Hi-Line Living: Special Olympics Torch Run:

Havre police officer Josh Holt is no stranger to physical strain. As a former 10-year U.S. Army combat engineer with a lifelong track record of activity, it wasn't a stretch to ask him to cover the 77-mile Havre-to-Fort Benton leg of the Montana Flame of Hope Torch Special Olympics Run.

Holt was asked by someone from U.S. Border Patrol, which had been doing the torch run for years, to cover the run.

"I just looked at it as a training opportunity," he said of the trek.

Holt, who leads an active lifestyle - wrestling, skiing and running - is also planning on taking part in the Spartan Race, the...