On Saturday morning, the Smith-Cotton Raiders and 70 other teams from across the United States, including a team from American Samoa, gathered in Molena, Ga., for one of the most difficult competitive events they would ever face.
The S-C Raiders’ day began with the one-rope bridge over a river at a distance of 85 feet, a physical team test (over a quarter-mile course involving a low crawl, a three 30-pound watercan carry, a negotiated obstacle and a running maze), followed by a 5-kilometer team run and the Gauntlet.
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