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May 3rd me and 4 of the lunatics from work are putting ourselves through the raw brutality of a Tough Mudder. The TM is a 12 mile run with obstacles, electric shocks and iced water (plus a lot of mud) thrown in for good measure.

We are running (crawling) for the Farm Inspiration Trust, a charity that has close ties to my work. They do a lot of great stuff but in their words 'believe that farms and farming have a lot more to offer local communities than simply the production of food'. FIT runs a project called FarmAbility which gives adults & young people with autism and learning disabilities the chance to make a meaningful difference working on a commercial farm. I see a lot of what FarmAbility does first hand & have met a number of the co-farmers, its a really great cause.

Tough Mudder's have a great ethic where the emphasis is on teamwork, will-power and grit as well as fitness. Completion/race times aren't recorded as the challenge is just to finish. To give it some context: 27% of all the people that take part give up before the end (we will not be one of these)!

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