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Think You're a Tough Guy?

Jan 31, 2011 11:00 AM

Try running through fire, swimming in freezing water, wading through mud tunnels, and crawling across barbed wire, all the while being distracted by fire machine-gun blanks, thunder flashes and smoke bombs.

(Possible injuries you may sustain: barbed wire cuts, burns, hypothermia and electric shocks.)

I won't go so far as to say traditional marathons are for pussies, but let's just say in order to participate in Perton, England's charity driven Tough Guy Challenge, all applicants must sign a "death warrant".

Video and images from this year's competition:

Crowd participating in an outdoor event on a grassy hillside.

Runner navigating through a fire obstacle during a race.

A person emerging from muddy water with hands raised.

Person running through flames on a field.

A person covered in mud lying on the ground.

A runner navigating through flames during a challenging obstacle course event.

A participant jumps over a fire during an obstacle course race.

Silhouettes of people climbing a structural framework against a cloudy sky.

Clone trooper in an action pose amidst a dramatic backdrop.

Person balancing on a log over a body of water with a fire in the background.

Participants in a mud-wrestling competition.

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