Hundreds brave gloop for annual Maldon Mud Race across River Blackwater
BOG JOG A SLOG Hundreds brave gloop for annual Maldon Mud Race across River Blackwater
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A TEEN competitor gets bogged down in a charity run with a twist – and lots of sticking.
Hundreds braved the Essex gloop for the annual Maldon Mud Race, which began in the 1970s, across the River Blackwater.
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Sixth-former Saski Madden, 17, of the town's Plume Academy, was fundraising for Bowel Cancer UK
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Hundreds braved the Essex gloop for the annual Maldon Mud Race
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The race began in the 1970s and takes place across the River Blackwater
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Sixth-former Saski Madden, 17, of the town's Plume Academy, was fundraising for Bowel Cancer UK.
She said: 'It was a blur.
'So fun, so scary and for such a good cause!'
We revealed earlier how a "fairly chilly" spell is now expected to follow record-breaking hot weather as the UK marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Temperatures will dip to "below average" as celebrations kick off on bank holiday Monday, but rise again throughout the week.
On the bank holiday itself, the Met Office forecasts temperatures will reach a maximum of 15C or 16C on the south coast of England on Monday, May 5.
But northern parts of the UK will "struggle to get into the double figures".
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Brits will wake up to much cooler temperatures on bank holiday Monday, with frost in rural areas
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The UK enjoyed a mini heatwave over the last few days, seeing Brits flock to beaches
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People soaked up sun rays and temperatures up to 29 degrees - but it's all change
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Thousands of people are expected to line the streets for the spectacle which includes a Churchill speech performance by actor Timothy Spall, a flypast including the Red Arrows, and a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces.
The Met Office predicted the morning would start "bright for many", with showers across Lincolnshire and down into south-east England.
But in the afternoon most areas will be "dry with sunny spells", with more sun around for eastern and northern parts of the country compared to Sunday.
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