Photos of the 2018 Titan Macquarie Mud Run

It took the organisers about six months of planning to pull the event together, Titan Macquarie Mud Run Committee president Rod Fardell said.

The event, which is in its fifth year, included all new obstacles to test the competitors, as well as celebrity guest ‘Commando’ Steve Willis who held warm up sessions on Friday.

First-time participant Jade Wood was one of the 1700 people who turned up to Ollie Robbins Oval at the weekend to take on the challenge.

“The mud run was always something I would have liked to do, then I got invited to join my partner’s team and I thought ‘why not give it a try and have some fun?’” she said.

Ms Wood said she found it challenging but enjoyable. She would definitely be doing the mud run again, she said.

“It wasn’t really what I expected, but in a good way. It had a lot more variety of challenges then I was expecting,” she said.

Twenty-four hours after tackling the 8.8 kilometre course, Ms Wood said she was feeling sore but it was completely worth it.

Mr Fardell gave a big shout out to the 20 volunteers who help develop the event and the sponsors who allowed it to keep going on the Titan Macquarie Mud Run Facebook page. He also had some words of wisdom for the participants.

“To each and everyone of the entrants who step outside their comfort zone, challenge themselves and are willing to put in the effort - you inspire us, you keep us moving forward in wanting to make a bigger and better event each year and you are why we just want to keep doing this,” he said.

“Keep moving, stay healthy, believe in who you are and keep on going - one foot in front of the other.”

The event was growing in popularity every year, the organiser said.

“I think the reason people love it is because it’s fun, it’s sponsored by locals, it’s contested by locals, and the money out of it goes back into local projects.”

“This is the fifth year of the mud run, and we’ve got 700 kids going in it this year and about 1000 adults. It’s become massive and we’re proud that so many people love it.”

Steve Cohen was the first to cross the muddy finish line at one hour and 11 minutes, while Peta Travers-Jones was the fastest female with a time of one hour and 19 minutes.