Milla Bizzotto remembers watching her father compete in BattleFrog and Spartan obstacle courses. When she learned how to walk, she would wait near the finish line to cross it with him.
The four-foot-tall, 53-pound third grader now crosses the line herself — with her father by her side.
Milla Star Bizzotto, 9, was training for a BattleFrog 24 hour obstacle race in hopes of inspiring kids to eat healthy and be more active. The race took place in Virginia Key Beach Park on March 5, 2016. Milla Bizzotto, 9, relaxes on the shoulders of her father, Christian Bizzotto, at BattleFrog’s first Xtreme 24-hour race at Virginia Key Beach, held on March 4-5, 2016. At age 9, she was the youngest competitor in the race. Milla Bizzotto, 9, with an assist from her father, Christian Bizzotto, competes in BattleFrog’s first Xtreme 24-hour race at Virginia Key Beach held on March 4-5, 2016. At age 9, she was the youngest competitor in the race. Milla Star Bizzotto, 9, was training for a BattleFrog 24 hour obstacle race in hopes of inspiring kids to eat healthy and be more active. The race took place in Virginia Key Beach Park on March 5, 2016. Milla Bizzotto, 9, relaxes on the shoulders of her father, Christian Bizzotto, at BattleFrog’s first Xtreme 24-hour race at Virginia Key Beach, held on March 4-5, 2016. At age 9, she was the youngest competitor in the race.
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Milla Bizzotto, 9, relaxes on the shoulders of her father, Christian Bizzotto, at BattleFrog’s first Xtreme 24-hour race at Virginia Key Beach, held on March 4-5, 2016. At age 9, she was the youngest competitor in the race.
“I don’t want to play video games,” said Milla, 9. “I don’t want to Hoverboard. I don’t want to do things to make life easier. I want to be comfortable being uncomfortable. I have one body and it’s all I want and all I love.”
Milla, and her father Christian, 36, ran side by side at BattleFrog’s first Xtreme 24-hour race at Virginia Key Beach earlier this month. She was the only competitor under 18.
