🧠 Team Muddy Minds – Supporting Mind at Tough Mudder South West 2025 💪🌧️

This year, we (Maddie & Pippa) are diving headfirst — and possibly face-first into the mud — to take on the Tough Mudder South West 5K Challenge on 16th August 2025, all in support of Mind, the mental health charity.

What started as a “fun mud run with inflatables” turned out to be a brutal obstacle course designed to break our spirits and our backs… so, here we are — two slightly terrified but very determined women, lacing up our trainers, digging deep, and training hard (because otherwise we might not make it through!).

Why Mind?

Mental health is a cause incredibly close to both of our hearts.

For Maddie, it’s about breaking the silence that too often surrounds mental health. She’s seen how invisible struggles can affect friends, family, and herself — and how important it is to have someone to turn to.

“Sometimes the people who seem the happiest are the ones hurting the most. A smile can hide so much. Supporting Mind is about helping people feel safe to be real, to be heard, and to get the help they deserve.”

For Pippa, it’s a personal journey too — having experienced anxiety over the years and accessed support services, she understands just how vital organisations like Mind are.

“This is about raising money for something that has genuinely made a difference in my life and in the lives of people I love. Mind was an easy choice for us – because it’s not just a charity, it’s a lifeline.”

How You Can Help

We’ve set ourselves a combined total of £600 fundraising target — and every single pound will go toward providing life-changing (and often life-saving) support.

Your donation will:

• Help someone access urgent mental health services

• Fund vital helplines for people in crisis

• Raise awareness and reduce stigma

• Remind people they’re not alone

So whether you give a little or a lot — or just share our page to spread the word — thank you. Your support means the world (and will absolutely spur us on when we’re knee-deep in mud wondering why we ever signed up for this).

Let’s break the stigma, lift each other up, and support those silently struggling. Together, we can make a real difference.

With love (and a whole lot of grit),

Maddie & Pippa – Team Muddy Minds 🧠💙👟