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Tough Guy: The Race With The Death Warrant Disclaimer

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You may have missed it, but Tough Guy happened over the weekend. It’s easy to overlook, considering it occurs on a farm in England in January. But I imagine for those who complete the course, it’s hard to forget.

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↵Tough Guy is self described as the “most dangerous taste of mental and physical pain, fear and endurance.” It is an eight-mile obstacle course, essentially, that features ice, fire, razor wire, mud, underwater tunnels and quotes like this from the event organizer: “We have a zipline this year which takes you down a 1,000 metres very quickly and if you don’t let go above the water you’ll go straight into the wall. We had a fair few broken bones.”

↵This year, 600 of the 4600 who started the race had to drop out before the finish.

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