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<br /> Thousands of Queenslanders and many from across the country have flocked to Caloundra to test their all-round strength, stamina, mental grit, teamwork and camaraderie at Tough Mudder Sunshine Coast 2014.<br /> Across the weekend participants braved mud, ice-cold baths, fire and 10,000-volt electric shocks – and rain – as ‘probably the toughest event on the planet’ returned to the Sunshine Coast for the second consecutive year.<br /> Commenting on the event, Tough Mudder’s General Manager – Australasia, Jeremy Kann said, “It’s great to see so many Queenslanders from all walks of life willing to push themselves to the limit to take on Tough Mudder Sunshine Coast.”<br /> “This year we were keen to take things to the next level – with never-before-seen obstacles, new challenges and even more mud, it was great to see all of the participants tackling the course head on,” continued Jeremy.<br /> “The downpour has also been a blessing for our course – the perfect recipe to create a whole lot of mud to help make this year’s course the most gruelling and muddiest yet.”<br /> This year, Tough Mudder Sunshine Coast also debut a number of Australian first obstacles – from the imposing “Fire in Your Hole”, the roman-rings inspired “Hangin Tough”, “Pole Dancer” and the aptly named “Sewage Outlet”.<br /> “We love coming up to the Sunshine Coast and it was great to unleash these never-before-seen obstacles on the mad-minded Queenslanders. ‘Fire in Your Hole’ is a clear highlight – an almost vertical 10m slide that shoots you through a wall of fire and propels you the length of a bus into a pit of muddy water.”<br /> Across the weekend, some old Tough Mudder favourites also made a triumphant return including “Everest” – a greased-up quarter-pipe; “Arctic Enema” a below freezing ice bath; and “Electroshock Therapy” – a gauntlet of 10,000-volt-charged dangling wires participants must barrel through to get to the finish line.
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