The "PARAS 10" is a long course with mud, wet bogs, and steep rocky slopes. Even Scott Meenagh's Parachute Regiment comrades struggled to finish.
"This route is meant to weed out the weak. Paratrooper selection is one of the hardest courses the British army offers "Meenagh told Olympics.com after his third attempt since losing both legs above the knee in Afghanistan.
What was crazy is, even though it's 14 years since I was first there and five years since I was last there, I feel like I knew every single stone in the place.
Meenagh sprinted up rocky hills and trekked through marshy water with prosthetic legs, sometimes alone and sometimes with other paratroopers. He smiled as he neared the finish.
"A wise man once told me that if you don't find your limit every now and then, if you don't go to them, you'll never expand them,
Meenagh remarked after finishing the course last month. "You'll never be able to push the limit until you take yourself to the edge.
Meenagh excels at pushing the limits, as he did on that brisk North Yorkshire day. Olympics.com spoke to the two-time Paralympian about his defiance, from the Parachute Regiment's difficult selection procedure to making history for Great Britain in Para Nordic skiing, and how he honors his army friends.
PARAS 10 gives the public a once-a-year taste of Parachute Regiment selection. The 10-mile march is one of eight ‘P Company’ events recruits participate in throughout test week.