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Spartan’s from CSKD come back with shields
Today a bunch of Mad Badgers ran in the name of the Cambridge Shorinji Kempo Dojo (CSKD) at the Spartan race (www.spartanrace.com), Bassingbourn. This was a gruelling (otherwise it wouldn’t have been ‘Spartan’, right?) 5 kilometre race at the military barrack assault course with some interesting additions.
On top of a LONG dark tunnel to crawl through, streams to splodge through, burning bales to jump over and mud to crawl through we had a very cold swim (about 30 metres) in the lake and a succession of hills to run up…and down!
But we survivied! Crispin, Sarah, Chris and honorary CSKD member Ian all rejoiced at the end at gaining our medal and an additional bloody nose for Crispin who seemed to forget all ukemi skills at the end. The pugil stick wielders felled him, onto his nose. He took it in good sport though and after tea and sausage sarnies we felt warm enough to ..go home!
Nice one everyone. Especially Crispin who ran it all in his dogi…
