In Pictures: The Tough Guy endurance race

The Tough Guy 12km endurance race saw participants battling over 200 obstacles through the English countryside near Wolverhampton, on Feb 4, 2018.

Participants clearing the obstacles in the Tough Guy endurance event near Wolverhampton, central England, on Feb 4, 2018.
Participants clearing the obstacles in the Tough Guy endurance event near Wolverhampton, central England, on Feb 4, 2018.PHOTO: AFP
A competitor participating in the Tough Guy endurance event. The event challenges thousands of participants to run a gruelling course over about 12km.
A competitor participating in the Tough Guy endurance event. The event challenges thousands of participants to run a gruelling course over about 12km.PHOTO: AFP
A competitor in the Tough Guy event sticking his head out of the water at one of the obstacles. There are over 200 obstacles, including water, fire and tunnels, in the event.
A competitor in the Tough Guy event sticking his head out of the water at one of the obstacles. There are over 200 obstacles, including water, fire and tunnels, in the event.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Participants clearing an obstacle at the Tough Guy endurance event. The competition, which raises money for charity, began in 1987.
Participants clearing an obstacle at the Tough Guy endurance event. The competition, which raises money for charity, began in 1987.PHOTO: AFP
Participants, including one gent dressed in a coat and top hat, wading through waist-deep water in the Tough Guy endurance event, near Wolverhamption on Feb 4, 2018.
Participants, including one gent dressed in a coat and top hat, wading through waist-deep water in the Tough Guy endurance event, near Wolverhamption on Feb 4, 2018.PHOTO: AFP
A participant in the Tough Guy endurance event giving a hand to a fellow competitor, on Feb 4, 2018.
A participant in the Tough Guy endurance event giving a hand to a fellow competitor, on Feb 4, 2018.PHOTO: AFP
Competitors climbing netting during the Tough Guy endurance event on Feb 4, 2018.
Competitors climbing netting during the Tough Guy endurance event on Feb 4, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A competitor slipping into water during the Tough Guy event, on Feb 4, 2018.
A competitor slipping into water during the Tough Guy event, on Feb 4, 2018.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A competitor running through a water obstacle at the Tough Guy endurance event, on Feb 4, 2018.
A competitor running through a water obstacle at the Tough Guy endurance event, on Feb 4, 2018.PHOTO: AFP
A competitor jumping through fire, one of many obstacles, at the Tough Guy endurance event.
A competitor jumping through fire, one of many obstacles, at the Tough Guy endurance event.PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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