District of North Vancouver firefighter Carla Penman scored two world titles and just missed a third at the Firefighter Combat Challenge held recently in Las Vegas.
In the big show, the individual race, Penman posted a time of two minutes 34.36 seconds to finish second on the grueling course behind multiple world championship winner Amber Bowman of Ontario's Central York Fire who scored a time of 2:14.94.
Penman and Bowman then teamed up to win gold in the women's tandem race, finishing in 1:55.67, just one second off of a world record time. Penman and Bowman were key member of the gold medal winning squad in the team relay competition.
The race, known as the toughest two minutes in sports, includes obstacles such as a stair climb, dummy pull and hose drag all conducted in full firefighter gear, including an air mask.
Penman also finished second behind Bowman at the Canadian FireFit nationals held earlier this year in Edmonton. TSN will air coverage of the FireFit nationals Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. Pacific time with rebroadcasts on TSN2 Thursday, Nov. 7 at noon and Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m.
