Extreme Field Day for kids comes to Canton

On Saturday, October 19, Extreme Field Day will be held on the beautiful fields of the Irish Cultural Centre, located at 200 New Boston Drive (off Route 138) in Canton.

Obstacle course races are sweeping the country. They offer a fun and exciting new way to get outside to have fun with your friends and family. The difficulty with many of these style races is they are not designed for children. Extreme Field Day offers young athletes the ability to experience the fun at a scaled-down version just for them.

A break from the sterile indoor play spaces, Extreme Field Day gets kids outside and challenges them as well as their peers on expertly prepared obstacle courses.

The course will have kids running, climbing over and under walls and cargo nets, scaling ramps, and most of all, getting really, really dirty!

“In recent years, these ‘extreme’ type of races have become more and more popular, but young kids, who would really enjoy the obstacle nature of these competitions, haven’t had many options to try them out,” said race organizer and Canton resident Theresa Hickey. “Families are excited to spend a fun day together outside. This is our third race and each has been bigger and better than the last one.”

All participants will receive an Extreme Field Day medal and Extreme Field Day t-shirt. There will also be face painting, balloon animals, fun and music all day.

Extreme Field Day events are up to two-mile obstacle courses designed by experts to test your all-around strength, stamina, agility, mental toughness and camaraderie. This event will be held rain or shine. As most obstacle racers agree, the muddier the better!

Extreme Field Day events will include shorter races for the younger athletes and will increase in difficulty for each age group (4-15). Each heat will increase in length and number of obstacles, culminating with the 13, 14 and 15 year olds, who will compete in an inspiring run with obstacles.

Hickey has a proven track record in the obstacle course industry. Having come from the Spartan Race company, which is geared toward adults and tends to be more intense and competitive, she realized that there were not any obstacle races for young children and decided to launch her company last year in her hometown of Canton. She’s confident that they will sell out the October 19 race and urges families to sign up now as space is limited. Go to www.extremefieldday.com before the heats are filled.

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