Knightwatch Posted May 26, 2012 Report Share Posted May 26, 2012 Been absent all week, due to life stuffs. Made a vague commitment a while back to do GoRuck Challenge. Over the last couple months, was 99.8% sure I wasn't going to do it.Did.not.train. Not once. Not a single GoRuck workout, just my standard CF stuff.Due to all that life stuff, I made the call on Wednesday night. Fuck it, I was gonna do the damn thing.Stupid.Well, from about 1am last night to 1pm this afternoon, I and my team engaged in a lotttttt of Good Livin', in the form of tree carrying, buddy carries for miles, indian sprints, bounding drills, pushups, bear crawls, a mini CF WOD, bear crawls, lunges for city blocks, flutter kicks in the shoreline, bear crawls, waded through the chest-deep swamp, chain pushups, regular pushups, more regular pushups, and staying ever alert for aicabs, which were declared out "hostiles", meaning we had to hit the ground whenever we saw one and neutralize it, generally by screaming "RATA TATA TATA TATA TAT!" |like a bunch of maniacs.Oh, and some bear crawls.All while wearing packs weighing about 50 pounds, which were not once allowed to touch the ground in 12 hours.I was vastly, vastly, vastly undertrained. Physically I couldn't do it. Had to dig deep and put one foot in front of the other, however much it hurt.But, as a team, we made it, because that's what GoRuck is. Never a race. Always a team effort. We finished with half of us buddycarrying the other half, as every GR Challenge ends. We didn't have a single person drop out.So, my woot:Certified GoRuck Tough. Hardest thing I've done. Ever.This lil' patch, which has to be earned, was so worth it. "The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea... http://www.facebook.com/#!/jbaileysewell Link to comment
tekilla Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Wow, that sounds hella hard, but bloody awesome. Except the 1am start Nice work Level 2 Adventurer ║ STR: 1 ║ DEX: 1 ║ STA: 2.25 ║ CON: 3.75 ║ WIS: 8 ║ CHA: 6.25 Current quest - round 2, again! Bucket list ║ Facebook ║ Pinterest Link to comment
DChristian Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 That. is. AWESOME!Good job, man! If your can't fix it with bacon, you're probably going to die.Obligatory Twitter link. Link to comment
Seabright Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Whoa! Incredible!You are my hero, Knightwatch! "Enthusiasm is the great hill-climber." - Elbert Hubbard Human Adventurer I want to be fit and healthy so I can explore and enjoy all the beauty the outdoor world has to offer, in all kinds of weather, all the days of my life. 2024 Battle Log | 2023 Battle Log | 2022 Battle Log | 2021 Battle Log | 2020 Battle Log | 2019 Battle Log | 2018 Battle Log | 2017 Battle Log | 2016 Battle Log Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 so much of fitness is individual... awesome when you can expand that to include team skills... i admire that you go out to seek that... nice job... i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
Knightwatch Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Thanks guys! I am still hurting a whole lot. Equal parts plain ol' deep soreness and actual mild injuries. Pretty sure I've never been this sore in my life.All worth it. "The world will never starve for want of wonders, but for want of wonder." --GK Chesterton Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tantum dic verbo et sanabitur anima mea... http://www.facebook.com/#!/jbaileysewell Link to comment
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