RAS ALKHAIMA: Tough Mudder, the world-famous obstacle course, is set to return to the UAE with a season-finale event in Ras Al-Khaimah on Saturday, April 20.
The event will take place in partnership with RAK Properties, official location partner of the challenge.
Having started the year with a highly successful KSA Swing, featuring three community events in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam, followed by the inaugural Tough Mudder Infinity in AlUla, Tough Mudder will host its first UAE race of 2024 at Mina Al-Arab, in Ras Al-Khaimah next month.
The last UAE Tough Mudder event was held in November, when more than 7,500 took part at Dubai’s Jebel Ali Racecourse, and the globally recognized obstacle course racing challenge will now return to Ras Al-Khaimah following a successful event in March 2023.
Nic Cartwright, Tough Mudder Middle East license holder, said: “Following four fantastic KSA events, which culminated with the region’s inaugural eight-hour endurance race in AlUla, we are excited to bring Tough Mudder back to the UAE.
“Our UAE events are always very popular, and we look forward to seeing regular competitors, along with first-time participants, taking on an exciting course which will feature many new obstacles in Ras Al-Khaimah next month.
“Tough Mudder events continue to grow in popularity across the region, as showcased by the thousands in attendance for our four KSA races, and we look forward to bringing the curtain down on what has been a wonderful season in Ras Al-Khaimah,” he added.
Adults can enter 10 km or 5 km races, while kids will have the opportunity to compete in a 1.5 km challenge.
The Ras Al-Khaimah event will mark the climax of the current season, in which Tough Mudder challenges have attracted a combined total of more than 20,000 competitors at locations throughout the Middle East such as Dubai, Fujairah, and Jeddah.
Most recently, the ancient oasis city of AlUla played host to the region’s first eight-hour endurance challenge, which boasted the largest prize pot ever seen for an obstacle course race at $480,000. The event witnessed the renewal of a long-time obstacle course men’s rivalry between Canada’s Ryan Atkins and the UK’s Jon Albon, who came out on top following a thrilling battle to walk away with the $80,000 prize money.
