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41 filthy dirty photos of the gruelling Tough Mudder event at Punchestown this weekend

You’re gonna need a hose-down after looking at these.

IT WAS TWELVE tough miles of running, climbing, jumping, crawling, swinging and (mostly) trudging through the obstacle course set up around Punchestown race course this past weekend.

And, by the looks of these photos, the 6,000 odd crazy fools (including four all-terrain specialists from TheScore.ie) who were fit and brave enough to take part did more than put up with the filth they had be submerged in, they bloody well loved it.

Get your wellies and rubber gloves on before clicking through this slideshow.

41 filthy dirty photos of the gruelling Tough Mudder event at Punchestown this weekend

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They all started out so, so clean.
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A quick pledge (to help out other Tough Mudders)
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and they were off.
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About a mile down the track and they're all still clean and comfy.
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And dry too.
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Then this happened.
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Even Aquaman struggled to adapt.
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All dry? No.
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Never mind. Time to carry logs.
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Just a fence to stop you getting out of the water, no biggie.
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After 11 miles, just go and sprint up that ramp there.
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No bother to ye.
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Electro-Shock therapy: Not pleasant.
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Mud Mile was... well, pretty damn muddy.Source: Tough Mudder.
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