Folks who walk or jog around the Kennett Y's indoor track on Saturday morning enjoyed some bonus entertainment on April 9: we got a great view of the Grit Games going on in the gymnasium below. Teams of four athletes competed in grueling feats of strength, agility and stamina, such as doing tuck jumps and walking while carrying a giant weight straight overhead. Some groups had been practicing for weeks and wore matching T-shirts; others were more ad hoc.
In the playoff round the final three teams did a relay race across the gym, then box jumps, then crunches. These people are not the type to be satisfied with taking home a participation trophy, so they competed fiercely to the last second.
Just after the Games concluded, I talked with a friend who participated, and she said it had been hard but fun. And I spotted another participant in the fitness center running on the treadmill. Talk about hard core!
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