TRAINING LEAD-UP
Sunday, Jul 13:
Did 5 miles (2.5 each way) along the South Fork Catawba River with my parents in 2:21:31 with a 30#R wearing Garmont T8s.
Monday, Jul 14:
I signed up for a month of Joe Baker Fitness training to help me do more sandbag work ahead of the GORUCK SERE-themed double heavy. I started with "Drunk on a Plane" with a 40#SB and a 30#R in 1:08:15 with a high HR in a warm garage. Afterwards, I did 3 miles, but my watch only recorded 2, since I didn't start it properly. I did the 2 recorded miels in 43:58 with a 30#RPC after changing out of soaked clothes, wearing Salomon XA comps.
Tuesday, Jul 15:
Glute and pec PT v1 in 23:44, JBF 125m zercher carry warmup with 2x20#DB and 30#RPC, then JBF "On/Off Switch" 25 min AMRAP with a 30#RPC with 4 rounds and 7 reps. Then a 4mph paced treadmill ruck with a 30#RPC with 0.25 mi intervals at 2, 7, 12, 7, 2, 7, 12, 7 degrees of incline.
Wednesday, Jul 16:
Went to the airport overlook with my parents at sunset after work.
0.5 mi warmup, then 4x(0.25 @9mph, 0.25 @7.5mph) on a 2 degree incline treadmill with Brooks Pureflow after a light dinner, so I was still digesting and had a 171bpm ave HR, and I averaged 7:31/mi for 18:47.
Then JBF "Here for the Party" BW workout in 14:26, then "Let Me Down Easy" 76ers min AMRAP with 2 rounds and 16 reps, then I tried "Knee Strength Routine". Afterwards, I did a 2 mile Pokemon cooldown in 44:37 with Ballistic Trainers around the office campus.
Friday, Jul 18:
Trust the Process & Day 25 - Love | BREATH yoga with Adriene. Needed it today. Stretching felt good!
Saturday, Jul 19:
Did JBF in the morning before going down to SC to prep a friend's range for upcoming GORUCK classes. 5x50m 40#SKB suitcase carry, then "Primer" 16 min EMOM, then "Clear Coat" 15 min AMRAP with a 40#SB, 30#R with 3 rounds, 7 reps, and lots of recovery time between exercises and 1 min OH holds.
After range prep, I did a mile with a 60#SB and 40#R in 21:21 in MACV1s, followed by 1 mile of recovery with a 30#R.
Sunday, Jul 20:
I went to Blackstone to zero my red dot on the DWX, now that it had proper short screws. The dot was holding now, although I would get chambering but no bang on the last rounds of the mag.
After I zeroed, I did some cadence work at 7yd. I had one round mid-mag where the slide didn't go all the way forward.
I finished with slow aim fire to reinforce good habits.
Stocked up on increasingly expensive chocolate at TJ afterwards.
18A "Upper Body Prep" in 20:51, then JBF 4X50m zercher with a 40#SB and 30#R, then "Godzilla" in 24 min EMOM8 with a 30#RPC. Afterwards, I did a 2-mi cooldown with a 50#R and MACV1s to re-acquaint myself with the weight on my shoulders.
Day 6 - Burn | BREATH & Yoga for Digestion - Bija Practice yoga with Adriene because my right glute was sore today.
4th USPSA MATCH
Stage 1: <COMSTOCK>
- Start loaded and holstered facing downrange with feet on XXs
- Shoot 9 targets with 3 rounds each w/ 5 from 10-15yd from back right, 4 from window @3yd.
Learnings/Outcomes: 9/13 Div, 27/33 Overall
- 21A, 6C in 23.22 = 5.30%HF
- Point shot from teh window accidentally, but felt comfortable with it
- Maybe could've sped up a little on some of the far shots
- Checked my dot prior
- No jitters, despite going 2nd
- Remembered to start with bent knees, after learning from last time
- After watching others practice dry, I decided to go L->R at the window, since you see the left ones first as you approach the window.
- Lots of peoples' shots landed on the left side of the leftmost window target... they probably overshot on the run.
- My spare mag fell out as I ran to the window
Stage 2: <COMSTOCK>
- Start unloaded and holstered with feet on XXs.
- Shoot 10 targets with 2 rounds each, with 3 from 15yd in the center of the room, 3 in the first room up front @5yd, 4 in the 2nd room @5yd
Learnings/Outcomes: 10/13 Div, 27/33 Overall
- 14A, 6C in 22.39 = 3.93% HF
- Tried to push the pace a bit more, but I might've been a bit too sloppy on the close ones
- It was my turn a little sooner than I expected
- I saw Cs on the close targets but didn't go back for them.
- Everyone shot high on the upside down target where the A-zone would be closer to the bottom.
Stage 4: <COMSTOCK>
- Start loaded and holstered, starting from anywhere outside of the shooting area
- Shoot 13 targets with 2 rounds each with 1 extra target in the first room and 2 extra in the second room.
Learnings/Outcomes: 10/13 Div, 30/33 Overall
- Decided to step in from the left side of the square
- 40A, 20C, 2M, 1 procedural in 22.91 = 3.57%HF
- I didn't count how many rounds I needed and ran out... I needed 2 more
- I had reloaded on the long run but needed to wait until after the first room.
- My other mistake was not bringing a spare mag to bail me out of such a situation
- I was a bit distracted with having to do some work via my smartphone deploying code for a production issue
- Always count, even if you just ran a similar stage... no complacency
- I hesitated on when to shoot the far right front target and almost did it from the back, before I realized that I'd be getting that one from the front.
- I also went in an odd sequence, not L->R on the front array... I defaulted to close->near instead
- I was "out of it"
- Use every shooter as a visualization rep
Stage 3: <comstock>
- Start unloaded and holstered with feet on XXs
- Shoot 10 targets with 2 rounds each, with 5 on right from back right @10-15yd, 5 from window @3yd
Learnings/Outcomes: 10/13 Div, 30/33 Overall
- 16A, 4C in 19.11 = 4.81 HF
- Tried point shooting again but got more Cs on the close targets than on the far targets... I need to practice it if I'm going to do it
- Good to experiment, though
Overall: 9/13 Div, 27/33 Overall
- PCC people go really fast, including a girl who said she's only been doing this for 5 months!
- I may try walking and shooting in the future
- Always double-check how many rounds you need
- Always bring a spare mag
- Distraction from work makes a difference
- Remember to shoot the A-zone even on upside-down targets... pay attention to which targets are upside-down.
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