A Penzance kickboxer has shown he is 'Tuff Enuff' after beating athletes from as far away as Germany, Ireland and South Africa in a gruelling Cornish terrain race on Saturday.
Barrie Prowse took the honours in beating more than 400 competitors who had gathered at Treverven Farm, St Buryan, to test their strength, stamina, fitness and nerve at Tuff Enuff, one of the UK’s most challenging extreme obstacle course races.
The race took runners on a 29 obstacle course down to St Loy’s Cove, with highlights including as a 183-step climb, a rope abseil over a 25-foot wall, a 70-foot watersilde and a section called The Graveyard, where competitors had to climb into a pit and crawl under a rack of suspended car tyres.
Barrie, a 29-year-old Thai kickboxer, said: “I am a competitive person and am thoroughly proud that I won. The standard of entrants was high and I had not expected to do so well.”
Barrie was a competitor in the first Tuff Enuff races that took place in May, where he finished second.
“The course was even tougher this time and after the steps up from the cove, I felt like a broken man. However, all my training paid off and I was on good form. I can’t wait to do it again,” Barrie added.
Event director Tony Borrett said the event went amazingly well and that the Tuff Enuff team had implemented the suggestions from competitors who had entered the earlier races.
“Tuff Enuff went beyond all my expectations; all the entrants enjoyed themselves and commented that this is the toughest event of its kind.
“Barrie trained very hard to win and I think he has found his niche with this sport."
Sports massage teams were on hand to sooth runners as they crossed the finish line, and refreshments and an after party helped entrants to unwind.
The race also served to test the new obstacle course as a permanent fixture that will be used for corporate events, team-building exercises as well as a new campaign that aims to get tough on obesity and diabetes.
Tony added: “Exercise on the Tuff Enuff course can be a fun way to lose weight and reduce the chance of diabetes. We look forward to working with people to improve their fitness and health with sessions on the course.
Tuff Enuff raised money for Cornwall-based disaster release charity Shelterbox as well as Storm, a new Cornish charity that vows to help vulnerable women in India.
Tuff Enuff will be exporting its Cornish endurance race to Dorset, with an event on the Isle of Portland on February 28, 2015.
The next Tuff Enuff race at St Buryan will take place on May 24, 2015.
For more information, please visit www.tuff-enuff.co.uk.
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