3 GET DOWN AND DIRTY

magine running a brutal cross-country race over rugged terrain. Then you sling a 20-kilogram sandbag over your shoulders and put in a huge anaerobic effort hauling it up a mountain. Then you’re back to running, only now your legs are heavy and wooden, your muscles tweaking.. Yes, what once looked like a mud-splattered fad of people taking the scenic route to a drinking party is now a real, gruelling sport (with professional athletes), and a growing one at that. “That’s what makes the sport so beautiful — you find out a lot about yourself over the course of a race.”