Mark Tyler is fundraising for The Prostate Cancer Charity

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Tough Guy

on 27/07/2008

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Team members:

Marc Sinclair, Tony Robinson, Jamie O'Gorman, Daniel Hawkins, Warren Hamlin, Christopher Millican, Scott Stanford, Mark Tyler

Raising money for

The Prostate Cancer Charity

Charity Registration No. 1005541 and in Scotland (SC039332)

In the UK: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. 35,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. One man dies every hour of prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Charity is the UK’s leading charity working with people affected by prostate cancer. We fund research, provide support and information, and we campaign to improve the lives of men with prostate cancer. We provide the only UK-wide prostate cancer Helpline staffed by prostate cancer specialist nurses. Our nurses offer free and confidential information and support to anyone affected by prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Charity is working towards a world where lives are no longer limited by prostate cancer. The Charity is fighting prostate cancer on every front - through research, support, information and campaigning.

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Raised: 108%

Target: £1,000.00
Raised so far: £1,080.00

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The 27th Of July 2008, will see the 3M Spartan's take to the Tough Guy course.

What is Tough Guy?

The original, held in Perton near Wolverhampton, is organised in England by former British Army Officer Billy Wilson (Mr Mouse), who claims nobody has ever finished all the course according to his extremely demanding rules. Taking place at the end of January, Tough Guy consists of an eight country mile run including an assault course. Running the course involves risking barbed wire, cuts, scrapes, burns, hypothermia, acrophobia, claustrophobia, sprains, twists, joint dislocation and broken bones.

Nettle Warrior which came later in 1998, is the summer version of "Tough Guy", and is run at the end of July. Though the course is essentially the same as Tough Guy, there are notable differences. Nettle Warrior involves two laps of the killing fields (extending the course by 2 miles) and a log carry (part of "The Lake" obstacle).

Obstacle	Description	Killing Field
Country Miles	6 mile run across fields and through woodland.
Slalom	An up and down slalom, consisting of running up a hill and back down 11 times.
Ghurkha Grand National	A series of fences, ditches and jumps.
The Tiger (followed by Sting in the Tail)	A 40ft A-frame, crossing through hanging electrified cables and another 40ft A-frame.	K1
Scaffold Bridge		K2
Colditz Walls	Three progressively higher walls - 2, 3 & 4m high.	K3
Behemoth	Two tall platforms with ropes stretching between them.	K4
Battle of the Somme		K5
Fiery Holes	Muddy water ditches, followed by burning bales of hay.	K6
Tyre Crawl	Tunnels created from tyres.	K7
Swamp	Knee deep mud crossing.	K8
Vietcong Tunnels	Underground tunnels created from concrete pipes.	K9
Sky Walk & Paradise Climb	A cargo net which leads out to ropes draped across a pond.	K10
Splosh Pool		K11
Underwater Tunnel	3 poles to duck under, leading up to the underwater tunnel.	K12
Brandenburger Gate	30ft wall of hay.	K13
Deux Chevaux Island		K14
Death Plunge	Planks of wood extending out over a river.	K15
Jesus Bridge	A bridge of barrels and planks of wood.	K16
Dans Deceiver	A vertical cargo net, followed by a declined cargo net.	K17
Dragon Pools	Series of ropes stretched across the pool.	K18
Somme Surprise	Barrel rafts tied together to form a bridge.	K19
Stalag Escape	40ft crawl through mud, under barbed wire.	K20
Tyre Torture	A path of randomly laid tyres to walk across.	K21
Pedestrian Bridge		K22
The Anaconda	A series of large concrete pipes.	K23
Yiagra Falls	A steep muddy hill	K25

For further details see www.toughguy.co.uk

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	OMG good luck guys, that sounds mental! Donation by Carly Neighbour 11/07/08	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
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