Wherever possible, participants have been assigned to the closest available start time that they requested when registering for the event. However, due to demand, participants may find that they are not in the start group time they had requested. Please do not contact us requesting a time change.

Step 1) Bring Your Signed Death Waiver.

Step 2) Pick up Your Participant Packet – find your last name in participant registration lines. All participants must bring two forms of valid ID, one of which must have your picture. You will NOT be allowed in without proper identification. No exceptions. In your packet you will find:

• 4 Safety Pins
• Your Bib
• Green Wristband: your participant band that goes on your WRIST
• Pink Wristband: your bag drop tag that goes ON YOUR BAG
• If you are 18 or over, you will also receive an ORANGE Dos XX wristband so that you can claim your free beer!

ACCEPTABLE IDs:

• A primary ID One that is government issued with name, signature, photo and birth date such as a photo driver’s license or passport
• A secondary ID that shows an imprint of name, and signature or a picture, such as a credit card or school ID.

Step 3) Get your Face Marked

Step 4) Don’t Throw Up

• Please allow at least 2 hours to park and register before your start wave.
• Parking will be £10. Please be ready with cash. Credit cards will NOT be accepted.
• All parking will be in designated parking areas near to the event field at Drumlanrig Castle.
• Volunteer, Media, VIP and Handicap parking spots will be designated.
• To avoid queues and over-filled lots, we strongly encourage all Mudders℠ to carpool.

Event Address: Drumlanrig Castle, Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway DG3 4AQ

Directions to Tough Mudder Parking:
From the M74/A74ML:
Leave at Junction 14 onto the A702 towards Thornhill. Follow the large brown tourist signs for Drumlanrig Castle. When on the A76, again follow signs to Drumlanrig Castle. Head for the the main castle drive (note; a 1 way system will be in place running north to south. You will not be able to enter the parking areas from Burnhead in the south and the A702). When you cross the small bridge approaching the castle main gate signs, follow the road to the left, not right to the main entrance. You will then be directed into the parking areas.

Distances from nearby cities:
Glasgow: 63 miles
Edinburgh: 62 miles
Carlisle: 51 miles
Newcastle: 107 miles
Dumfries: 19 miles

• Cars not parked in designated spaces will be towed. There will be law enforcement and a tow truck on-site. All incurred damages and costs will be at the driver’s expense.
• No camping, RVs or trailers allowed in any parking lots.
• No cars or vehicles will be allowed to park overnight. Violators will be towed.

Online spectator registration is now closed. Spectator tickets will be available for purchase for £20 onsite.

Spectators should follow the same parking & registration instructions as participants! All spectators will need to check-in at the base area to turn in their waivers to receive their spectator passes.

REGISTER DAY OF: You can register as a spectator on Saturday, 14 July or Sunday 15 July for £20. Note: Day-of spectator tickets will be CASH ONLY.

All spectators must sign a spectator waiver. Save time by downloading the waivers ahead of time by clicking here.

On arrival at Drumlanrig Castle, all spectators must pick up their wristband from spectator registration. Please bring the email confirmation from Raceit.com and Valid Photo ID in order to receive the wristband. Note: children under 10 are allowed to spectate for free and do NOT need to be registered.

ACCEPTABLE IDs:

• A primary ID One that is government issued with name, signature, photo and birth date such as a photo driver’s license or passport
• A secondary ID that shows an imprint of name, and signature or a picture, such as a credit card or school ID.

• Scotland Participant Waiver
• Scotland Spectator Waiver

Questions: The Info Desk is located next to the registration tent. Here, our very own Antonia will answer all your questions, but please don’t overwhelm them with pleas to change start times.

Buy Stuff: There will be credit card machines located at registration and the base area, but we recommend you come with a pocket full of cash.

Bag Drop: There will be a Bag Drop facility located on site for participants only. Space is limited so share a bag with your teammates!

Feed Yourself: Food and beverages will be on sale throughout the day of the event. You can find these at the concessions area inside the Base Area. Vegetarian food will also be available.

Relieve Yourself: Portable toilets for participants and spectators are located in the Base Area.

Lost & Found: If you find anything that doesn’t belong to you, please, be a model citizen and turn it in at Bag Drop. If you lose something (trust us, this happens a lot…we once found an engagement ring in the parking lot) check at Bag Drop. TMHQ takes all unclaimed items at the end of the day, so if the Bag Drop doesn’t have it, you should send us an email (contact@toughmudder.co.uk). We don’t recommend that you try stopping by, we’re like the MI6 – you won’t be able to find us. Anything that sits in TMHQ for over 30 days goes straight to the Salvation Army.

