Posts
The talent level for the Open Farmers Walk competition was very deep this year. We had 21 competitors, each of which were legit. Sure, one guy tripped and only went like three feet, but that was a fluke, as he easily picked up those 200 pound weights. Please remember that this competition is done on grass, with an oval-ish course that does have three actual corners, and the event is done completely without lifting straps.
Top 5 Places
(Each of these competitors received a cash prize.)
Place Name & Distance (Feet)
1.Jared Spybrook: 361.1
2.Steve Barkley: 264.2
3.Joe Sheffield: 262.4
4.Jake Stasa: 182.9
5.William Shuh: 179.0
Congrats to all the competitors. The Detroit Highland Games sells between 10,000 – 15,000 tickets each year. I did a quick head count based estimate of the number of fans I saw in the stands during the Farmers Walk event and it was easily over 1,000. It takes a lot of courage to do anything in front of an audience that large.
Make sure to check out some of the photos on our Facebook Page.
http://www.facebook.com/AtomicAthletic
Live strong,
Roger LaPointe
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.