Daniel Boone was made to “Run the Gauntlet” in order to survive capture by the Shawnee Indians. Running the Gauntlet involved passing through a long line of warriors who then beat at him with “clubs, hoe handles, tomahawks, and butcher knives.” Many men die after Running the Gauntlet just once but Daniel Boone, though badly beaten, survived.
This historical account of Boone, who actually Ran the Gauntlet eight different times, sets the stage for this challenging off-road race set in North Carolina’s Uwharries and High Country.
Gauntlet [gawnt-lit] noun, consecutive tasks endured sequentially; as these do not cause serious injuries, only bearable pain; they are sometimes eagerly anticipated by the initiate as a sign of acceptance into a more prestigious group.
2 Amazing Challenges!
Run the Gauntlet Boone -
Throwdown at Cooper’s Farm (the original)
Run the Gauntlet Uwharrie (2011 inaugural year)
Extreme Run ● Intense Obstacles ● Mud Pits ● Creek Crossings
Run the Gauntlet –
Uwharrie
Troy, North Carolina
Uwharrie National Forest
May 12, 2012
Course:
4-mile course at the off-road venue of Uwharrie Adventures, including Dirt Walls, Wooden Walls, Monster Tires, Huge Mud-Pit, Pine Forest, and more.
Run the Gauntlet – Boone
Farm Adventure Race
Are you farm tough??
Cooper’s Farm
Todd, North Carolina
September 22, 2012
Course:
4.5 mile course on Cooper’s Farm, which sits on the banks of the New River. Runners will be challenged with primitive logging roads, fields, creek runs, wooden walls, culvert tunnels, a mud pit, and The Monster…a really big hill.
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