Local parkour student places first in competition

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Shilo Cameron

On Sunday, March 5 Lisa Weppler, owner and coach at Hardcore Parkour attended the team’s first competition with four of her students. The competition took place at Calgary’s Breathe Parkour.

The ‘spring speed scramble’ was a competition meant to push competitors’ speed limits while tackling challenging obstacle courses. Three courses were set out and each athlete was able to run each course three times, taking their top two speeds.

The facility was buzzing with excitement and the turnout was inspiring! Athletes of all ages from across Alberta as well as Invermere, showed up to compete, along with the many supportive spectators. Rory Wolfe, 14, competed in the 11-15 age category against 16 other talented athletes. When they called his name to take the podium for first place, cheers flooded the gymnasium. Way to go Rory! The entire team and coach, Lisa, at Hardcore Parkour are so proud of all the athletes who took part in Calgary’s speed competition and we look forward to more!