DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 7, 2018. A woman gets her face painted before partaking in the Tough Mudder challenge in Hamdan Sports Complex. 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, finisher medals, or clocks to race against. (Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section: NA
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 7, 2018. A woman gets her face painted before partaking in the Tough Mudder challenge in Hamdan Sports Complex. 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, finisher medals, or clocks to race against. (Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section: NA
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 7, 2018. A woman gets her face painted before partaking in the Tough Mudder challenge in Hamdan Sports Complex. 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, finisher medals, or clocks to race against. (Photo by Reem Mohammed/The National) Reporter: Section: NA
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 7, 2018. A woman gets her face painted before partaking in the Tough Mudder challenge in Hamdan Sports Complex. du Tough Mudder is a mud and obstacle course desi

WATCH: Dubai's Tough Mudder Challenge


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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.

Pictures: Residents take up the challenge