{"id":654138,"date":"2010-02-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.justaguything.com\/?p=6397"},"modified":"2010-02-04T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T11:00:00","slug":"5000-men-brave-the-world%e2%80%99s-toughest-obstacle-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/654138","title":{"rendered":"5,000 Men Brave the World\u2019s Toughest Obstacle Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.justaguything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/81DE4D84-BDD7-4952-BC19-11D47FCF465D.jpg?resize=503%2C340\" alt=\"81DE4D84-BDD7-4952-BC19-11D47FCF465D.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"503\" height=\"340\" align=\"top\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vying to the the toughest guy in the world, about 4,600 men braved sub-freezing conditions to tackle an obstacle course in England that is billed as the world&#8217;s most dangerous.  On January 31st competitors from 25 countries took part in the 24th annual Tough Guy challenge in Perton, Staffordshire, England and it&#8217;s a killer.<\/p>\n<p>The Tough Guy challenge calls itself  the &#8220;most dangerous <span id=\"more-6397\"><\/span>taste of mental and physical pain, fear and endurance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.justaguything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/D9285D21-C52B-4977-8147-AC129FBD4BED.jpg?resize=503%2C340\" alt=\"D9285D21-C52B-4977-8147-AC129FBD4BED.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"503\" height=\"340\" align=\"top\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over an eight mile course participants have to get over, under, and through freezing lakes, electric prods, mud, barbed wire, and fire.  Challengers start with a cross-country run and then have to get through 21 different obstacles including underwater tunnels and electric fences.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.justaguything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/BE2AD650-3E2B-45C8-A931-7E3C0FF2F9E9.jpg?resize=503%2C340\" alt=\"BE2AD650-3E2B-45C8-A931-7E3C0FF2F9E9.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"503\" height=\"340\" align=\"top\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Participants must sign a &#8220;Death Warrant disclaimer&#8221; before entering the race.  The course is so hard that about 600 guys dropped out of the competition before the finish.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.justaguything.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/4B58844B-4FC5-409F-8E97-B3FE943C7787.jpg?resize=503%2C340\" alt=\"4B58844B-4FC5-409F-8E97-B3FE943C7787.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"503\" height=\"340\" align=\"top\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Think you&#8217;re tough enough to endure this crazy assed obstacle course?  You can sign up for next year&#8217;s event at the Tough Guy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toughguy.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><small>photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.toughguy.co.uk\">Tough Guy<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.justaguything.com\/?ak_action=api_record_view&#038;id=6397&#038;type=feed\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.justaguything.com\/jaguar-to-build-sweet-looking-electric-car\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Jaguar to Build Sweet Looking Electric Car'>Jaguar to Build Sweet Looking Electric Car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.justaguything.com\/land-rover-creates-worlds-toughest-cell-phone\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Land Rover Creates World&#8217;s Toughest Cell Phone'>Land Rover Creates World&#8217;s Toughest Cell Phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/www.justaguything.com\/travel-the-world-grow-a-really-long-beard\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Travel the World, Grow a Really Long Beard'>Travel the World, Grow a Really Long Beard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?a=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?i=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?a=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?i=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?a=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?i=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?a=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?i=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?a=J-ykrEVh6Ek:Vykm6de16Bk:TzevzKxY174\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/justaguything?d=TzevzKxY174\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/justaguything\/~4\/J-ykrEVh6Ek\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vying to the the toughest guy in the world, about 4,600 men braved sub-freezing conditions to tackle an obstacle course in England that is billed as the world&#8217;s most dangerous. 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