I ran across some information on these guys today and it just blew my mind. They compete in endurance sports events while wearing gas masks to raise awareness for wounded warriors."They have chosen the gas mask to symbolize their initiative. Running in the mask is equivalent to 20 – 25% oxygen resistance. People often ask them how difficult it is to run long distance in a gas mask. Their reply, “not nearly as difficult as living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), learning to walk again with prosthetics, or living the rest of your life burned over 30% of your body.” They parallel the perception of temporary discomfort and difficulty associated with running in the mask to the challenges our wounded veterans will endure for the rest of their lives."
Pretty intense if you ask me, check them out...
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