Spartan Race, Pt 2

Brad had been running a lot in prep for this thing and could do a 5K in about 22 minutes.(How am I married to him?)But this was no 5K. So, we non-Spartan-Tough people waited with the kids...and waited.... and waited....Tessa needed to be held by Grandpa Rich since both of her parents were on the course.(She is Chris & Pam's youngest.)

Lulu (Lauren) - who is Chris & Pam's next to youngest was hot and bored.Sam held her for a bit.

Cameron - Jason's son - and Max are buds.

They've been spotted!Covered in mud!Pam has a bandana on... then Brad then Chris.He's at the very back of that first group of people.

Lastly, they had to hop down the rock wall and make their way down the wooden walls - holding onto the grips. You could skip any challenge by doing 30 burpees.Trust me, no one was counting your burpees, thank goodness.

Brad is SPENT.How can I tell?Because he actually waited for the rest of his groupbefore attacking the Gladiators at the end.

Catch your breath....Strategize....

Stay close behind someone else.

Confuse the guys with the pugil sticks.

You did it!
I'm proud of him.
If this floats his boat, go for it.
Below is the first wave of muddy buddies.

Thankfully, they had showers there to rinse off the layers of mud.
Many sneakers weren't so lucky.
Alas, the sneaker graveyard.

Until next year!
(Yes, he's already signed up. Oh joy.)