Meeting Point Sky Flag: Misplaced a loved one? Can’t find your friends? Don’t panic. Head to the Meeting Point Flag located in the registration area. Use this spot as a rendezvous point to find your lost buds or to be found by them!

We’ve updated the course map – check it out here!

Note: Due to weather conditions, flooding and other restrictions, it is possible that the course may change and that some obstacles may be altered or removed completely.

Course Safety Warning: The course is designed to be very difficult and the terrain is at times muddy, slippery, and potentially dangerous. You will be wet after the first mile, and you MUST be able to swim more than fifty yards if you attempt the Walk the Plank℠ obstacle. If you do not feel comfortable completing any obstacle, DO NOT attempt it; simply continue on to the next obstacle. But really, what do you think you signed up for, a 5k run for fun?

Course Sweep: At 15:00 on Saturday and 13:00 on Sunday, all participants who have not reached the ½ way mark will be escorted off the course by the First-Aid team.

Electroshock Therapy® and Electric Eel℠ do conduct a shock of 10,000 volts: Please be advised that these obstacles are dangerous if you have certain health conditions, epilepsy, or a pacemaker.

There will be drinking water at five different locations throughout the course and another at the finish. Participants are encouraged to supplement this with personal hydration systems as well.

Heat sheets will be available throughout the course and at the Finish Area.

What to Wear:

• Normal running shoes. We DO NOT recommend you buying a brand spanking new pair of pumped up kicks for this event; shoes get muddy, because you are running through mud. At Tough Mudder, all shoes go to heaven (or get recycled and delivered to starving/shoeless children in Africa).
• Gloves and hat
• Warm/dry clothing to change into after the race.
• Hydration system FILLED WITH WATER, not cerveza. Note: Again, there will be 5 water stations throughout the course.
• Costumes and anything creative.

What NOT to wear:

• You CANNOT wear spikes or studs during the event. There will be an inspection at the Start Area—and when we catch you, trust us, we’ll make it embarrassing that you tried to defy the mighty Mudder℠.

Mudder℠ Gear:

Tough Mudder branded performance apparel brought to you exclusively by Campus Customs and Under Armour. You can purchase all Under Armour items here. Campus Customs and Under Armour will also have a large selection of items on sale onsite in a retail tent near the Finish Area. Cash and credit cards will be accepted.

The Post-Party is a key component of the Tough Mudder experience. Lewis Hamilton and the Boogie Brothers and a DJ will be playing live music throughout the afternoon. It is kind of like Graham Norton’s New Year’s Eve Party. But it’s not New Year, and it’s not nighttime, and there is no Graham Norton. Kick back and celebrate what will probably be the greatest accomplishment of your life. Unless you make it to World’s Toughest Mudder, that is.

Timing
If you wish to record your time to be eligible to enter the World’s Toughest Mudder, you can do so by submitting your time in the post-event survey emailed to you after you complete the course. It is your responsibility to remember your time.

Tough Mudder Respect Awards
Special awards are given to participants who have completed the race after overcoming serious illness, injury or misfortune. If you feel that one of your Team Members deserves recognition, please email contact@toughmudder.com.

Tough Mullet & Mohawks
Free head-shaves will be available on-site. Participants are encouraged to get a Mullet or a Mohawk.

Carnival of Tough®
Get pumped before and after you hit the course with our Celebrity Keg Toss (See if you’re tough enough to take on Cameron!) Earning a well-deserved beer in the process only makes it better, huh?

We will also have an Arm Wrestling Contest and Push Up Contest on stage in the post party. Bring your toughness. Get yourself on the top of the leaderboard and win a free season pass!

When you’re on the course, watch out for those guys in blue vests, wielding cameras with oversized lenses. They work for Brightroom, Tough Mudder’s official event photographers. You can expect to be photographed a minimum of 14 times – more than that if you are an expert photo bomber – and Brightroom will be taking official team photos after you crawl across the finish line.

There will also be 3 designated photo zones throughout the course so look for the “designated photo zone” signs, and smile big!

To ensure that you get to see all these amazing photos make sure you have your bib number clearly visible. This is the only way that we will be able to identify you after the event – trust us, Brightroom will be so busy taking amazing pictures that they won’t have time to keep track of names.

Photos will be available to purchase online on Brightroom’s website within 72 hours of the event. There will also be a link from our website at www.toughmudderphotos.com.

If you have any questions about this participant information packet please check our FAQs for your answer (95% of Mudders℠’ questions are answered in our FAQs). If our FAQs don’t answer your question, you can submit a question/comment on our contact us page.

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