THE RESULT

Tough Mudder Manchester 2026: Sunday

The Royal Cheshire Showground11 October 2026

COMPLETEDFinisher

DISTANCE26.1 km

RECORDED TIME3:36:58

STATUSCompleted

RESULTFinisher

After Saturday's 35 kilometres, I woke up stiff, exhausted and seriously questioning my life choices. Another 15k and two 5ks awaited, with increasingly muddy conditions, tired legs and very little enthusiasm for doing it all again.

WATCH DATA

Sunday First Mud

Recorded during the event and imported from the activity file. GPS and biometric values are device-recorded estimates rather than official race timing.

GPS DISTANCE15.17 km

RECORDED TIME1:58:48

ELEVATION GAIN152 m

AVG PACE7:50/km

AVG HR134 bpm

MAX HR173 bpm

GPS ROUTE

The route

Interactive GPS trace shown in Tough Smudge yellow. Satellite tiles are supplied by Esri; the standard map uses OpenStreetMap. Drag to pan and use the controls to zoom or switch background.

HEART RATE

Heart rate through this view

ELEVATION

Course elevation

PACE

Pace against distance

SPLITS

Kilometre by kilometre

KM	Split	Pace	Avg HR	Climb
1	7:45	7:45/km	116 bpm	0 m
2	7:23	7:23/km	126 bpm	4 m
3	6:46	6:46/km	132 bpm	0 m
4	7:48	7:48/km	129 bpm	0 m
5	7:11	7:11/km	133 bpm	0 m
6	6:52	6:52/km	131 bpm	0 m
7	8:08	8:08/km	139 bpm	0 m
8	10:36	10:36/km	136 bpm	95 m
9	8:34	8:34/km	139 bpm	3 m
10	7:44	7:44/km	150 bpm	3 m
11	9:23	9:23/km	156 bpm	0 m
12	11:28	11:28/km	140 bpm	15 m
13	13:45	13:45/km	123 bpm	16 m
14	9:14	9:14/km	139 bpm	0 m
15	14:31	14:31/km	131 bpm	16 m

The Story Behind the Result

After Saturday’s 35 kilometres, I woke up stiff, exhausted and seriously questioning my life choices. Another 15k and two 5ks awaited, with increasingly muddy conditions, tired legs and very little enthusiasm for doing it all again.

But once I started running, something remarkable happened. I could keep going. Familiar faces, encouragement from the starting pen and a growing determination carried me through three more runs and the final finish line of my first Tough Mudder season.

Six runs in one weekend. Fourteen Tough Mudder finishes in 2026. Six more shinies, a mountain of muddy washing and another important step towards World’s Toughest Mudder.

Endure. Overcome. Make It Count. 🦔💛

Runs / laps3

Obstacle encounters48

Unique obstacles22