med wars

A couple weeks ago, C signed up to do a race with some of his friends.

Its called med wars. It basically consists of 4 different 'loops'. Each of these loops require different physical elements, along with coming across medical scenarios and having to figure out how to solve the problem. It is held every year in a different location. This year is was close by so they decided to go.

Before the race and looking quite refreshed.

Full backpack; water, medical supplies, bike stuff, cliff bars, tent poles-CHECK!

Their first leg was a 7 mile mountain loop.

Their second loop was a whopper!

They had to carry this 4 person kayak 4 blocks to the river and than kayak upstream for about 2 1/2 hours. They had to get out of the kayak at one point and drag it upstream in chest deep water, they also had to figure out the medical problems they came across.

Not to mention it was the hottest time of the day-C got FRIED!

Row Row Row your boat

who knew this leg would take the majority of the day

C said this leg was brutal!

Their third leg was mountain biking, and then pushing this semi tire uphill about 3/4 of a mile. C started riding, (he does it all the time), but the other guys couldn't physically get the tire up the hill, so C had to get off his bike and push the tire up the hill- mostly alone. It was HARD and so HEAVY! he said that those tires are heavier than they look.

At the finish line- and still not looking all too shabby. (just a little dirty)

Glad you made it back safe.

The other guys on C's team

C said although it was SO hard, he would love to do it again

(the guy on the left ran a marathon without training,

he said med wars was ridiculously harder than the marathon).

What an adventure!