Montana Spartan Sprint Race 2014
<p>The Elite Class Women start up the first hill at the Montana Spartan Sprint, a more than three-mile obstacle race, in Bigfork on Saturday.</p>
<p>Nate McCarthy of Helena races in the Open Class at the Montana Spartan Sprint Race on Saturday, May 10, in Bigfork. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Michael Campbell of High River, Canada, runs through a cloud of smoke amid racers in the Open Class.</p>
<p>Brock Wicker of Stevensville, Mont., gets a congratulatory high five after crossing the finish line at the Montana Spartan Sprint Race on Saturday, May 10, in Bigfork. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>A competitor climbs the new rope obstacle at the Montana Spartan Sprint Race on Saturday, May 10, in Bigfork. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Members of the Men's Elite Class start the Montana Spartan Sprint Race on Saturday, May 10, in Bigfork. The winner of the race was Matt Novakovich of Anchorage, Alaska. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>An Open Class lines up to start the Montana Spartan Sprint Race on Saturday, May 10, in Bigfork. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
Photos by Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake