenge - in pictures

The endurance event series where runners negotiate mud and a variety of obstacles comes to Dubai

People race in the Tough Mudder challenge in Hamdan Sports Complex. All Photos by Reem Mohammed/The National

Du Tough Mudder is a mud and obstacle course designed to test participant's physical strength, stamina, and mental grit.

It is a team-oriented challenge with no winners or clocks to race against.

Teammates help each other over a wall.

A woman gets her face painted before the race.

A team forms a 'wheelbarrow'.

A view of the challenge.

A competitor gathers his breath.

Teams jump off an obstacle.

A racer dives into a muddy pool after crawling through a pipe.

There was a race for children.

The children's event is the Mini Mudder challenge.

A girl covered in mud smiles as she negotiates an obstacle.

A child participates at Tough Mudder. Courtesy Plus 1 Comms Dubai

A man participates at Tough Mudder Classic. Courtesy Plus 1 Comms Dubai

People take part of Tougher Mudder. Courtesy Plus 1 Comms Dubai

Participants of Tough Mudder 5K. Courtesy Plus 1 Comms Dubai

Participants of Tough Mudder Classic. Courtesy Plus 1 Comms Dubai

The Blackness Mosnter at Tough Mudder. Courtesy Plus 1 Comms Dubai

The Dubai Fitness Challenge may be over for another year, but some hardy souls in the emirate put themselves through the wringer once more for this year's Tough Mudder challenge.

Hundreds of adults - and "mini mudders" - climbed, crawled and carried themselves through mud and 28 obstacles at the Hamdan Sports Complex in Dubai on Friday.

The race, sponsored by du is designed to test competitors' physical strength, stamina, and mental grit. It is a team-oriented challenge with no winners, finisher's medals, or clocks to race against.

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