Participants crawl through the mud as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England on April 26, 2026. Originated in 1973, the race involves competitors racing around a course through the River Blackwater in Essex at low tide. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants wade through the water as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England on April 26, 2026. Originated in 1973, the race involves competitors racing around a course through the River Blackwater in Essex at low tide. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants in costume wade through the mud as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England on April 26, 2026. Originated in 1973, the race involves competitors racing around a course through the River Blackwater in Essex at low tide. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

A participant lies in the mud as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England on April 26, 2026. Originated in 1973, the race involves competitors racing around a course through the River Blackwater in Essex at low tide. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Argentina's Formula One driver Franco Colapinto takes part in an exhibition onboard an Alpine Lotus E20 in Buenos Aires on April 26, 2026, ahead of the Miami Grand Prix. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants wade through the mud as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England on April 26, 2026. Originated in 1973, the race involves competitors racing around a course through the River Blackwater in Essex at low tide. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

Participants wade through the mud as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England on April 26, 2026. Originated in 1973, the race involves competitors racing around a course through the River Blackwater in Essex at low tide. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)

A participant caked in mud completes in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England on April 26, 2026. Originated in 1973, the race involves competitors racing around a course through the River Blackwater in Essex at low tide. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP via Getty Images)