Feature of the Week: Skyler and Thyler Ng's day at the Spartan Kids Race
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We recently completed our third Spartan Kids Race in Guangzhou, China.
We tackled 26 progressively challenging obstacles over a distance of 5.1km, which pushed us to run, jump, climb, and even crawl on all fours. While the event was all about having fun, we also developed grit and mental toughness.
The day we had been looking forward to finally arrived. We arrived at the venue about an hour before our scheduled race time to familiarise ourselves with the area. The muddy terrain greeted us after a heavy rainfall, which added to the challenge for everyone. Despite the unfavourable weather, we managed to finish the race in under an hour.
We are looking forward to participating in the next race.
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