Described as ‘blood-curdling’ and ‘insane’ and a course which is a mere 700 metres long. Throw in a 80% slope and you have a quite frankly lethal race.
Participants chase a Double Gloucester cheese down a steep hill. The only safety is a set of burly rugby players catching participants as they hurtle down the slope.
A 253.5 metre wife-carrying race along a sandy track which has three obstacles.
Known locally as ‘The Great Train Race’, runners will are pitted against the Puffing Billy. a steam train over distances ranging from 2km to 25km.
Made famous by Netflix, the Barkley Marathons deservedly has a cult like status, as participants attempt to complete 5 laps totalling 100 miles.