3 1/2 More Weeks...

Well it's time to kick it into high gear. 3.5 more weeks until the GORUCK Boston Challenge. A 24+ hour 40mi+ Challenge of Special forces inspired training/beat down. Getting tired wet dirty, carrying a ton of weight on your back and shoulders, all kinds of "Good Livin'" It's a team event that requires you to leave yourself and make it about your team. There was a HEAVY this weekend and the reports weren't good. Went way longer then 24 hours and 40mis, underpromise overdeliver is a GORUCK mantra. There were 4 dropout on the PT test thats starts the event (includes a 12mi ruck in under 3.5 hours), and 2 shortly after, however all that left chose to leave. No one was booted. While troubling, I've done all I can do. Been prepping for 6.5 weeks now and went into it in pretty good shape. I'm trying to make myself as uncomfortable as possible with cold during challenging workouts and long rucks. On the GORUCK Challenge (12+ hours, 12-15mis) event I did in November it was the cold that was my demon. The only point I considered dropping. This won't happen again. First stage was bulk up. I put on about 10# throughout the first 5 weeks. I don't know what it is but I make bigger gains in strength and stamina when I'm bulky. It's probably because it's like wearing a 10lb Ruck Sack you can take off. Now I'm trimming back to till the event. Down 4# in the past week and a half. 6 more to go. Not worried. It's time to finish it off with increased weight, distance, cold, pain. Being comfortable is a relative term. If you're used to being uncomfortable that will go along way when the Cadre (Teacher/leader) is trying to put a mental beat down on you because you don't think about how much it sucks. Todays Workout with Soaking Wet and Snow filled Shoes in open air with shorts and a light windbreaker: Strength: 3x15 Squats (205lb) / 3x15 Standing Press (105lb) Condidtioning: 5k Ruck with 30lbs for time: 34:11 (Partially in snow cover and Puddles) Cash out: 45res GHDs both Sit-up and Extension All in all I think I will be physically ready. I need to mentally prepare for a couple weeks out and convince myself I've already finished. Then it's onto Rugby Payoffs the Very next weekend...