<P> Filmed at the foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville , Washington , the first season focuses on `` pushing teams to the brink '' and features sixteen contestants with a variety of fitness backgrounds . Competitors who lose during Team Challenges , called `` Evolutions '' , are selected by their own Cadre to participate in the Elimination Challenge . As long as a team has at least two members , a contestant can not be sent to two consecutive Elimination Challenges . The Elimination Challenge begins with an obstacle course , called `` The Circus '' , followed by an endurance test . The obstacle course remains constant , but the endurance test differs in each episode . The endurance test begins once all three participants have completed the obstacle course , with the first - and second - place finishers receiving an advantage over the third - place finisher , and concludes with the elimination of one competitor . As a team - based competition , all surviving members of the last remaining team are eligible to win . The season was won by Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah . </P>
<P> Filmed at the foothills of Mount Rainier in Eatonville , Washington , the first season focuses on `` pushing teams to the brink '' and features sixteen contestants with a variety of fitness backgrounds . Competitors who lose during Team Challenges , called `` Evolutions '' , are selected by their own Cadre to participate in the Elimination Challenge . As long as a team has at least two members , a contestant can not be sent to two consecutive Elimination Challenges . The Elimination Challenge begins with an obstacle course , called `` The Circus '' , followed by an endurance test . The obstacle course remains constant , but the endurance test differs in each episode . The endurance test begins once all three participants have completed the obstacle course , with the first - and second - place finishers receiving an advantage over the third - place finisher , and concludes with the elimination of one competitor . As a team - based competition , all surviving members of the last remaining team are eligible to win . The season was won by Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah . </P>
who won the first season of american grit
who won the first season of american grit
Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah
Clare Painter and Mark Bouquin of Team Noah