30 minute trail run prior to Rock N Roll
Premature Acceleration got a late start, but it happened. 4 miles logged before the Big Farm Standard fitness test, and another epic beatdown from DTH. Not to mention the school of Rock. Great Saturday!
See you Tuesday at Bermuda Triangle for State Farm’s 1 year anniversary CSAUP!
YHC and Big Rig brainstormed for days on end over what to call our mish mash of fitness metrics stolen from various armed forces PFT’s and the GTE event test. We landed on this innovative name (Big Farm, get it?!). The content here-in MIGHT be a preview of what’s in store at our Bermuda CSAUP Tuesday… 😉 How do your scores line up? Give it a shot!
Props Note: Big Rig ran 4 miles prior to this event, and still posted some very impressive scores!
The “BIG FARM Standard”
Max 2 minute Reps (Good Form) – 2 minute rest b/w sets
FINISHER
Definitely missed some of our normal 6am HIMs, but understandable given my purse/negligee were soaked thru after a piss pounder of rain rolled through. Thankful to Big Rig for bringing YHC some much needed energy this morning. STYITG.
-State Farm
3 runners (1 with 4 paws) Made it out for an extended version of Premature Acceleration. Birdie is YHC’s run buddy during the week and it was time for her to make her F3 debut. She even has herself a good little F3 name (Eagle)
YHC was a couple minutes late getting to Rockwood, but never got into a vehicle, and we would be traveling on foot (or paws) the whole way!
We met up with Boberry at Rockwood and all of us got a solid 2 hours in. Boberry is a beast having just completed GTE less than a week ago and willingly coming along for a long run! And from what he told me about last weekend, this more like a walk in the park.
Eagle was a beast as well, always out front of YHC and getting in the whole 13.1 this morning.
Lots of talk about other topics, including our thankfulness for our M’s who are there to support us every day, and our plans to support them on this Mother’s Day weekend.
Always great running with Bo! Take care of your moms this weekend! Happy Mother’s Day!
The dawn mists of Rockwood welcomed 7 ruckers and 2 walkers for an hour of Morning Wood. Mudslide set a brisk pace and seemingly covered every possible trail in the woods while 4 post-GTE HIM’s told war stories. A big welcome back to Speedo! Strong work everyone. Yours, DTH
I thought I’d be on the couch for a week after grow ruck. But the Good Lord saw fit to heal me up quickly after the HARDEST weekend of my life (or at least in 15 years since wrestling). I could not leave Big Rig out to dry for our weekly morning wood. Instead of only pull-ups, I introduced Rig to the “crossfit girls” – we selected Chelsea today which was a nice little Mix.
Both of us got through the 15 minutes with pretty damn good form. Leaves about 20 seconds for rest b/w sets so it goes fast! Love getting these early morning trainings in with Big Rig.
-State Farm
YHC was flying solo this morning and decided to do an AMRAP session with Merkins and Cindy Curls.
YHC fell well short of the mark he set during the S.E.A.L fitness test a couple weeks ago and State Farm reminded him that having a PAX right next to you going tit for tat, will push you to different levels.
Thank you to all the PAX out there pushing one another to be the best versions of themselves!
Did 4 sets of each (as many as I could in 2 minutes)
Merkins
62
58
62
56
Cindy Curls
47
50
56
50
Plus a 2 minute situp test
63
2 Early birds got up and got some worms in another edition of Premature Acceleration. Rosie was looking to test our fitness in preparation for Grow Ruck next week. Did a little warm up run, then 2 minutes to complete 40 hand release merkins, then a quick mosey to rest up to do 50 WW2s in 2 minutes. Then the final test before the TWO Bootcamp Beatdowns was to complete 2 miles in 18:30.
Glad to see Rosie come out and push us with this fitness test. Both PAX passed just barely, and were the only ones to complete the Big Rig Brick today! (Premature Acceleration, Morning Wood, and Rocknroll)
2 SOJ insomniacs raised the bar, or rose to the bar for another 5am pull up session. We’re getting stronger and improving form as the Murph quickly approaches. May 25th at Rocknroll.
We did some hollow rocks, a pull up pyramid, some EMOM sets as well as some toes to bar. YHC needs to work on the rocking motion for doing toes to bar.
Glad to have State Farm come out and push me to get better every week.
We decided to postpone our CSAUP for a later date to be named later.
Be sure to come out for the Murph and Memorial Weekend tribute on Saturday May 25th at Rocknroll!
Early morning… Clouds were still out and the fields getting ready. 6 of us ventured on another adventure thru the trails and woods. A little exploring around, taking the reverse way on a few parts plus venturing on the trails from last time.
We stopped back at the flag, almost 3 miles and 50 minutes(I can’t believe I thought I had some time left on my Garmin and no it said no more juice. Time to prep for the main workout….
Boberry, and YHC both had a busy day ahead of us but we decided to make sure we still got 1% better with another version of Premature Acceleration.
Great conversation as usual, but there were many different aromas in the air. Some fresh grass (more than one kind) We passed a house party (not THE House Party) that was still getting after it into the early morning hours. As well as what we can assume was some wake and bake driving by on Courthouse. Pollen still has a strong presence. YHC may have released some methane gas into the air, but it doesn’t smell, I promise.
With 20 minutes left we decided to push the pace and go for our own Courthouse 10k. We got the last 2 miles at close to an 8 minute per mile pace(not too bad by our standards) to finish out the 10k.
Good luck to my M as she’s doing the Monument Avenue 10k. And happy and safe travels to Boberry for his beach trip this week.