Anthony Williams, Adam Gaskell and Kim Brough getting ready for Tough Mudder Challenge

Adam Gaskell, Kim Brough and Anthony Williams

Anthony Williams, 25, and Adam Gaskell, 28, and Kim Brough, 22, are gearing up to take part in the Tough Mudder Challenge on 12 September at Cholmondeley Estate in Cheshire, where the trail winds through parklands, dark forest trails and thick heavy mud.

The three are colleagues at Suprafilt based on Albion Industrial Estate in Rochdale.

Anthony Williams explained that Tough Mudder is a 10 -12 mile obstacle course over harsh terrain, with various obstacles along the way. It is designed to test physical and mental strength.

“There’s barbed wire fences and tall walls of wood to get over. We’ll drop down a fireman’s pole into a ring of fire and we’ll be dunked in an ice bath. We even get electrocuted at the end!”

The trio are training together at the moment, by going for runs and building upper body strength through pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups and they’re usually at Link for Life Gym in Rochdale three times a week.

They’re trying to raise money for various charities – The Christie Hospital, Cancer Research UK and the Miscarriage Association.