To look at his smile after completing the Spartan Beast at Killington you'd think it was easy.  

We  picked Chris up just before 3am on Saturday September 22nd and drove him to meet Spartan Race founder Joe De Sena at Killington.  By 4am, in the clear cool starry night, Chris began the 13 mile 35 obstacle race.  I set him up with a POV camera and followed him on and off over the first few miles through the dark.  While my crew (Blake) rushed back to base to pick up time lapse shots of dawn breaking, Forest Call walked the entire trip with Chris.  It wasn't until about 5:30 pm that we were able to walk Chris through the finish line.

We've put together a video for Spartan coaching following Chris on his entire 20 week experience here in Pittsfield Vermont at Spartan HQ culminating with his experience at the Killington Beast. 

Great job Chris, I can't wait to see what you take on next!
[videography: Marion Dane Abrams, Forest Call, Blake Farnham]

Have you heard about Chris Davis?  Not too long ago he was 700lbs.  He measured the distance he could walk in feet, and had to plan his route from car to office carefully.  He went to the doctor to see about gastric bypass surgery and was told he was TOO HEAVY.  Chris motivated himself, lost 100 pounds, had the bypass surgery and has not stopped pushing himself since.

Today finds him in Pittsfield Vermont, home of the Spartan Race "Spartan HQ," where he is training with Joe De Sena for next week's Spartan Ultra Beast.  It's a 26+ mile obstacle course on the face of Killington Mountain.  We've been documenting his progress in weekly videos for the last 20 weeks, and we can't wait to see him take on the Ultra Beast.  Go get it Chris!  We're rooting for you.

You can follow Chris on Facebook at the Project Chris Davis page.