Rainbow rolls in this AM and, without missing a beat, declares the obvious to the PAX — “Uh, I don’t have a backpack.” Typically not a problem, but rucking is the name of the game at Gideon so we got a problem. Zima and Costco spring into action and within 5 minutes Rainbow’s rocking a Jansport with six bricks clanking around inside. #FirstDayOfSchool #BricksOverBooks
Rainbow is promptly anointed team leader and asked to get the PAX into a standard two-line formation so we can begin our adventure. My man Rainbow confessed ignorance regarding the layout at Shelly Lake park (tip: keep the lake on the same side, and we’ll probably make it home) so he enlists Mac Gruber to serve as assistant team leader/navigator. The bad decisions continue…
Formation took too long, so a few burpees helped everyone gain a little focus, and we were off. Approximately 10 kettlebells in tow with a 150′ manila rope for good measure. Had to make it across the long bridge without being spotted by the OTB Sandinistas–better bear crawl. So we bear crawled. The whole way. In tight formation.
Regain stride on the other side of the bridge and continue to mosey at a reasonable pace around the lake. We need a log. Of course we need a log. Let’s get a log. In fact, let’s get the really short, really heavy one next to the lake right over there! #Eureka. So now we have a log.
We need another log. Of course we need another log. Well whadaya know. There’s another log. A longer log so more people can join in the festivities. But we gotta keep all the other stuff. Because it’s our stuff, and we can’t leave it to the OTB Sandinistas. They might take the kettlebells and try to raid Honey Do’s Triple-C-Mafia workout at the location-that-shall-not-be-named, which will be embarrassing for everyone. OTBers at the location-that-shall-not-be-named?!? Wendell Gee would roll over in his grave.
And we’re off again. For a while. Until we realized that one team had become two teams, and not in that #Starfish kida way. More in the #GoatRodeo kinda way. Alright. Probably ought to put the heavy stuff in the front. #FirstDayOfSchool #Genius
Turn the corner back toward the endex (p.s. Lake is still on the same side–I think we’re gonna make it despite Mac Gruber’s F- efforts as navigator). #FirstDayOfSchool
Guess what day it is? Yep, you guessed right, it’s the #FirstDayOfSchool. Many of the PAX were insistent on correcting the mistakes from their own youth and ensuring their children develop a love of learning that is sometimes difficult to discern in their fathers. A noble goal indeed. So we ditched the logs and high-tailed it to the endex. Strong work by all.
Moleskin:
Appreciate the opportunity to work with a fine group of men this AM.
Friar Tuck was absent for COT, so I urge him to fact-check me here. Gideon (of biblical, not free lawyer fame) was called by God to amass an army and move on the armies of Midian and Amalek. Being a solid recruiter, he showed up with a little over 30,000 troops. Too many, says God, send home those who are afraid. 22,000 take Him up on the offer. 10,000 left. Still too many–with this many men, Israel will still claim the victory as their own, rather than acknowledge the true Author of their success. Take ’em to the lake and tell ’em to drink. Those who lap from their mouths like dogs go to war, those who kneel to drink go home. 300 drank like dogs, and shortly thereafter, through the power of God, struck down all of their foes.
May we drink like dogs, brothers…
