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| Essex Maldon river mud race attracts charity fundraisers | Essex Maldon river mud race attracts charity fundraisers |
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| Hundreds of people waded through thick Essex river mud in a variety of outfits to raise money for charity on Sunday. | Hundreds of people waded through thick Essex river mud in a variety of outfits to raise money for charity on Sunday. |
| The annual Maldon mud race attracted people of all ages and the challenge is to dash across the river bed of the River Blackwater. | |
| The 500-yard (457m) race, first run in the winter of 1973, is held at low tide now in the spring for safety reasons. | The 500-yard (457m) race, first run in the winter of 1973, is held at low tide now in the spring for safety reasons. |
| It began with a dare by a resident to the landlord of the Queens Head pub on the Hythe Quay in the town. | It began with a dare by a resident to the landlord of the Queens Head pub on the Hythe Quay in the town. |
| He had to serve a meal on the saltings, land in the river that only appears at low tide, dressed in a dinner jacket. | |
| The challenge was accepted and carried out. | |
| The following year a bar was opened on the saltings and 20 people volunteered to wade across the mud, drink a pint of beer and struggle back. | |
| The event has grown from these small beginnings and now hundreds of people take to the mud for a charity sponsored fundraising challenge. |