Monday, May 20:
Core workout focusing on lower abs. Short (25 min, including a little warmup and a little stretch session at the end) but effective. My abs felt like they had been punched from the soreness that hit me a day later. 1 mile ruck afterwards in 23 min.
Wednesday, May 22:
I wanted some cardio, but nothing too tough on my body, so I went for a swim workout at a 25m pool
- Free - 26 min / 23 laps
- Breast - 26 min / 20 laps
- Fly - 4.5 min / 3 laps
Estimated 1.4 miles total in 55 min.
Later that night, I did runner's yoga.
Thursday, May 23:
GORUCK Honoring Service Workout Double
Fireman:
- 150 step-ups (75/leg) onto a 14" platform
- 100M ruck drag not hard with a slick floor... wouldn't want to do this on a rough floor and mess up the ruck, though
- 50 OH press
- 100M bear crawl
- 150M suitcase carry
- 3 mi ruck in 44 min (14:45 ave)
EMS:
24 min AMRAP
- 1 min plank
- 20 walking lunges
- 20 shoulder to shoulder (simulating log PT)
- 400M ruck
(did 3 rounds, plus a 1 min plank)
Total: 40 min of workout and 44 mi of rucking.
Friday, May 24:
2.0 mi of rucking, with stretching while standing. 61 min, with 2 min x 9 stretches along the way.
GORUCK MEMORIAL DAY LIGHT
I drove up to Chapel Hill in the morning, stopping for Bojangles Cajun Filet biscuits along the way. My HTL buddy got me hooked on these, ever since I brought some for him and tried one myself. It seems like I get one each time I do an event, now!
Arrived at the start an hour early. It was hot, so I found a parking spot in the shade. I prepped my gear and met some people right before the start.
About half of the class of 22 were newbies, which is always exciting. It was my first time with the two Cadres, both of whom were named Chris. One was doing his 39th event, while the other was relatively new.
We didn't start with a welcome party. Sometimes, they do it later in the event, although we never did end up doing it. The Cadre explained later that it was so that we could focus more on the people we had come to memorialize. The Cadres were really good about explaining the meaning and intention behind different things that we'd do. It was great for the newbies, helping them understand GORUCK, but it's also a nice reminder for those who have done an event or three before. Different cadres come in with different philosophies about how to run things, and it's always interesting to experience their style of events. Cadre Blackdog worked us hard with the coupons that we had, but he still made the event something that was welcoming and that easily brought new people into the fold, and inspired them to contribute whatever they could with their best effort.
With the number of coupons and the weight, we all had to work together to complete each evolution. People were willing to jump in and swap with each other on the weights. It was great to see. We had three evolutions, and on one of them, we tried splitting into 3 teams, and swapping an 80#, a 60#, and 2x 40#s between the five or six of us.
We had two stopping points along the way at the end of the evolutions, where we got to share the stories of those we were memorializing. The Cadre emphasized how Memorial Day can be not only about those in the military who gave the ultimate sacrifice, but also others, like first responders, who put their lives on the line to protect us and what we value.
The sun was really coming down on us, especially in the last stretch of unshaded road. The coupons were becoming harder to carry, too, but we kept going, working together, and we made it to endex. It was a good day to spend with fellow GRTs, and a good way to pay tribute to those who served and gave it all.
6.7 mi in about 4 hours.
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