https://www.facebook.com/adventuresoftheultrabeast
“Okay! Tonight is gonna be the test. I’m gonna
I decided that I was going to sign up for Savage
run 8 miles. If successful, I’m pretty damn certain I
Race next. I got there early for the “Competitive”
can add 4 more miles with 6 weeks of training to do
wave and it was then that I met this crazy kid
the 12 mile TOUGH MUDDER on Dec. 4th!!”
that was standing there barefoot, planning to race
That was a quote from me that I posted on
with no shoes on! As I stood there talking to him,
Facebook on October 21st, 2011 (approx. 18
months ago). At that time, I only had a 3 mile
Highlander mud race under my belt. A belt that
currently wrapped around my 226 pound frame!
Highlander offered a 6-mile race but at the time
I wasn’t quite sure I was ready for it so instead I
opted for the 3-mile race. While I had always been
athletic, I had not always been in top shape. I also
I could tell he was friendly but he was definitely
nuts! He had a tattoo across his stomach that said,
“Deater”. Wouldn’t you know it though; he’s now
a good friend and is known as, “Deater the Panda
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