He Conquered Cancer, Then 15 Spartan Races in a Year

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If you think one Spartan race is hard, this 77-year-old does three in one day

Completing one muddy obstacle-course Trifecta at full strength is hard enough, but this 77-year-old wanted to knock out fiveWhen Paul Lachance began radiation and chemotherapy for lip cancer, he had one question for his radiologist: How soon after treatment can I start training to crawl under barbed wire and run through the mud?

Mr. Lachance, now 77 and cancer-free, competes in Spartan races. The popular obstacle-course events combine trail running with grueling challenges like climbing up cargo nets and scaling inverted walls. Spartan offers three core race distances: sprint , super and beast...

 

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No excuse for all you with tiny heart syndrome out there.

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Not wasting any time. Good for him.

You think you are better than me old man? Yes

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