DOZENS of people have taken part in the annual 12-hour Hell on the Humber challenge.
The endurance race sees teams of runners take it in turns to run a four-mile course around the Humber Bridge.
They began the race at 7pm last night and finished at 7am today.
Six teams from the University of Hull were among those taking part, to raise money for the student hardship fund.
The teams ran 396 miles between them.
Nicky Wright, a fundraising manager at the Cottingham Road university, is responsible for raising money for the student hardship fund.
She ran the course eight times in the 12 hours.
She said: "It was really, really fun apart from the last lap.
"I went back out at 6am. I am very, very pleased with eight laps, I would not have done it without the teams' support.
"It was a really great night and everyone enjoyed themselves."
The university teams have so far raised more than £3,000.
As well as the 12-hour race, 12 competitors were toughing it out in a 24-hour version.
One of those competitors was Aaron Howlett, 38, who shot to stardom after winning TV show The Biggest Loser.
He ran with 70kg of sand weighing him down.
He said: "It was hard. It is a quite unforgiving course. The weighted vests were pressing on my chest and my lungs. At mile eight I nearly missed the cut off point to finish the lap, but failure is not an option.
"I had the most amazing support on the bridge from members of the public was phenomenal." ![humber]()
• See a gallery of pictures from the event
