Kacie's Story

For the past two years, 25-year-old Kacie Shaffer has had the opportunity to beat the Beast not once, but twice. No, Kacie hasn't run the Barber Beast on the Bay Adapted Course twice. Instead, she’s taken on the Beast mascot before the race in a dance competition with a boogie the Beast just can’t best.

It’s all part of the fun that participants in the Adapted Course have as part of their experience with Barber Beast on the Bay. The one-mile course at Waldameer Park is held primarily on paved road and features nine obstacles that involve pulling, pushing, carrying and navigating ramps. All obstacles are optional and can be completed by participants who are ambulatory or using a wheelchair, walker, or other assisting devices.

“We are blessed to live in a community where things like the Barber Beast on the Bay competition are available for Kacie to take part in,” said Candy Shaffer, Kacie’s mother. “She enjoys it so much and starts anticipating the next competition minutes after the current one is over. We never get tired of seeing the joy she experiences in events like these.”