A bumper field of more than 2,700 competitors are preparing to take part in JCB’s annual Mud Run to help to deliver a cash boost to the NSPCC in Staffordshire.
The 6th annual JCB Mud Run raised £55,256 last year – bringing the grand total raised for the charity since the event started in 2012 to more than £230,000.
Entrants from all over the UK will be competing in this year’s event which takes place on Saturday, July 1st on land close to JCB’s World HQ in Rocester. Time is now running out to take part, with entries closing on Friday, June 30th.
A JCB spokesman said: “A record number of competitors has already registered to take part in this year’s JCB Mud Run which promises to be the biggest and best so far.”
The event – which attracted just 500 runners in 2012 – has grown in popularity and has now become an annual fixture in the calendar, attracting thousands of competitors and spectators.
Entrants will run through woods and rivers, scale a huge wall, climb through cargo nets and clamber over hay stacks and monkey bars. In total there are more than 35 obstacles over an 8km course. For the second year running the JCB Mud Run is a silver affiliate of the Obstacle Course Racing Association UK (OCRA) and following the success of 2016, the JCB Mud Run will be hosting an OCRA UK qualifying race once again. Entrants for this will take on an extended 10km mud run course and more obstacles.
JCB MUD RUN ATTRACTS BUMPER FIELD AS TIME RUNS OUT TO REGISTER
A bumper field of more than 2,700 competitors are preparing to take part in JCB’s annual Mud Run to help to deliver a cash boost to the NSPCC in Staffordshire.