I was excited to have another opportunity to compete this year after having to pull out of Nationals with a back injury. After a very long, very cold day I was fortunate enough to take 2nd place. Every event was much more difficult after being in the cold for so many hours - don't even get me started on how worthless frozen tacky is! There were some extremely good competitors that showed up and it was a fun day. Congratulations to Hans Pirman for putting on a great show, it was an added treat to get to meet Svend Karlsen and Hafthor Bjornsson. It was also nice to meet and hang out with some of the strongmen from the Northeast. Many thanks, as always, to Mike Westerling for the continued coaching and programming and to Jody for always being there for support and braving the elements!
