Popular Races

A perpetual monkey bar machine available in Mudder Village at all Tough Mudder events, Human Hamster Wheel gives participants and spectators alike the chance to test how long they can last on a never-ending slew of monkey bars. For each wheel rotation, Mudders are given one point. Throughout each event, a running scoreboard is kept, and the day’s winner, as well as the global winner at the end of the season, gets sweet prizes.

Ominously looming high above select Tough Mudder courses in Mudder Village, this fire-breathing behemoth requires Mudders to scale a net and wood ladder before mustering the courage to plunge down a near-vertical water slide. Once gravity takes control, a five-foot wall of flames and a skim across a muddy water pit await. After being tested by Legionnaires in 2014, Fire in Your Hole is now a Mudder Village attraction for spectators and Mudders alike.

A full-body roaster open to spectators and Mudders in Mudder Village at select events, Ring of Fire requires Mudders to climb up a 25-foot scaffold structure, latch onto a fireman’s pole and plummet through a giant ring of fire and into an awaiting tank of water. Hint: Latch onto the pole tightly. Trust us.

Tough Mudder is a team-oriented 10-12 mile (18-20 km) obstacle course designed to test physical strength and mental grit. Tough Mudder puts camaraderie over finisher rankings and is not a timed race but a team challenge that allows participants to experience exhilarating, yet safe, world-class obstacles they won't find anywhere else.

The race is heating up. It’s time to leap over a row of real fire before you sprint your way through the final obstacles. Plan your leap accordingly: you’ll most likely make this photo op your new profile picture.

Don’t think you’ll finish this race without some mud in new places. Grind your face to the mud for 100 feet underneath real barbed wire.

Warriors aren’t made in the gym. This is a balancing act: Cross-step your way across a series of planks as wide as your foot.

Hit the deck and crawl towards the light. You came to get muddy and will leave with a few brusies. You’ve got 40 feet to crawl across. And it’s dark down there.

Get a running start and use your hops to hurdle yourself (and a friend) over three sets of barricades. Get your anterior down to the ground and scoot underneath an 80-foot canopy. Once you’re out, race over three more barricades. Beer is waiting for you at the finish!

Crawl up a cargo net and scale back down a 16-foot sheet of plywood, with cold running water, into a pit.