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The Farmers Walk Event at the Detroit Highland Games had more competitors than I have ever seen! We had 25 competitors this year, but a local Detroit Police officer beat them all.
Atomic Athletic is a regular sponsor of the Detroit Highland Games Farmer's Walk Event. The games typically get around 15,000 spectators, but I am sure there were a lot more this year. I have never seen it so packed. This is a big event, but that 200 Pounds per hand is a little daunting for most people, so we regularly get about 15 guys trying it out, but not this year.
Our giant killer was Jared Spybrook. While Jared is no small guy, he does typically compete in Strongman contests as a lightweight, meaning under 230 pounds. My guess is that there were at least half a dozen guys who were much heavier than him. That included professional and amateur highland and strongman athletes. The talent really turned out this year.
Many of you have been wondering where Jared has been during the last year. Well, if you see him, you can also congratulate him on the addition to his family. During the last year, the Spybrooks had twins. As anyone with kids knows, it can certainly have an impact on contest participation as well as training. While Jared said he is only getting in about two good training days a week, he looked great on the field. He was strong and extremely fast. Whatever he is doing, it is working.
The Detroit Highland Games take place at the Greenmead Historical Park in Livonia, MI. It is located between 7 Mile Road and 8 Mile Road, on the East side of I-275. If you want to put it on your calendar for next year, it is always the first Saturday of August, or August 6, 2011.
See you there.
Live strong,
Roger
PS. The kettlebell handles were a hot topic at our booth this year. I think there will be a lot of guys buying them in order to make their own farmer's walk handles. We have a great diagram of the Kettlebell Handle Farmers Handles at this link:
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