Hundreds of mud-hungry athletes raised more than £1,000 for charity as they took on the infamous Black Ditch.

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The annual charity course organised by Quack Splat Go saw people swim through deep ditches, over obstacles, and through tunnels in a 6km obstacle course of thick mud near Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Each runner was offered a rubber duck at the start of the race with every duck that crossed the finish line leading to a 50p donation to Fresh Start New Beginnings, a charity that supports children who have suffered sexual abuse.

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Martin Smith, 41, an operations manager at Ideal Choice, braved the mud along with two of his co-workers.

He said: “It was brilliant, I’ve done a few Tough Mudder challenges before and I wasn’t sure what to expect from one that had been organised locally but it was on par with the ones I’ve done before

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“I didn’t realise you could crawl through that much mud.”

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