Team Timeout Warriors Conquer Total Warrior 2026

What a moment. What a team. What a cause.

We are absolutely bursting with pride to celebrate the incredible achievement of Team Timeout Warriors, the group of Timeout staff who took on Total Warrior 2026 and came out the other side covered in mud, full of smiles, and having raised over £3,000 for a truly special charity. From the very first obstacle to the final finish line crossing, they gave everything — and then some.

This one deserves to be shouted from the rooftops.

What Is Total Warrior 2026?

For those who haven't heard of it, Total Warrior is one of the UK's most iconic and beloved obstacle course races — and 2026 marks its 15th anniversary year. This is no gentle jog through the park. The flagship 12K course, which took place at Bramham Park in Leeds on 27th and 28th June, features over 25 gruelling obstacles designed to push participants to their absolute limits.

Think crawling through freezing mud, leaping over fire, plunging into ice-cold water, and scaling walls that seem almost impossible — until your teammates give you a boost. Legendary obstacles like the Human BBQ, the 100ft Slideaway, and the Peaks of Pain have made Total Warrior a bucket-list challenge for thousands of people across the country. It is, as the name suggests, not for the faint-hearted.

And yet — our team took it on. Every single obstacle. Together.

The Albie Sugden Foundation — Timeout's Chosen Charity

Behind every great fundraising challenge is a cause that makes it all worthwhile. For Team Timeout Warriors, that cause is The Albie Sugden Foundation — a charity close to Timeout's heart and the driving force behind every muddy step taken on the course.

The foundation was set up in early 2024 by Jane and Luke Sugden in memory of their beloved son, Albie. At just one year of age, Albie was diagnosed with an atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumour (AT/RT), an aggressive and devastating form of brain cancer. He lived with positivity, bravery, and an infectious smile throughout his treatment, but passed away in October 2023, shortly before his third birthday.

In his memory, The Albie Sugden Foundation supports children and their families living with cancer, and funds vital research into paediatric brain tumours. The foundation has already pledged £100,000 to The Brain Tumour Charity over five years to help fund research into paediatric high-grade brain tumours — giving hope to families facing unimaginable circumstances.

It is an extraordinary cause, built on love and an unwavering determination that Albie's legacy will live on and make a real difference in the world.

Our Amazing Staff — Going Above and Beyond

What makes this achievement so special is the spirit in which it was taken on. The Total Warrior challenge came hot on the heels of a fantastic awards night, meaning our team had already been celebrating together — and then turned around and threw themselves headfirst into one of the toughest physical challenges in the UK calendar.

That says everything about the character of our staff.

Signing up for Total Warrior is one thing. Actually turning up, lacing up your trainers, and launching yourself at a 12-kilometre course packed with 25+ obstacles is another thing entirely. It takes grit. It takes resolve. And it takes a genuine desire to do something meaningful for others. Team Timeout Warriors had all three in abundance.

Throughout the day, what shone through above all else was the team's determination and resilience. Nobody gave up. Nobody left a teammate behind. Every wall was climbed, every obstacle was tackled, and every challenge was faced — not as individuals, but as a unit.

The Fundraising Achievement — Over £3,000 Raised on Just Giving

Now, the number that really matters: over £3,000 raised on Just Giving for The Albie Sugden Foundation.

That figure is the result of weeks of preparation, personal outreach, and the generosity of everyone who donated — friends, family, colleagues, and supporters who believed in both the team and the cause. Every pound raised will go towards supporting families affected by childhood cancer and funding the research that could one day change outcomes for children like Albie.

It is a genuinely remarkable achievement, and one that reflects not just the effort of those who ran the course, but the collective generosity of everyone who got behind the team.

The Impact — Making a Meaningful Difference

It can be easy, in the excitement of a challenge like this, to lose sight of what it all means. But the money raised by Team Timeout Warriors will make a tangible difference to real families going through some of the hardest moments of their lives.

The Albie Sugden Foundation exists because of love — the love of two parents who refused to let their son's memory fade, and who channelled their grief into something that will help others. Every contribution to the foundation is a contribution to hope. To research. To families who desperately need support.

Team Timeout Warriors carried that purpose with them across every kilometre of that course. That matters.

Thank You — From All of Us

To every single member of Team Timeout Warriors: thank you.

Thank you for signing up when you didn't have to. Thank you for training, for preparing, and for showing up on the day with everything you had. Thank you for the teamwork, the encouragement, and the generosity you showed — not just to your teammates on the course, but to the families who will benefit from every penny you raised.

You represented Timeout with enormous pride, and you have done something genuinely wonderful in support of The Albie Sugden Foundation.

Here's to Team Timeout Warriors — mud, medals, and all. We couldn't be prouder.