JB MDL community members conquer obstacles

Published March 7, 2013
By Tom Worsdale
NAVAIR Public Affairs

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Competitors from the military and civilian communities at Lakehurst answered the question, "Can you conquer the obstacles?" Feb. 25, 2013, at the Lakehurst Fitness Center's Inaugural Outdoor/Indoor Obstacle Challenge here.

The participants persevered and powered through on a chilly February morning to see who would prevail with the lowest overall time.

The events included truck-tire tossing, the low crawl, monkey bars maneuvers and a 25-yard 125-pound dummy drag.

The top five military finishers included Chief Petty Officer Manuel Perez with an overall time of 3:15; Petty Officer 2nd Class Max Torres with 3:26; Petty Officer 3rd Class Evan Carter, 3:35; Chief Petty Officer David Yanvary, 3:38; and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffery Pettway at 3:53.

The top three civilian finishers and overall champion was Eric Hess at 3:11; second for the civilians was Mike Firth, 3:43; and third was Glen Gretsky at 4:01. The two top female competitors, Tracy Jarvis and Lisa Firth both finished with 4:47.

"This first-time event at Lakehurst was a lot of fun for all the folks who came out to participate," said Mark Smith, event organizer. "It was reminiscent of the old 'Superstars' competitions they had on TV back in the 70s and 80s. We definitely look forward to making this an annual tradition."