Saxony-Anhalt: About 400 runners in mud races in Blankenburg

Blankenburg (dpa/sa) - Around 400 participants ran through a mud and mud course in Blankenburg on Sunday. It's all about the arrival and the team feeling, said a spokesman for the event on Sunday. The participants could choose between an 8 or 16 kilometer route. This involved various obstacles such as water ditches, cable pulls and climbing walls. The challenge is to properly divide the forces, said the spokesman. You always have to stop at the obstacles. You have to get into a rhythm. In the end, almost every participant usually arrives with the support of the other runners.