A first-time competitor has won the Maldon Mud Race in Essex, as hundreds of people slogged it out across a muddy riverbed One participant says "it was harder than childbirth", mud race chairman Brian ...

BBC presenters Sonia Watson and Ben Fryer braved the bog in 2023 Hundreds of competitors are preparing to put mud, sweat and tears into slogging their way across a boggy riverbed. The Maldon Mud Race ...

The Maldon Mud Race team has confirmed Stag Solar Solutions as a sponsor for the 2026 race, and is calling for more sponsors.

A total of 273 competitors took part in annual event the Maldon Mud Race yesterday (5 May). The race requires participants to run a 400-metre charge across cold water and mud towards Maldon town. This ...

The Maldon Mud Race is one of the most famous annual events here in Essex. First started in 1973 as a one-man challenge, the mud race is now an event attended by tens of thousands of people with ...

[caption id="attachment_2706424" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] A competitor stands up as others crawl during the annual Maldon Mud Race on May 4, 2025 in Maldon ...

That was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen - watching hundreds of people crawl, fight and try to run through thick mud isn’t something you see every day. But thousands turned up in Maldon to ...

Hundreds of competitors are preparing to put mud, sweat and tears into slogging their way across a boggy riverbed. The Maldon Mud Race will take place across a 440m (1,443ft) stretch of the River ...