Over 2000 people from across the UK embarked on a challenging award-winning obstacle race in Tunbridge Wells.

The Major Series, designed by British Military Fitness (BMF), is a 10km event in which participants tackle over 40 different obstacles.

Runners waded through the stench trench, freezing ice crawls and giant slide with the help and encouragement of the troops posted around the course in Eridge Park on Saturday.

Five of the runners, who are from Maidstone, took part to support the work that their BMF instructor, Andy Hall, is currently involved in.

Lottie Schiphorst, Marta Longhurst, Trish Jethwa as well as Lesley and Dean Appleton were raising funds for the Sierra Leone Partnership Ebole Response as Andy is volunteering as a nurse for the project with King's College London.

Lottie said: "Alongside being a BMF instructor, Andy is a nurse and has been treating Ebola victims in Sierra Leonne for over six weeks now and we are all in utter awe of what he is doing. He works all day, everyday, trying to save people’s lives while putting his own life at risk.

"As well as treating patients, Andy has been using his expertise in designing military field hospitals to oversee the building of more facilities and he is a true inspiration to us.

"We wanted to raise whatever we could to support him and help to provide essential emergencies supplies to doctors and nurses in Sierra Leonne and help them to ensure the highest safety standards can be met. We have managed to raise £315 so far, as well as having a lot of fun on the way round."

Tiffany Creasey, event manager at British Military Fitness, said: "The Major Series in Kent was excellent and it was great to see so many people having so much fun in the mud.

"The electric fence was a definite highlight with people not believing it was electric until it zapped them! The last bog was one of the longest, stickiest bogs we have ever had and it was a real challenge to get out of.

"It is also great to see how far the event has come over the past five years it has been running and we are thrilled it has now been recognised as the best trail race in the UK."