AO: LightningRod
QIC: Slash
PAX: Herbie, Free Lunch, Samurai, SteamyNix
Conditions
Wet! Mid 50s with a steady rain, which either eased up as we got into the workout, or we didn’t notice. Either way, not too bad!
Warm up
SSH x20
Halos x10
Monkey Humpers x15
3rd grade exercise x15
Windmills x15
Mosey to track
The Thang
Around the Clock
Soldier carry with high knee marches March to 3 o’clock (goal post), 12 o’clock (50 yard line), 9 o’clock (opposing goal post) and 6 o’clock (50 yard line) positions around the track.
Start marching at 6 o’clock toward first position:
30 man makers (burpee with coupon)
Continue marching
120 coupon swings
Continue marching
90 gorilla rows (hold squat while rowing coupon up to sternum)
Continue marching
60 crooked coupon merkins (1-hand on coupon, other on ground, do 30 on each hand then switch)
Everyone got through the rows (and some had started on the crooked merkins) before time was up and we needed to mosey back to the Rod.
COT
“Let’s hear from Samurai!”
We were all eager to hear from Samurai about the GrowRuck Grizzly last weekend! So I asked him to share a bit. Long story short, it was LONG and HARD (rucking railroad posts, water jugs and timber 50 miles + beatdowns throughout the night) but fulfilling and educational.
A big development he found was an empathetic connection to the men at the event and to those back home. Everyone needed help and wanted to quit at some point during the 5pm-9am event, and the way through it was to help each other and not “go grey” (or fade out) on your fellow men. Samurai shared that if he can help a brother at 3am when he’s exhausted, he can help anyone anytime here back at home.
It reminded me that giving to others is a gift to yourself. In fueling others, you fuel yourself.
Congrats to Samurai, Walkman and BobEvans for completing the challenge and taking away some meaningful lessons!
Rock on, Slash!
F3 Portland 