"There were some great performances in the first day," at the Strongman Champions League - Ideapark competition in Finland, Illka Kinnunen reported to IronMind®.


Andrus Murumets was the only competitor at the Strongman Champions League competition in Ideapark who could complete the arm-over-arm truck pull within the time limit. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of Ilkka Kinnunen.


Leading things off, Andrus Murumets won the farmer's walk (150 kg/50 m) with a time of 28.79 seconds, followed by Martin Wildauer (29.59 seconds) and Vidas Blekaitis (34.59 seconds).

Next up was a heavy arm-over-arm truck pull (17-ton truck, 15 m). Adding to the difficulty, the course was uphill, Kinnunen said, and the event proved so challenging that only Andrus Murumets managed to pull the truck the entire distance within the time limit. Andrus Murumets won the event with a time of 27.22 seconds; Martin Wildauer was second (13.15 m), and Jani Kolehmainen was third (13.02 m).

The third event was a 350-kg deadlift for reps, with Martin Wildauer and Vidas Blekaitis hitting an amazing 10 reps, followed by Agris Kazelniks, who made 9 reps.

Here are the top five, overall, after the first day:

1. Martin Wildauer, 27.5 points
2. Andrus Murumets, 25 points
3. Vidas Blekaitis, 23.5 points
4. Jani Koklehmainen, 20 points
5. Janne Hartikainen, 18 points

The competition starts again at noon tomorrow, with the log lift for reps, crane pull with a harness and rope, and sack loading.