Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Fitness, Fellowship, Faith
Sometime in February there was a call to join The Rooster race activities and turns out there was a Ruck option.
A bunch of fellow idiots Pax put their hands up and before I knew I was committed to being a part of a team without actually saying Yes.
That being said I’m down with being stupid both for a good cause and just cause it’s a stupid idea.
The original team was SOGGY, U-Haul, Tron, and the original dumb idea himself Hatchet (just ask Ric Flair’s son).
U-Haul took a look around and wisely opted for “surgery” and gosh darn he wouldn’t be able to make it.
Stepping up to the plate to fill, fresh off a gallon of hotel lube activity weekend with Chastain, was Damascus.
Our team now complete we established our plan of attack.
How much weight should we carry? Some Pax wanted to jump up to 40-50 lbs over the 30 normally carried. Should we bring scooters? Does riding in the back of Hatchet’s truck count?
We settled on just stomping out the competition (real or imaginary) and making sure we arrived at the finish line together.
Saturday morning rolled around, Hatchet was surprisingly not tardy and at 6:30 AM we got the Clydesdale herd moving. Not saying that the runners were spooked by our magnificence but they definitely got out of our way I don’t think they saw us as they were being extra dumb by running fast.
SOGGY did an awesome job staying out in front and pushed himself hard and consistently all morning. Doubling back to keep the team together.
Damascus settled in with Hatchet but also went against dr’s orders by running here and there as he couldn’t ignore the peer pressure.
Tron was at a distinct disadvantage by being the shortest Clydesdale and could not match the stride’s of the team. Did that stop him? No! This stud pony pushed hard all day and refused to quit.
Hatchet was oddly quiet from what this reporter could tell. It was a bit unnerving to say the least. What could be the cause? Effort? Damascus out talking him? Reports are mixed and we may not be able to get the full answer at this time.
Black Hat was entrusted with the team baton (slap bracelet). Did he report our completed laps to the time keeper? Whoops.. what a dumbass. Was he only one to park in the designated clown car lot and cause his teammates extra mileage? Extra dumbass. Was he trying to run during the stupid opening uphill? double extra dumbass.
We had a team goal to finish the whole thing in 90 minutes.. some of us got 6 miles in under that time some of us didn’t but we crossed the line together in just over 90 minutes.
An outstanding achievement considering we did absolutely zero training for this. What were we thinking?
Next year we up the weight and go for a faster time right boys?
Slow Horses Out!