Upcoming competitions in British Columbia for 2005

These contests are being put on by Robin Wright, with the exception of the final "BC's Strongest Man" show. Thanks again to Robin for putting in the effort to make sure the sport's gaining exposure in Western Canada.
Here are the events for 2005:

Strongman Plan for 2005 BCEAA

June 18, 2005, Langley BC
Location: Reflex Gym
1 Continentals, over head press, max weight
2 Atlas Stone load, 280lb – 50’’ platform, 365Lb - 40’’ platform, 385Lb – 30’’platform 3 Arm over arm pull, truck at app. 25,000Lb
4 Medley, Farmers walk for 40’ @ 335Lb, tire flip 1,100lb. * 2
5 Static hold, forward hold (Keg), 50Lb
6 Car dead lift, for reps
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July 02 2005, Port Moody BC
Location: Grims Gym
1 Overhead Log press for reps @ 180Lb.
2 Axle deadlift for reps @ 450Lb.
3 Farmer's hold for time @ 250Lb.
4 Tire flip for reps, 550ish time limit of 90 sec.
5 Loading race, shield, one chain link, one atlas stone (low, med, high), head to head different objects coin flip for lane choice
6 Medley, carry and Drag. Shield carry at 350Lb. 80', drag P/U truck 60' or best distance.
Port Moody Sponsors: Grims Gym, Reflex, Herbs Monster cookies, Remax
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July 09 2005, Kamloops BC
Location: Sport Mart Place
1 Tire Flip, for reps 750 – 800Lb.
2 Log press, max weight start at 200Lb.
3 Axle deadlift, for reps guys will compete at 400 or at 500Lb. 500 beats 400.
4 Farmers Walk, 150’ for time or best distance
5 Medley, Shield carry (drop), load chain link to 48’’ plat form, load beer keg to 52’’ plat form. 250-300lb.
Kamloops Sponsors: Reflex, 98.3 cifm, Scorpion tech., City of Kamloops, Lafarge, UCC, Kal Tire, General Grants, Harley Davidson, ect…

August 1 2005, Ladysmith, BC BCEAA final’s

If you're looking for further information regarding the BCEAA or any of the contests visit the BCEAA's web-site at: http://groups.msn.com/STRONGMANVANCOUVER/_whatsnew.msnw

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Welcome to Strongman Update, your source for news regarding upcoming competitions, promotions, charity events, etc. relating to strength athletics.

Through this blog and the use of various online forums you will be able to advertise for your upcoming events without having to set up your own web space or pay for advertising. Just e-mail me with your event's information, including date, locale, events, purpose, and any other relevant information and I'll formulate that into a post and advertise on several strongman forums for you. However, in each post I will leave your e-mail address so that others will be able to reach you readily if they have any questions. The hope is that strength athletes will gain more exposure and possibly raise the standards in our sport.

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-Jamie (blog admin.)