Completely Stupid and Udderly Pointless
One busy season survivor set out to get in 8.0 miles with 30+ pounds in tow. The Route From Pumphouse cross the Nickel Bridge Take Buttermilk Trail and cross the T.Pott Bridge Take Northbank Trail back to Pumphouse Numberama, Nameorama, COT MOLESKIN Did the ruck, took the pics, carried a “log.” ANNOUNCEMENTS GTE – still time to sign up
4 pax met at 8pm tonight to test the legs and the gear for 10 miles of rucking. Thanks to YHC’s impeccable route and mostly successful navigation of said route, we got the 10 miles in and went by the Swift Creek Resevoir at least twice. That hurt. TCLAPS to Rosie for completing the training at 1 percent personal battery according to his watch. Lessons learned: bring water and snacks, wear comfortable shoes, give your shoulders a break so your hands don’t go numb. Also Tobit has more AKAs than Old Dirty Bastard (RIP).
A notorious nine launched from Dogpile at 0400 for a walking tour of Richmond. Conditions were 70 and sunny, perfect for a 10-mile CSAUP. From Dogpile we trekked north to The Diamond for our first pit stop. YHC attempted to demonstrate how to tie a bowline knot, but it was rope-master Machismo who educated the PAX. We headed south down Hermitage into the heart of the Fan and lost Big Rig somewhere in the neighborhood as his time with us was also planned to be medium and sweet. Eastbound down Monument/Franklin to Monroe Park for pitstop #2. Continue south to…
With GTE#47 close to 3 weeks away 9 HIM’s beat the fartsack to wrap their arms around a shaved log and get a little better prepared for the unexpected. Here’s what we did: 0530 Kickoff from The Forge location Down Love Hill, Lunge a Bit, Bear Crawl one of Mt Chaplain’s hills, Ruck back up Embark into the Hood to DTH’s house we go Discover large shaved log and shoulder it out to the back yard Brief review of log carry methodology and safety Shoulder log for an uncomfortable loop around the property, trading places as needed Leave the log…
3 of F3’s hardest working men got out to do some extra, extra credit. 5am rolled around and we hit the mean streets of North Chesterfield. Big Rig gave Swoop, and State Farm a tour of the neighborhood. We ran down Courthouse to the Providence Hood, YHC’s digs, and the elementary school. Great conversation as this was just the first leg of an epic triple. 3 Big Data Points were scored for each of these HIMs! Pretty awesome start to a great morning! We’re doing the hard things and laying bricks of preparedness. We emptied our tanks, but filled our…
The Growruck gang converged for another Rock&Ruck CSAUP with Sandy making an even 10 heavy weights for gloom glory. The PAX started with a wide loop detour around the AO to observe the Latina Market getting set up (oh goody, they’ve got a coffee truck!). Sandy was passed around the PAX like the good little hoebag she is, and there were a couple stops to stretch. Halfway through our time, the PAX were directed to remove their rucks and carry them in some other manner – baby cradle, over head, single shoulder, etc. Carrying both Sandy and an untethered ruck…
Nine GTE brothers converged for a short OTB ruck and to do some experimental hefting of new logs. We brought Sandy and passed her solid 60 pounds around the PAX while rucking a big neighborhood loop. The PAX ended up in the woods behind Casa de DTH to discover a freshly felled dead pine tree with 16’ and 19’ trunk segments waiting for a ride. The PAX shouldered the 16’ segment and carefully maneuvered her out of the woods into the back yard. The PAX were ordered tallest to shortest and each PAX had 1-2 guys to rotate with, leaving…
The night watch nine assembled at the Bell Isle parking lot just as the last light of day descended to the West and the skyline of City lights welcomed the night. With a refreshing Spring breeze stirring our spirits these GTE HIM’s conquered the following terrain: The THANG: RUCK-FREE WARMERAMA: Form up at the base of the Grass Hill Variable movement up and down the hill a few times – run, burpees, run, bear crawls, lunges, run, bernie, etc Rucks ON Welcome & Disclaimer Let’s GO! THE INITIAL RUCK: Quick march across the swinging bridge to Bell Isle and proceed…
Six SOJ studmuffins donned their rucks and embraced the soaking suck as they put in a full hour of Rockwood speed-rucking. Two stops were made to first exhaust the quads with ruck squats, then later Mudslide led the PAX working the upper body through a variety of ruck-holding reps. TClaps to these HIM’s not only embracing the monsoon ruck but then going on to conquer the flesh with a truly challenging Florence beatdown. Getting stronger TOGETHER! ~DTH
The pre-dawn gloom of Forrest Hill Park welcomed 11 GrowRuck warriors to an epic beatdown. With only 47 days left to train for GTE #47, today’s challenge was a taste of the real deal, but only 1/6th the duration. Here’s how these HIM’s turned green to celebrate the holiday and conquer the flesh: ROSIE’s “WARM-UP”: Warm up on the tennis court – SSH, Ukrainian Soldiers, Helicopter, Imperial Walkers. PT test prep with 30 HRM and 35 WWII’s. Over to the hill for 11’s – Squats at the top, Mtn Climbers at the bottom. Finish at the bottom and bear crawl…