Strongman who would be interested in highland games.

[Michael Douglas - uk]

Gododdin - Blair Atholl - Scotland 27th May 2007


Dr. Douglas Edmunds, long credited with being the founding father of the sport of strongman, has taken on a new project - with the full support of IFSA Strongman and Event Scotland – one that is close to his heart as it takes root from ‘the war games of our ancestors’ – The Gododdin.


Just wondering if any of the big guns will be coming over to scotland for this competition, im sure i read somewhere that Mikhail Koklyaev and viristruk had competed in this kind of thing before, this could be massive and if the big guns are coming to britain, im def going to watch.

[dave barron]

Misha is still injured from the Arnold and probably won't make it. I think this is the list right now:

Kyrylo Chuprynin (Ukraine)
Sebastian Wenta (Poland)
Simundar Simunddson (Iceland)
Scott Rider (England)
Mike Zolkeweicz (US)
Dave Barron (US)
Gregor Edmunds (Scotland)
Wout Zylstra (Netherlands)

[Jim Glover]

What are the events?

[dave barron]

1. Stone putting
2. Throwing 25kg weight for height
3. Throwing 12.5 kg weight for distance (the Mace)
4. Pole Push
5. Tossing the caber
6. Wrestling
7. Throwing the hammer
8. Carrying Celtic Cross

[ShanePetrelli]

I am 100% interested, i've looked into it a little bit i know that Springfield IL puts on a few games and i believe it's through the St. Andrews society. I think that the highland games would compliment strongman events well. I was a thrower in high school and college and i have always loved strongman and highland games so if there is a contest close enough and cheap enough, i would be in. Shane

[ShanePetrelli]

Still Scottish but closer... Not that i wouldnt make the trip out there though.

http://www.ancientathletics.com/

http://www.central-illinois-celts.org/

Later Shane

[Jonathan Macfarlane]

Sorry to hear you didn't make worlds Dave. I really can't understand that decision. Its made worse because Paddy can't go and he's throwing really consistently far.

Truth be told, if I was a bit older and stronger, I'd rather compete at Goddodin than Worlds. Looks "primal" for lack of a better word.

[dave barron]

Thanks Jono. Yeah, it was a kick in the nuts not to go back (I've been invited to the last six fer chrissakes!). But I'm going up to a games in Ontario the same day, and you're right about Gododdin - should be a blast.
I'm still hoping Pat can squeeze into the lineup, and that I get a chance to throw against him again this summer - we always have fun together. Maybe you two can come do a tour next summer?

[Jonathan Macfarlane]

All I really know is that Sebastian Wenta ended up winning this challenge, but for the UK guys, it will be on TV. Really disappointing that I won't get to have a watch! For the UK guys, this will definitely be worth watching.

The Highlander Challenge: TV Debut by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2007 IronMind


The Gododdin Games will debut on TV this Sunday in the UK, so get ready to see the latest from the godfather of strongman, Dr. Douglas Edmunds.

Hardly a shrinking violet, Douglas Edmunds is the driving spirit behind much of what now stands as modern strongman, but especially because he’s a mighty Scot, it should be no surprise that the Edmunds’ roots in the Highland Games are mult-generational.

Earlier this year, Edmunds re-invented the Highland Games Heavy Events, by combining what he saw as its best elements with those from strongman, and cast the package in the warrior-themed setting that appeals to his basic instincts. The resulting package - The Highlander Challenge - kicked off with The Gododdin Games on May 27 at Scotland’s Blair Castle, backed by Event Scotland, and the resulting program is now ready to hit the airwaves.

“In the UK, the IFSA Strongman supported Highlander Challenge - The Gododdin Games will debut on television this Sunday at 8:00 am on Channel 4,” IFSA Managing Director Christian Fennell told IronMind today.

”IFSA is committed to strongman,” Fennell said, and “this is another application of strength and it represents another outlet for the assets we manage. It’s new and exciting . . . Douglas has been playing with this for a while, and now he has the perfect formula.”

Fennell also explained that this year IFSA is seeing very strong growth in its television coverage of strongman.

“The IFSA Strongman 2006 television series surpasses the 500 million household mark with a 12 x 26-minute episode series now running in 180 markets, carried by 24 major networks and broadcast in 15 different languages,” Fennell said, and “in addition to this distribution platform, IFSA will have seven hours of our GP series running exclusively on Eurosport. There is good demand for strongman on television,” Fennell said, “and we are happy to fill it.”

The Highlander Challenge only adds to this, Fennell emphasized, so if you want to see the latest from the godfather of strongman, and if you’re in the UK this weekend, tune in to Channel 4 at 8:00 am.

[Michael Douglas - uk]

All I really know is that Sebastian Wenta ended up winning this challenge, but for the UK guys, it will be on TV. Really disappointing that I won't get to have a watch! For the UK guys, this will definitely be worth watching.

The Highlander Challenge: TV Debut by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2007 IronMind


The Gododdin Games will debut on TV this Sunday in the UK, so get ready to see the latest from the godfather of strongman, Dr. Douglas Edmunds.

Hardly a shrinking violet, Douglas Edmunds is the driving spirit behind much of what now stands as modern strongman, but especially because he’s a mighty Scot, it should be no surprise that the Edmunds’ roots in the Highland Games are mult-generational.

Earlier this year, Edmunds re-invented the Highland Games Heavy Events, by combining what he saw as its best elements with those from strongman, and cast the package in the warrior-themed setting that appeals to his basic instincts. The resulting package - The Highlander Challenge - kicked off with The Gododdin Games on May 27 at Scotland’s Blair Castle, backed by Event Scotland, and the resulting program is now ready to hit the airwaves.

“In the UK, the IFSA Strongman supported Highlander Challenge - The Gododdin Games will debut on television this Sunday at 8:00 am on Channel 4,” IFSA Managing Director Christian Fennell told IronMind today.

”IFSA is committed to strongman,” Fennell said, and “this is another application of strength and it represents another outlet for the assets we manage. It’s new and exciting . . . Douglas has been playing with this for a while, and now he has the perfect formula.”

Fennell also explained that this year IFSA is seeing very strong growth in its television coverage of strongman.

“The IFSA Strongman 2006 television series surpasses the 500 million household mark with a 12 x 26-minute episode series now running in 180 markets, carried by 24 major networks and broadcast in 15 different languages,” Fennell said, and “in addition to this distribution platform, IFSA will have seven hours of our GP series running exclusively on Eurosport. There is good demand for strongman on television,” Fennell said, “and we are happy to fill it.”

The Highlander Challenge only adds to this, Fennell emphasized, so if you want to see the latest from the godfather of strongman, and if you’re in the UK this weekend, tune in to Channel 4 at 8:00 am.


Ive already set my tv to record this program, im looking forward to it and to see BSM when its eventually aired.