35 Days Until Bataan...18 Mile Ruck Knocked Out...Comal CrossFit Today...

Got some work done this weekend. On Saturday morning, Brandon, Heather, Mike, and myself met at Comal Crossfit and headed out to Edge Falls Road to train. We knew the weather was not going to be ideal, but at this point in time the training has to be done. After driving up the course and stashing fluid every two miles we left Brandon's truck at the finish line and jumped in with Heather to drive back down to the start point.

Top row from left: Jason, Clay, and Heather
Bottom row from left: Brandon, Tommy, Mike, and Levi

It's kind of a pain in the neck to have to do all this, but when the training rucks get this long the water points along the course are very necessary, and leaving a vehicle at the finish point means that we don't have to "out and back" the route and cover the same path twice.
As soon as we started the rain began to fall. Cold rain. Sometimes it was hard, and sometimes it was but a sprinkle. Either way it was cold. At this point in our training, the rucking (running) has become almost methodical. You just do it. In spite of the rain, cold, and the wind, Mike, Brandon, and myself finished the 18 mile training in 4 hours and 1 minute. Not bad. Heather finished in 5 hours and 14 minutes. I simply do not know another female that can do what Heather is doing. She is the real deal.
 Woke up this morning feeling pretty dang good. Only slightly sore. My buddy, Brannon Muska, from Crossfit Texas that got me doing this Advocare 24 Day Challenge told me it was going to make a difference. He was right. I feel pretty dang good. Finished the weekend off by going with my beautiful wife up to my "Box", Comal Crossfit. I was coaching the class for this evening so we got up there early enough for me to do the workout before the rest of the folks began to show. It was a good workout.

I sincerely appreciate those of you that have been reading this blog. It's kind of a fun deal for me to do in all honesty. I'm able to check the traffic it gets, and there have been some people from Guatemala, Mexico, Germany, and Israel view the blog. In a way it makes me feel kinda cool. Perhaps a bit cosmopolitan. Interesting. Like that guy on the right.
Have a good week folks. Let's all try to get in the "Arena of Life" and do some good. Help someone if you can, for like it says in the Good Book:
"As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another."