Mad, stupid, crazy, foolish and barmy were just a few words used by my nearest and dearest to describe my decision to enter the Maldon Mud Race. Together with Tom (Sarah's boyfriend) we dressed up as Batman and Robin. See the pictures below. The two costumes were designed and made by my wife Sue, and daughters Jennie and Sarah.

It is definitely not for the faint hearted, as it is one of the more exhausting things I have ever done. Of the 181 competitors, I managed to finish at number 78, while Tom roared ahead to come in at very respectable 11th place. I was very pleased to have completed the race and, without being "helped" to the finish line. This was my worst fear. After all , I did not want to ruin Batman's heroic reputation!!

It took me about an hour to recover from the rigors of the race due to the constant effort required to move through very sticky and unforgiving Maldon Mud. It also took me about an hour to rid my self of the Maldon Mud and its interesting aroma!

A very big THANK YOU to all the people who put their hands in their pockets to sponsor me in this event. When all the pledged money has been collected and handed over to the organisers, I will post the total amount raised by you all onto this site.

The total Sponsorship money raised by Tom and Myself and sent to the organisers was £291:62

Will I do it again next year? I don't yet know, but watch this space !!