If you thought you could try absolutely everything in a onesie, four friends who participated in yesterday’s Mud, Sweat and Tears Challenge at Wingatui might respectfully beg to differ.
Hayden Russell (23) and Aaron Oskam (24), of Dunedin, enjoyed joining forces with friends Rachel Johnston and Charlotte Nuttall, as a team named "One Pack", all resplendently clad in wolf-style onesies.
But for at least some team members, the fun of wearing the onesies was dimmed by later having the leggings drenched in mud.
"I loved it. It was fun," Mr Oskam added.
But if they entered again, they would try different clothing.
Yesterday’s strongly mud-related challenge was the third such annual event in Dunedin, and this year, many of the obstacles and challenges were focused on the middle of the Wingatui Racecourse.
Miss Johnston said she had enjoyed the mud slide, and Miss Nuttall said she had loved a close encounter with one watery obstacle — "it was so refreshing".
Organisers said the event showed that winter did not have to be "dull, dark and boring", and was "about having fun while challenging your physical and mental strength".
Among the several hundred participants were a few men and women dressed in colourful skirts, some also with butterfly wings, and some others dressed as prisoners or police.
"Remember, the mud will wash off, but the memories will last forever," organisers said.
Event organiser Russell Lundy said "fantastic weather" had contributed to participants "having a ball" in the event, which was "something a little bit different".
Some obstacles, including the tunnel, were included in the course this year, after having to be excluded last year because of flooding during wet conditions, he said.
