THE going is proving tough for competitors taking part in David Hempleman-Adams' Polar Race.

Tony Martin of the Polar Team was forced to move former jockey Richard Dunwoody's shoulder back into place after it was dislocated twice in the latest stage of the world's toughest race.

In spite of the injury the pair managed to maintain their second position during the third section of the race.

Richard dislocated his shoulder the first time after falling over on his skis in bad light and later dislocated it again.

Richard said: "We're being careful on the last leg. We've covered 300 miles in nine days and we haven't done too badly. Some of the conditions have been terrible. Saturday was a day from hell, rubble after rubble."

The two will be greeted at the pole by team-mate Mark Harris who was forced to pull out at the last minute with a suspected hernia. He will perform his guitar and has promised to play requests when they finish the race.

There are 10 participants in four teams in the race, which started last month in Resolute Bay, Canada, and takes the contestants on a gruelling 350-mile trip through snow and ice, avoiding polar bears, to the Magnetic North Pole.

For more information about the race visit www.polar-race.co.uk