IDAHO FALLS — A local 27-year-old will be participating in a Spartan Race this weekend. It not an easy feat — especially in a wheelchair.

Trandon Mechling of Idaho Falls will be in the race on Saturday, Aug. 9, for the 2025 Boise Spartan Trifecta. A team of six to eight people typically helps him get through the course. Trandon’s mother and father will be part of it too.

“He has cerebral palsy, so he is in a wheelchair and then he has a special wheelchair (for the races). He requires the support team that helps him get through the course,” said Angie Mechling, Trandon’s mother. “He is doing the sprint, usually three to three and a half miles long.”

A Spartan Race is a series of obstacle races that test participants’ physical and mental strength across challenging terrains.

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