Cancer Research UK's Pretty Muddy race at the Race for Life weekend on Southsea Common, May 9, 2016placeholder image
Cancer Research UK's Pretty Muddy race at the Race for Life weekend on Southsea Common, May 9, 2016 | Iconic/Marcin Jedrysiak

Race for Life Pretty Muddy run: Hundreds get filthy on Southsea Common for Cancer Research UK event - in pictures

Tom Morton
By Tom Morton

Editor

Published 9th May 2026, 16:20 BST
Updated 9th May 2026, 16:26 BST

Hundreds of people got wonderfully dirty while fundraising at today’s Pretty Muddy event during Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life weekend

They came, they saw, they conquered - and they got downright filthy.

This is the Race for Life weekend, an annual event which sees Southsea Common transformed into a sea of pink to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Saturday sees the Pretty Muddy adults and kids’ races, with runners taking on a 5k run which is full of obstacles - and mud.

This morning photographer Marcin Jedrysiak was there to take this wonderful selection of shots for The News - can you spot yourself?

The Pretty Muddy event at the Race for Life

1. Splash!

The Pretty Muddy event at the Race for Life | National World Resell

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The end of the Pretty Muddy race

2. Finishing line

The end of the Pretty Muddy race | National World Resell

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The Pretty Muddy race

3. Determination

The Pretty Muddy race | National World Resell

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Heading down the slide

4. Splashdown

Heading down the slide | National World Resell

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