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Tough Smudge Movember 800

Tough Smuge: Monthly cycling challenge

800 miles. 30 days. One very deliberate challenge. This November, I’m taking on my own Tough Smudge Movember challenge: 800…

Nuclear Essex: Fallout Oblivion Maxx

24K+

Brentwood, Essex

November brings a different kind of obstacle race. Tough Smudge heads to Nuclear Essex for Fallout, combining cold, mud, water,…

Winter Canal Canter

Runs: Half marathon / 13.1 miles

Wyther Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3BT

There might not be any mud walls, ice baths or obstacles involved in this one, but that doesn’t mean it…

Slawit Snowstorm Shuffle

Runs: Half marathon / 13.1 miles

Slaithwaite Community Centre, Bank Gate, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield HD7 5DL

Thirteen miles, a lot of locks and whatever a West Yorkshire January decides to throw at me. The Slawit Snowstorm…

Grasmere Wild Trail Runs

Runs: 10k / 6.2 miles + 10 milers

The Showfield, Stock Lane, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SL

Another trip to the Lake District, but this time the running shoes are coming with me. The Grasmere Wild Trail…

Four Tough Mudder Trifectas in 2027

Tough Mudder: 5K + 15K + Infinity

One 5K, one 15K and one Infinity makes a Tough Mudder Trifecta. In 2027, I’m attempting to do it four…

Tough Mudder Trifecta

Culden Faw

Three formats. Two days. One Trifecta. Eight hours of Infinity on Saturday, targeting 40 km with 50 km as a…

Tough Mudder: London West 2027

Tough Mudder: 5K + 15K + Infinity

Culden Faw

The first major endurance rehearsal. Tough Smudge heads to London West for an eight-hour Infinity on Saturday, before returning on…

Tough Mudder: Scotland

Tough Mudder: Infinity

Hopetoun Estate Queensferry, South Queensferry, EH52 6PZ

Infinity number two, and this time there is a target. Tough Smudge heads to Hopetoun Estate for eight hours of…

2027 Scotland Spartan Event Weekend

Spartan: Sprint 5K + Super 10K

Hopetoun Estate

My first Spartan event and the second half of a huge Scotland OCR weekend. The morning after Tough Mudder Infinity,…

Spartan Trifecta 2027

Sprint 5K + Super 10K + Beast 21K

Three Spartan races, two weekends and one goal. In 2027 I’m taking on the Sprint and Super at Spartan Scotland…

Wolf Run – Leicestershire

5k + 10k

Summer Wolf Run 12–13 June 2027Stanford Hall, Lutterworth, Leicestershire10k / 5k Obstacle Course Race The Summer Wolf Run takes obstacle…

World’s Toughest Mudder 2027

Belvoir Castle, Grantham, Lincolnshire

The ultimate Tough Smudge challenge. Twenty-four hours of obstacles, mud, darkness and repeated five-mile laps at World's Toughest Mudder 2027.…

Tough Mudder: Midlands

Tough Mudder: 5K + 15K + Infinity

Belvoir Castle Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG32 1PE

One week after World’s Toughest Mudder, the sensible option would probably be recovery. Instead, I’ll be heading straight into another…

Tough Mudder: Yorkshire 2027

Tough Mudder: 5K + 15K + Infinity

Broughton Hall Skipton, Yorkshire, BD23 3AJ

Back where the Tough Mudder journey began, but with a very different target. Tough Smudge returns to Yorkshire chasing 50K…

Tough Mudder South West 2027

Tough Mudder: 5K + 15K

Badminton Estate Badminton, South Gloucestershire, GL9 1DD

Back to Badminton for Tough Mudder South West, this time for the 15K and 5K on Saturday. If the season…

2027 South West Spartan Event Weekend

Spartan: Beast 21K

Badminton Estate, Gloucester

The final piece of my 2027 Spartan Trifecta. The day after Tough Mudder South West, I'll return to Badminton Estate…

Wolf Run – Warwickshire

Wolf-Run: 5k + 10k

The Offchurch Bury, Offchurch, Leamington Spa, CV33 9AW

Autumn Wolf Run 11–12 September 2027The Offchurch Bury, Offchurch, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire10k / 5k Obstacle Course Race Autumn means changing…