Wayland Resident To Compete for $250,000 on Reality TV

A Wayland resident’s passion for Spartan races has landed him on NBC’s “Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge.”

John Langan will compete on the show created by the producers of “American Ninja Warriors,” reported the Wayland Town Crier. The show brings together groups of five people, such as families, friends and coworkers to work together as they race across specially designed Spartan courses. The six teams of five participants compete against one another to win $250,000.

The seven episode series debuts on June 13 at 10 p.m. on NBC.

Langan has competed in Spartan races since 2011, but never before a nationally televised audience, he told the Wayland Town Crier.

Wayland, with its abundance of natural resources, acted as Langan’s training ground for himself and his team members, Langan told the Wayland Town Crier. He said Lake Cochituate and the extensive trail system acted as ideal obstacle courses.

“Competing on this show was one of the most rewarding and humbling experiences of my life,” Langan told the Wayland Town Crier. “It was competition at a level I had never dreamed of and I am so thankful to be part of such an incredible project.”

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