Fortunately the situation is 'slightly' more innocuous than it appears. These amazing photographs were taken at the February 1st Tough Guy Competition hosted in Wolverhampton, England...
...And despite the hilarity of one competitor choosing to run the race in in that horrendous Borat mankini/unikini thong (whatever you call it ), this race is no laughing matter. Mud, freezing water, ropes and burning terrain are just a few of the 21 obstacles that awaited 1000s of challengers (both men and women) as they made their way through what's considered one of the most unforgiving races on the planet.
By day's end, 600 cases of hypothermia had been reported... notwithstanding numerous cases of broken bones, dislocations and flat out exhaustion...