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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Wednesday, November 6, 2013 | 20 For more news, visit www.oakvillebeaver.com Are you struggling to control your Team needs the right tools continued from p.17 Wearing protective gear and a fullbreathing apparatus, competitors begin by scaling a five-storey tower carrying a 45-pound hose pack. Once at the top, they drop the hose pack and then hoist up another 45pound hose pack bundle hand-overhand from the ground. They then descend the five-storeys and, once on the ground, they climb on a machine that simulates breaking through a door or chopping through a roof by using a nine-pound shot mallet to drive a 160-pound beam a distance of five feet. After that, participants run a serpentine slalom course of fire hydrants before grabbing a fullycharged hose, dragging it 85 feet. They then have to strike a target with a stream of water simulating putting out a fire. In the final leg, firefighters drag a 185-pound training mannequin 100 feet to the finish line. "At that point, you're so exhausted, it's all you can do to grab him and drag him," said Henderson, who says the pain gets less as the season continues because of the gruelling training schedule needed to become a top-notch TYPE 2 DIABETES? If you are currently treating your diabetes with Diamicron or Glyburide you may be eligible to participate in a research study involving an investigational medication. Study related medication, supplies and compensation for time and travel will be provided. From left, Combat Challenge Firefighters Dave Walker, Darren Van Zandbergen, Kurtis Mantell, Shaun Henderson, and Matt Longwell, just returned from Las Vegas, Nevada show off a selection of some of the awards they have earned this year. | photo by Nikki Wesley ­ Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog) Speak with the experts at LMC Diabetes at: 866-701-ENDO (3636) research@LMC.ca www.LMC.ca TORONTO · OAKVILLE · ETOBICOKE · THORNHILL · BARRIE · MARKHAM · BRAMPTON · CALGARY · MONTREAL Combat Challenge competitor.. "You get to a point where your muscles are completely failing, but you know you have to push through the pain," Henderson said. "It becomes a mental thing. But it's so rewarding when you finish. It doesn't matter whether you've taken two minutes or 90 seconds, it's all about beating yourself. "There's no way out once you start. You have to finish the course. In the end, you feel great when your time is less than it was before."