Topic: Strongman Contest in Washington State

[Kurtis Bowler]

Just wanted to let you all know about a Strongman Contest my wife and I are putting on in Sumner, Washington this summer.
The event will benefit Fragile X research through www.fraxa.org, the Fragile X research foundation.  Fragile X is the most common inherited cause of mental impairment. It is also the most common known cause of autism.  It affects 1 in 4000 men and 1 in 6000 women although the numbers are sure to be higher as Fragile X is largely unknown and misdiagnosed.  It also affects one very important person in our lives, our son Casey.
Mt. Rainier's Strongest Man, to benefit the Fragile X Research Foundation, will be held August 5th, at The Old Cannery in Sumner WA. Check-in and weigh-ins will begin at 9am with the first event to begin at 10:30.
The events, in order, are:
1. Tire Flip, 100 foot course, 90 second maximum time limit
2. Overhead Keg Press, for reps, 90 second time limit.
3. Double decker bus pull, 100 foot course, 90 second time limit
4. Farmers walk, 200 foot course, one turn, for distance or fastest time, 90 seconds.
5. Medley, including granite ball loading into or onto what, TBD.
This event is open to anyone, no federation membership is required. The entry fee is $50. Weight classes will be under 200 pounds and 201+ pounds. Trophies for top 3 places in each weight class will be awarded. A percentage of the particiapnts will be drug tested.
There will also be an open novice division for people who wish to try the events or play with the implements, with a trophy being awarded for best effort. The entry fee for the novice group will be $35 and this group will start at the end of the competitive weight classes, approximately 4:00pm.
Information and registration will be available (soon!) at www.rainiercrossfit.com. My phone number is 253-686-9994 and I will be happy to answer any questions.
If you or anyone you know is interested have them contact me.

Thank you,
Kurtis Bowler

[Joshua Davis]

Kurtis,
Have you contacted Jesse Marunde about this competition? He lives in Sequim, leads a whole "team" of local strongmen, and would probably be able to help you out in more than a few ways. If not him, then a member of Sequim Strongman Crew.
 
He won't post on any other forums, so you could either contact him through his forum at marunde-muscle.com, or email him jessemarunde@yahoo.com

[Kurtis Bowler]

Joshua,
I tried posting about it on Marundes forum and the post got deleted.  I asked if I had offended anyone or violated some protocol and got no response via e-mail or the message board.
Thanks for the heads up though.
Kurtis

[Joshua Davis]

More than likely, it was because it was an email endorsing an event, without anyone knowing who you are over there. I tried to send a personal message to Jesse, but as always, his inbox is full on the board.