I got the privilege of cheering my awesome siblings do the Spartan Beast half marathon. 
They ran 13 miles over rough mountain terrain and completed over 30 grueling obstacles.
Yes, she is floating.
Mark talked Julie into doing the race, she was very apprehensive about the whole thing. She did not want to injure herself and compromise her marathon running. She made comments about the possibility of quitting and not even finishing.
Mark signed them up for the "competative" heat. That means they were the only group wearing red armbands, had priority at the obstacles if there was a wait and were in the running to place overall.
They were so incredible to watch!
He floats too!
Of course Julie didn't give up, she is much too competitive for that!
My other awesome sister Tracy snuck behind spectator lines to capture these up-close shots, way to go Tracy!
They were neck and neck throughout the race. She would get ahead of him on the running and he would catch up on the obstacles. The running was her true strong point and she beat him by about 7 min.
Not only did she not quit...she placed 4th over all the women!! She was seconds away from winning the third place dagger! She amazes me. She is already signed up for next year and has plans for improving her time. She wants the first place spartan helmet.
I love this shot of Julie and Brent at the finish! True love!
I cant wait to watch them to it again next year! I am planning my summer trip around it.
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