Morning Mobility Yoga | Wake Up and Stretch & Prana Day 7 Yoga with Adriene
I also rucked 2.5 miles in 1:06:04 with my mom at Goat Island.
Wednesday, Feb 5:
APFT for PATHFINDER:
- 46/40 pushups
- 83/76 situps
- 14:59/17:00 2 miler in VizPro Kinvaras after dark
Then a 2 mile ruck with 30# in the v2 rucker wearing Altra Torin Plus in 27:15
I liked what my hair was doing that day at work.
Thursday, Feb 6:
No workout, but a work event... Pumpking Cocktail at Brewers at 4001 Yancey.
And then took my mom to her favorite spots... Homegoods, TJX, Ross.
Friday, Feb 7:
Checked zero on the BCM before TPG Team Match and zeroed the ATACR 1-8x on the LMT Shovelnose Piston for the first time. This LMT is a laser beam!
Did a little pistol ball and dummy, too... looked good.
GORUCK VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE LIGHT
3 miles in about 2 hours. With the light, we get to go back to using a 10# plate.
It was a light light and more about hanging out and getting in some miles. Coupons were optional this time. Take what you want from the truck. I elected not to bring anything, since I wanted to be pretty fresh for the TPG team match, especially when it came to grip and arm strength.
It was fun to have Olga's daughter join us. She'll be an amazing athlete like her mom one day!
We first stopped at Gilde. It was sprinkling a bit. I didn't get anything, since I'm not much of a Reinheitsgebot drinker.
Next, we stopped at Suffolk punch. When it started getting a bit late, we headed back.
TPG TEAM MATCH
This would be the first TPG Team Match. I love TPG, and I love team matches, so this was going to be epic!
Stage 1: Shake Ya Tailfeather
First shooter uses pistol on
3 steel (2 small, 1 big) - if miss, partner runs with cinder block (1 run max)
plate rack and dueling tree - if miss, partner runs with cinder block (1 run max)
TX star and big steel - if miss, partner runs with cinder block (1 run max)
Second shooter uses rifle on 6 targets, 1 hit each, left to right
from the rock - if miss, partner runs with cinder block (1 run max)
from the wobble board - if miss, partner runs with cinder block (1 run max)
First shooter swaps in to do the rifle course of fire
Second shooter does the pistol course of fire
Learnings/Outcomes: (1/1W, 43/61 O)
- We actually ended up doing this twice. A number of people in our squad went, before the MD realized that the original course of fire, which involved a penalty run after every single miss, would make this stage run significantly longer than the others, since many would time out.
- During our first run, I missed on pistol about half the time, other than on the pistol rack, where I only had one miss. On the first run, on rifle, I had 2 misses from the shots that I did take... I never even finished the rock series before we timed out.
- We had an option to keep our original score, but even with the accumulated fatigue, we'd benefit from the more lenient course of fire that everyone else had switched to, with only one penalty run max per target array.
- I cleaned rifle with patience and re-positioning.
- I did the star unsupported, which felt much more comfortable and like a more mobile and agile way to shoot.
- My red dot somehow got really dim before my first pistol shot. I should've fixed it before taking a shot, vs hoping for the best and struggling with it the whole time. It's so worth not missing when there are penalties like that, since they suck up time and fatigue you and negatively impact future shooting.
Stage 1: #1
- With an empty rifle staged against the wall at the new o-course
- Low crawl, then go over the medium wall
- Shoot at 2 TX stars until both are completed
- Rope climb or time penalty
- Go to the obstacle course bay (optional drop-off of rifle) and complete it with parters going in opposite directions with balance beam, hurdle, low crawl, window, RR tie wall,m cargo A-frame, tightrope with overhead cable
- Run to the rifle bay
- One person shoots from a window with rifle at 6 rifle targets, while the other person shoots pistol from a box at 6 pistol targets, where you have to alternate hits
- Clear and switch
Learnings/Outcomes: (1/1W, 36/61 O)
- I finished my star first (no misses! It helped that this spinner was slow) and was able to help out SB.
- I finished my rope and helped to boost SB, but no luck, so we took the penalty
- SB finished the o-course faster than me. I'm slow on balance beam.
- I used 19 pistol rounds and was perfect on rifle.
- 1 mag ended up being enough between the two of us
- We worked very efficiently!
