<p>Ian Hose, left, and Matt Kempson jump over a fire at the finish line to win the Montana Spartan Beast together at Averill's Flathead Lake Lodge on Saturday. Kempson waited for Hose so they could finish together. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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<p>William Senft yells as he hits the barb wire during the barb wire crawl of the Montana Spartan Race on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Christy Griesse kicks a bell at the end of a ladder obstacle during the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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<p>Jamie Duff emerges from the water after going under an obstacle near the end of the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. The Beast was a nearly 14-mile course with about 30 obstacles. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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<p>Ryan Colvin carries an atlas ball during the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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<p>Matt Kempson crawls under the barb wire near the end of the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Matt Simon nears the top of the rope climb during the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>William Senft yells as he hits the barb wire during the barb wire crawl of the Montana Spartan Race on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Christy Griesse kicks a bell at the end of a ladder obstacle during the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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<p>Jamie Duff emerges from the water after going under an obstacle near the end of the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. The Beast was a nearly 14-mile course with about 30 obstacles. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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<p>Ryan Colvin carries an atlas ball during the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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<p>Matt Kempson crawls under the barb wire near the end of the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Matt Simon nears the top of the rope climb during the Montana Spartan Beast on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
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Images from the Montana Spartan Beast race in Bigfork on May 7, 2016.