Taking on the massive 16km Mud Masters obstacle course in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands! Love Love Love everything about it – so much so I have already re-booked for 2027 and bringing friends along. This race had it all—from the towering Flyer slide and the freezing Brain Freeze ice bath, to miles of muddy trenches and brutal upper-body rigs.
If you’re from the UK and never heard of this, its a mix between a Tough Mudder and Spartan race – big obstacles and some rigs.
3 routes – 6km, 10km and 16km along with a kids route which shares some parts (and the start line!) with the adults.
I ran in the 361 Futura 2
16km Mud Masters - Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. June 2026 - YouTube Video
16km Mud Masters - Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. June 2026 - Obstacle List
- 0:00 – Intro & Starting Line
- 0:09 – Beat the Pyramid & Toetanchamon Steps
- 1:10 – The Flyer (Giant Water Slide!)
- 1:42 – Monkey Swingers
- 2:14 – Hitting the Trails
- 2:45 – Under Cover Net Crawl
- 3:55 – Sheep Dip Submersion
- 4:20 – Brain Freeze Ice Bath Plunge
- 5:18 – Multi-rig & Beast Lap
- 6:14 – Irish Table & Monkey Bars
- 7:22 – Crossing the Finish Line!
16km Mud Masters - Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. June 2026 - image gallery
16km Mud Masters - Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands. June 2026 - Final thoughts
Oh my god – loved it – so much, I have already recruited some friends to do this again in 2027
- That “walk the plank” 😱
- Nice and flat
- Awesome monkey bars
- Great use of the canals and natural water obstacles
- Great atmosphere from the crowds and on course