Stage 2: Ride With Me
- Both exit the building in opposite directions, with 1 going to the small connex for pistol first, and the other going to the van overlooking the hill for rifle first
- The connex shooter goes to the 2nd floor, shoots 7 steel L->R from the left window and again from teh right window
- The van shooter shoots 6 steel, L->R from a barrel, and again from the 3rd window of a van, with a max distance of 300yd
- Swap positions, but you can only start shooting if the other person has finished their course of fire
- Run to the breaching door, meet your partner, then breach
Learnings/Outcomes: (1/1W, 36/61 O)
- Used 26 rifle and 34 pistol
- SB arrived at the rifle place as I finished my rifle course of fire, so she was fast on pistol
- I left her my leftover rifle ammo, but she was fine
- The right connex window was tall... if it was any taller, I might have to be on tiptoes
- I skipped my last pistol target, since it sounded from the lack of shots like SB had finished already and was waiting on me, and the penalty is 10s
- SB was shooting really well!
Stage 3: Here Comes the Boom - Start back-to-back, with your hands ziptied
- Break out, kit up, and one person grabs a 40#SB while the other grabs an oxygen tank
- From the 2nd floor, at window 1, pistol shooter shoots 6 L->R, 1 hit each, repeat from window 2, and clear
- From the 3rd floor, from balcony 1, rifle shooter shoots 6 L->R, 1 hit each, repeat from balcony 2, and clear
- Exit the connex and go around the corner. From there, each person much hit 1 tree paddle.
Learnings/Outcomes: (1/1W, 48/61 O)
- It was a tough choice, since SB seemed to be shooting better than me in both weapon systems, but I decided to go with pistol... it might be manageable, based on the size of the targets
- I used 30P
- We were efficient at kitting up and getting out the door... I helped SB put on her SB, and she grabbed my gun as we left.
- It made sense for the pistol shooter to carry the tank and for the rifle shooter to carry the SB. The other person was allowed to help move their implement from one window or balcony to another for safety reasons.
- I did OK on pistol... I had trouble with 1-2 targets each time... the same target both times, oddly.
- We simul-shotted the tree at the end, fortunately on different targets, so it was obvious that we both hit... pretty cool. We're so in synch!
Stage 4: Country Grammar
- Primary shooter shoots pistol at the red start plate.
- Secondary shooter picks up log after the hit.
- Primary does the jungle run on 22 falling steel as the Secondary carries the log
- Once primary shoots the white stop plate, Secondary can drop the log
- Run the rest of the way to the long range pavillion
- Secondary shoots 6 pistol L->R, high to low
- Primary shoots from the upper half of the tank trap on 7 torsos at 200yd, L->R, then shoots 2 targets at 400yd, L->R
- Secondary repeats the rifle course of fire from the barricade
- Primary drops the mag and uses 1 in the chamber on a head target at 400yd
- Secondary repeats the head shot, only if primary misses
- Return to the start with the log and any person can shoot the stop plate
Learnings/Outcomes: (1/1W, 43/61 O)
- I let SB be primary, since she's been shooting so well and was good on small pistol targets as well as far rifle targets
- SB didn't see her HVT miss, so I didn't have a good hold to start with
- I missed 1/2 target to the right on the HVT... I should've held center
- I used 13R
- I only had 1 pistol miss... not bad, braced off the barricade.
- The right edge rifle hold was too much
- I should've carried the log back, since my rifle was already slung and could sandbag carry it, vs SB baby carrying it
- I shot the stop plate, since I got back first and could get ready
Overall(1/1W, 41/61 O)
- SB was shooting awesome
- Continue with 17 round mags
- Good maximizing ammo between us
- Great teamwork, planning, reading each others' minds, playing to each others' strenghts
- Very fun... even more fun than individual matches, as usual... team stuff always adds such a great dimension to everything
GORUCK VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE BASIC
A full-on event this time... 20# plate, eggs, and all. Eggs are even more valuable to keep intact than ever these days!
We had started the day with the V-Day WOD, which involved 2 SB getups, 10 twists, 7 thrusters, and 1 lap around the track, partnered up. I was partnered up with Olga, so there was no letting up at all!
I carried a 40#SB, litter farmers' carry and shoulder carry, 1-2 SKBs.
We covered about 8.5 miles in 3 hours.
We had a great, hard-working team, including the newbies who came out and joined this whacky family of ours.
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