Tag: Morning Wood

2 ruckers(walking around with a weighted pack that can be used to train while wearing or as a tool) plus 5 runners came out this morning to Rockwood Park. Last week we had the lights on from all the baseball fields ready for practice. This week, a little breezy but the temps were mid 60s which made things comfortable.

The ruckers(Florence and Footloose) took off at 6am to venture around the park. The runners(Chaplin, Touchdown, Hardywood, Rosie, and myself) took off at 630 around the trail from one side to the other. On days where the paved trail is wet, shoes with good traction is needed. A little research done on one of my trail running pairs and found out it was ok to do a short run on pavement. The pace was fast today, first mile was 9:39, second 9:30(my average heart rate for the run was 151BPM). We caught up with Florence and Footloose as they came out of the nature area, then headed back to the flag to get a rest, change shoes if needed, and get ready for the main workout.

Is it easy….no. In time it does start to get easier. Each session, it’s not the big improvements but little ones that over time leads to bigger gains. Be safe with the winds today, have a good one and see you next time

4 runners at 630 took off around Rockwood Park for the weekly Saturday morning run. Conditions were great(a lot warmer, very comfortable) plus it was odd to see all the baseball fields lit up. We later found out today was the first day of practice so we will be seeing them for the rest of the spring and summer. The 4 of us took off, nice pace(House Party and I today were smart and we did not attack the hills). Good move with House Party having the Q today, we did not need to go hard.

As we passed about the 1.25 mile point, we saw the ruckers approaching from another part(gave them a quick shout). a few minutes later, we were back at the flag getting rest and setting ourselves up for the main part. The main thing: get out there we not running at a fast pace. it’s nice and easy. At first it’s difficult but over time, starts to get easier. The body becomes more comfortable, yet to do so have to start with that first step(first stride).

2 runners and 2 ruckers decided to hit the wet pavement of the trails of Rock N Roll this morning. Florence and Boberry started on the early bird shift and managed to get in about 3 miles while discussing the Leadership Development Process section of the Q source. While running our normal paved trail, Mudslide had the great idea of pushing it to another gear and hitting the hills extra hard so YHC follow suit. It seemed like a good idea at the time but if we only knew what Florence had in store, maybe we would have taken it a little easier! Great work today!

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ÝHC made it out early for a pre ruck run. As I was finishing up 2 cars rode past me 1 of which was Footloose. The gloom was already starting to turn to light. I grabbed my Ruck and dumbbells and we started our trek. Caught up on what had been going on with each other since YHC wasn’t there last week. YHC was a bit overzealous with the weight of the dumbbells and Footloose had to carry one at least half of the time. Footloose said the time change was really making it difficult to schedule interviews at his job. Arizona makes it difficult since they don’t honor daylight savings. From what I’ve heard, this is the last time the time will change. Footloose said his forearms were feeling it ,especially after @Florence Kettle bell wrist curls yesterday. We basically did the normal route around the trail, and then made our way back to the parking lot. Still had time to do 1 more lap around the park. As we were hitting the home stretch Rosie passed us on his Morning wood Run. I wasn’t there, but apparently @Chaplain veered off from the Morning Wood Run to do some searching for places to bear crawl and crab walk during his epic Q. I’m sure that some good conversation was had in that group. I feel like a great time was likely had by all, and hope everyone has a great weekend!

YHC will not be at Rock and Roll next week. I will be in Myrtle Beach for a golf trip. If anyone has ever posted there, please let me know of suggestions.

Have a great week!

With the ruckers already on the move, Mudslide and YHC took off promptly at 6:30 to hit the trails. At about a minute or so in, here comes DTH sprinting to catch up with us. The weather was great as well as the conversation. Looks like YHC will be joining Mudslide and the crew for Rugged Maniac in April. Prayers for DTH and his family as travel and do great works!

After record temps only a couple days ago, 7 Men decided to come out in 30 degree temps for Morning Wood. 3 ruckers hit the early bird route and 4 runners hit our normal trail. After months of running in darkness and needing a headlamp at some point during the run, today was the first day in a long time that we didn’t need one at all. It was great having that sunlight, especially to protect us from debris on those dark trails. As we were running, I couldn’t help but notice Mudslides bone conduction headphone . I got a strong recommendation from all the PAX that those were the way to go so I hit Best Buy this afternoon and got my first pair. Cant wait to break these bad boys in!

Thanks Fellas,

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After a couple days of around 70 degree weather, today brought below freezing temps. I arrived a little early and saw Doublemint, Footloose, and Big Rig rucking. 6:30 hits and here comes Big Rig, after leaving the others to continue rucking, dropping off his ruck and getting ready for the prerun. We hit our normal trail. Mumble chatter included family, work, Duke basketball, and how crazy this weather is.

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A total of 7 guys ditched the fartsack to get in a few miles before the beatdown. 3 Ruckers got a 30 min. jump on the runners. Rosie and I took off promptly at 6:30am and missed Shank and Mud Slide by a few seconds. We hit our normal paved trail through the woods and BTTF. Great talking with Rosie this morning about family and our next SOJ meeting.

Nice turn out today fellas!

The Morning Wood faithful divided up on this chilly morning. Shank and I completed the usual paved nature trail. Did not realize that Mudslide was trailing us until we got back to the flag. Guess we were just running too fast. Florence and Footloose got an early start and rucked to points unknown. Great warm-up before Mudslide’s brutal beatdown. I enjoyed hanging with Shank and hearing about his journey from Brooklyn to Richmond.

3 HIMs showed up to Morning Wood for a pre-run before the beat down. Florence and Footloose were already 30 mins. in rucking through the trails. YHC asked Chaplain if we should venture out of Rockwood park and cross Courthouse Rd. but we decided we would stick to what we know and hit the paved trail. Plus YHC just got a new headlamp that needed to be put to use. We hit the trail by the archery area, then by the water, and came out by the nature center. Its kind of scary running through those trails in the dark. You never know what you may run into. Maybe a snake, a bear or any wild animal. Today we ran into a speeding Big Rig! That guy is a real animal! We finished up by doing a lap around the parking lot for some extra distance and to stay warm for Big Rigs beatdown. Mumble chatter included the Frozen Triangle, rucking, and what kind of pack NOT to wear while rucking. We also talked about things we’ve seen work to grow F3rva in the past, as well as what hasn’t worked well. Finally, we discussed shared leadership, what it means, and ways to get those involved in leadership who want to. Great work today fellas!

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