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The Maldon Mud Race is a fun race at Promenade Park in Maldon, Essex, England, in which competitors compete to be the first to complete a 400 metre dash over the bed of the River Blackwater. The race is organised by the Lions & Rotary clubs of Maldon and raises money for charity.

The race can only take place when the tide is low enough to allow participants to run across safely. Participants start from one bank and make their way through water to the other side, negotiate 200 metres of mud along the river and then return to the original riverbank.

For more information, please visit Maldon Mud Race website.

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