despite the strong challenges from the Grizzly and the assault-course-style Tough Guy.1 Waterloo 15K (2)Fast and flat Merseyside multi-terrainer 2002 date: May 2 Tough Guy (3)A unique challenge of mud, water, and obstacles Usual month: January3 Grizzly

!"Gareth Davis, on the Snowdonia Marathon. Obviously, any event that involves thick mud, tunnels, ice cold water, barbed wire and fire is going to come top of our tough races category. Others in our top five, though, offer a different kind of challenge.1 Tough

RichardM, Spans, FatBuddha, Armadillo and NikiMany thanks to Petal and Cedric for the photosIt was a cold, dark, rainy and windy night somewhere north of Wolverhampton.In the early hours of the morning of January 32nd (in the Tough Guy calendar

and walk, it was that steep. Saying that, I really did enjoy it.” What are you complaining about, then? (More on this forum thread)What RW says: “Love the idea of the Tough Guy but can't wait till January? This is your race....”Watch out for

that life has a nasty habit of getting in the way of training. Their coach Keith Anderson, from training experts Trailplus, has helped them adapt their schedules through what have been tough times for all three. “It’s amazing that you can take three people

marathon is meant to be fun," he said. "The commitment is to the LAF." If there is tension in Armstrong’s life right now—and by all accounts he needs *some* tension—this is it: his desire to be "a normal guy" versus the allure (or, given his ambitions

beach race. Starting at Margate and run over sand, paths, promenades, mud and too many steps to count, this out and back course is only for the masochistic Tough Guy wannabies with a penchant for punishing courses. Due to the tides there's a four

towards Bexhill. Forumite Iron Tractor Boy looked on the bright side: "There were plenty of undulations for the next few miles, but luckily there was some pleasant countryside to look at through the mist!"Tough Guys And those hills kept coming. As Iron

for the tough times "I am a good and strong runner and I can and will finish" through the last six miles.The thing I would try to do differently I think would be to try to have a training partner for next time as it helps to have someone to spur you on. The key

, and of course not all of these guys actually go on to play at the top level. We could get feedback from the football clubs if they found a kid with a ‘fantastic motor’ who they don’t think is going to make it, and perhaps direct them towards running instead