Father and Son Duo Heads to Sparta, Greece

Father, James Purdie, who is sixty-four years old, started racing this year. He ran in the “LuMil Wine Run” where he placed fourth with a time of forty-eight minutes. James has also run “the sprint”, “the super”, and in many other events. With him being sixty-four, a lot of his friends tell him that he’s too old to be running, but he says “I know how much I can take and how much I can give out.” Although James is not competing in the “Spartan Race” with his son Jameion he is supporting him 100% all the way and not going to miss out on the opportunity to train in Greece.

I asked them what they do to prepare for events like this and James said “We both do our separate things.” Jameion focuses more on cross-training like strength and speed workouts, while James aims more toward calisthenics like walking and running.