no details about the race here? how long? obstacles? etc?

Thanks Andy and Joe for putting such an amazing event together and thank you all for your sweat you left on the mountain.

My son finished the death race early Monday morning. It was his first try and he had trained for about nine months with Joe Decker, a two-time former winner. He was nervous but determined before the race but he did well, proving that proper training and determination pays off.
Most important were the lessons he told me he learned from the experience. He is a twenty seven year-old, hard working kid who puts in ten hour days at work and trains in the few hours left in his week.
First, he said he learned to focus on his progress and not get caught up in whether it was fair os whether others got breaks or took advantage….
Second, he learned to navigate through varied and often conflicting information and make prudent choices, keeping the goal and the parameters of the race in mind….
Third, he learned to trust his support crew ( me and his brother Chris) when his thinking was not as clear… he became comfortable with feedback even if he disagreed at times
Fourth, he realized the parallels of this experience to life…don’t blame others, make excuses, harbor ‘draining’ resentments, etc. YOU are mostly responsible for your situation… YOU can do something about it!
And finally, he began to have faith in the incredible resources available to the human mind, body and soul, when the most severe challenges confront us… he reached deeper than he had ever thought possible even though he has had many successes already.
Don’t let Joe and Andy’s cavalier attitude fool you… they know what they are doing and the incredible value of the lessons they are teaching. A big thanks from the proud Dad of Sean Burns to Joe Decker and Joe and Andy, and to the DEATH RACE for teaching my son a lesson all parents want their kids to learn.