Pictured above is United States Marine, Cpl. Todd Love, part of Team X-T.R.E.M.E. at The Spartan Race in Leesburg, VA. Corporal Todd Love lost both legs above the knee and his left arm below the elbow while serving in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2010. The 22 year old now weighs about 100 pounds and set out to “push himself in all things physical, proving that overcoming obstacles isn’t just something you attempt, it’s something that you embrace.”
Team X-T.R.E.M.E. consists of six men, one woman, and one 11 year old boy. Three of the men (Todd Love, Noah Galloway, and Jonathan Mozingo) are wounded veterans. All members of the team wear blacked out gas masks and complete each event together. The eight-person team completed the 75-obstacle, 10.5 mile Spartan Race course in five and a half hours, not moving on to the next obstacle until everyone was through and helping each other when needed.