World’s Strongest Man

Keg toss

The World’s Strongest Man competition was in Charleston the past two weeks and drew quite a few folks to see the event. We watched the keg toss qualifying last weekend and tried to watch the plane pull in the finals this weekend. The guys who compete in these events are absolutely enormous and very intense. They were great with the crowds though so it was a good bit of fun. Charleston was showcased and the fans were fantastic…everyone was cheered regardless of where they came from. It was hard not to cheer for the guys performing these incredible tasks. Anyhow, my only complaint was at the plane pull.

Keg toss

The athletes were to pull a C-130 plane at the national guard air base. We waited for an hour after it was supposed to start on the scorching tarmac and they still hadn’t harnessed anyone to the plane.

Plane pull

There was no water and no excuse for not starting close to on time. Photo ops and warm-ups should have been done ahead of time. Ok, rant over. Still, it was neat to be at the airport to see the huge planes and the large crowd. Our local boy, Phil Pfister placed 4th overall this year after winning in 2006.

2 thoughts on “World’s Strongest Man

  1. It was pretty fun but I think it would be best for older kids (not 5 and 8 year olds). They are only somewhat impressed with the strength of the guys and certainly not impressed with the wait while they reset events. For me, I remained in awe between resets so it was pretty cool for me!

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