Nearly 7,000 people flooded Anchorage's Kincaid Park Sunday for the "Mud Factor," a 5-kilometer for-profit footrace that promised to coat runners in mud. With Michael Jackson and Rage Against the ...

Who signs up for a race that’s described as “worse than childbirth?” Apparently hundreds of people do. The annual Maldon Mud ...

A first-time competitor has won the Maldon Mud Race in Essex, as hundreds of people slogged it out across a muddy riverbed One participant says "it was harder than childbirth", mud race chairman Brian ...

Getting a four-legged friend has many benefits, including lovely scenic dog walks where you and your new best friend can bond while you soak in the fresh air. But it's also no secret that dogs love to ...

Maybe they were the ones who sat for hours in the backyard making mud pies as girls. Maybe even as those little girls grew up, the visceral appeal of playing in dirt and water just never quit calling.

As with plenty of the world’s quirkiest events, the Maldon Mud Race attracts competitors in a wild array of costumes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the thing that stands in the way of eternal glory for the ...