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| Type | Mud run obstacle course race endurance events |
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| Headquarters | Brooklyn, NY |
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Tough Mudder is an endurance event series in which participants attempt 10-to-12-mile-long (16 to 19 km)[1] obstacle courses. It was co-founded by Will Dean and Guy Livingstone.[2] The obstacles often play on common human fears, such as fire, water, electricity and heights.[3]
The first Tough Mudder challenge was held in the United States in 2010,[4] on a ski hill in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[5] As of 2016, more than three million people worldwide have participated in Tough Mudder events.[6]
In January 2020, the Tough Mudder was petitioned for involuntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy by creditors Valley Builders LLC, Trademarc Associates Inc. and David Watkins Homes Inc.[7][8]
Spartan Race acquired Tough Mudder, which had been forced into involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, in February 2020. Spartan Race purchased Tough Mudder assets for $700,000 and the assumption of debts, including honoring prepaid tickets, which was approved by the bankruptcy court for the District of Delaware.[9] As of January 2024, 19 Tough Mudder events were scheduled for the remainder of the year in the United States and Canada.[10]
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- ^ "Tough Mudder Creditors Try to Put Race Company in Bankruptcy". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
- ^ McNeely, Allison; Church, Steven (January 7, 2020). "Tough Mudder Creditors Try to Put Race Company in Bankruptcy". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ Church, Steven. "Tough Mudder Sold in Bankruptcy to Rival, Spartan". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Events". Tough Mudder. Retrieved January 6, 2024.