The main difference between WTM and a regular TM event, is that WTM is a competition, with lots of cash and prizes - although this doesn't mean that the comradery that goes hand in hand with Tough Mudder disappears.
A few weeks ago, 2014's World's Toughest Mudder was held in the dry Las Vegas for the first time. It was a 5 mile circuit race, with 20-25 insane obstacles. Participants set up camp in "The Pit", where they could rest, eat and recuperate between laps with their support team of up to 2 people. The overall winner was the person who ran the most amount of laps in the 24 hour period between 10am Nov 15, and 12 noon Nov 16.
There are many official rules which must be followed, otherwise disqualification may occur from the prizes. More information can be found at the Tough Mudder website.
Matt Ansley was one of this year's WTM participants. I personally ran the 2014 Perth Tough Mudder with Matt. After he finished his WTM event (and after quite a while of recovery), I had a q&a session with him. Read on to find out more about the World's Toughest Mudder event!