Hundreds of plucky competitors are bracing themselves to run, walk and crawl through a boggy riverbed. They will be rushing across a 440m (1,443ft) stretch of the River Blackwater in the Maldon Mud ...

A total of 273 competitors took part in annual event the Maldon Mud Race yesterday (5 May). The race requires participants to run a 400-metre charge across cold water and mud towards Maldon town.

Albert fought off tough competition to claim the 2026 Maldon Mud Race win A 16-year-old managed to fight off competition from hundreds of plucky competitors to win an annual race through a boggy ...