Thousands of people gathered yesterday to take part in the growingly popular Spartan Races sponsored by Reebok at a remote farm in Barre, Massachusetts; among them were Bro. Rene's Raiders, a small team of one teacher and four students. It was the first of such races for them, so, not knowing ahead of time what to expect, they learned the hard way, step by step of the 5 mile course filled with challenges and obstacles, which demanded stamina, determination and strength. They crawled over bales of hay, climbed fences, ducked under barbed wire, plunged into streams and jumped over smokey, smoldering hay. Finishing was a major accomplishment, no matter how long it took; for our boys, it was 2 hours and fifteen minutes. Like all the other runners, they were covered with mud and sweat at the finish line. They took the "punishment" willingly, as we had mentioned in an earlier slice of bread, to raise money for the new Marist high school in Bangladesh, St. Marcellin High School. The final tally is not available yet, but just the effort these young men made alone is worth its weight in gold. They definitely poured "sweat equity" into this new school. Thank you, Bro. Rene's Raiders!
Bro. Rene
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