Björnsson scores his second occasion win in Columbus!
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The Timber Trial was the penultimate occasion for the 2025 Arnold Strongman Basic (ASC). The ten invited strongmen had been challenged to hold two heavy logs throughout the course to a sled, which then pulled again to the beginning line within the quickest time attainable.
Mitchell Hooper had a 2.5-point lead coming into the occasion, hoping to carry the road to a three-peat in Columbus. Lucas Hatton, in his ASC debut, was placing on a present, giving Hooper the closest run for the highest of the rostrum, having scored two wins in 4 occasions.
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2025 ASC Timber Trial Outcomes
- Hafthor Björnsson — 31.21 seconds
- Mitchell Hooper — 35.29 seconds
- Tom Stoltman — 37.37 seconds
- Lucas Hatton — 37.57 seconds
- Austin Andrade — 40.31 seconds
- Trey Mitchell — 43.1 seconds
- Evan Singleton — 45.6 seconds
- Nick Guardione — 51.42 seconds
- Bobby Thompson — 56.19 seconds
- Maxime Boudreault — withdrew
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2025 ASC Timber Trial Recap
Guardione was the primary to the ground for the strongmen. He loaded the logs by 18 seconds and heaved the sled till momentum gave out. He hitched the sled throughout the end over the 50-second mark.
Thompson was second to the stage and wore sun shades to forestall mild from disorienting him whereas leaning again throughout the sled pull. He had constant pacing all through the course however was slower than Guardione total.
Stoltman made straightforward work of the logs, and his peak supplied distinctive leverage when dragging the sled. He set the time to beat at slightly below 38 seconds.
Singleton introduced his signature aggression to the course however didn’t appear happy together with his tempo as soon as throughout the end line. He knew his time wouldn’t oust Stoltman’s earlier than the timekeeper advised him his place.
Andrade was the halfway athlete on the course. He pulled the sled by the 22-second mark and was regular from begin to end. His step velocity throughout the pull was too incremental to garner vital factors however was sufficient to overhaul Singleton.
Mitchell adopted Andrade. Whereas his pacing was regular, it wasn’t fast, retaining him towards the underside half of the sphere. Nonetheless, performing nicely in this sort of occasion was a big triumph after recovering from a torn Achilles simply over a 12 months prior.
Björnsson knew this occasion favored him given his big peak benefit, and he wasted no time. He blitzed the course in simply over 30 seconds and set the brand new time to beat.
Hatton ran the penultimate warmth, hoping to dent the two.5 margin between him and Hooper. His tempo was aggressive, however the leverage Björnsson had because the taller athlete in comparison with Hatton, a a lot shorter athlete, was obtrusive seeing them back-to-back.
Hooper knew Hatton’s time earlier than taking the course and knew there was a possibility to put up a long way with one occasion remaining if he may rating a win or, not less than, greatest Stoltman’s time. Whereas Hooper’s run wasn’t quick sufficient to overhaul Björnsson, it was sufficient to tack some extra factors onto his total lead.
Arnold Strongwoman Basic Protection
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