Billed as "the toughest race in the world," the Tough Guy 2012 competition took place yesterday in Perton, England. Every year, thousands of men and women tackle the course, which is described on the Tough Guy website as eight country miles filled with freezing mud and "barbed wire, cuts, scrapes, burns, dehydration, hypothermia, acrophobia, claustrophobia, electric shocks, sprains, twists, joint dislocation and broken bones." Gathered here are some images of the fun had by the tough competitors in this year's event. [27 photos]
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A competitor in fancy dress emerges from muddy water during the Tough Guy Challenge endurance race in Perton, England, on January 29, 2012. Every year thousands of people run the 8 mile assault course which involves freezing temperatures, fire and ice. First staged in 1986, it has been widely described as "the toughest race in the world", with up to one-third of the starters failing to finish in a typical year. (Michael Regan/Getty Images)
A competitor in fancy dress emerges from muddy water during the Tough Guy Challenge endurance race in Perton, England, on January 29, 2012. Every year thousands of people run the 8 mile assault course which involves freezing temperatures, fire and ice. First staged in 1986, it has been widely described as "the toughest race in the world", with up to one-third of the starters failing to finish in a typical year. (Michael Regan/Getty Images)
A competitor in fancy dress gasps for air while emerging from muddy water in the Tough Guy Challenge, on January 29, 2012. (Michael Regan/Getty Images) #
Army Physical trainer Steve Green carries a cross at the start of the annual Tough Guy event, in Perton, England, on January 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super) #
Organizer Billy Wilson, who uses the pseudonym "Mr Mouse", stands at the start of the annual Tough Guy event, in Perton, England, on January 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Super) #
A costumed racer crawls under barbed wire during the Tough Guy Challenge, on January 29, 2012 in Telford, England. Every year thousands of people run the 8 mile assault course which involves freezing temperatures, fire and ice. (Jamie McDonald/Getty Images) #
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