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I finished off my rockin January with a pair of races on a gorgeous and warm Saturday. I was scheduled for a third race on Sunday but had to bag it due to lingering injury issues.

First competition was the UCF Iron Knight. Iron Knight is a military-style run + PT around the UCF campus and is put on by the UCF Army ROTC program. The total running distance is 4.5 miles with exercises stations posted every half to quarter mile–8 stations total. The stations included: pushups, situps, pullups, tire flipping, Hummer push, stretcher carry, equipment carry for time, and a weird traverse-the-minefield exercise that pretty much everyone failed. This is a team event with each team having four members. I competed in the Pro (adult) Co-ed division with three of my rower friends. This was my second year doing Iron Knight and I have to say I LOVE this competition. It’s super challenging, well organized, competitive, exercises are cool, the campus is interesting to run around, and the weather was perfect both years. In fact, we were bitching about how hot and sunny it was at race time. Go figure.

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With the Florida GoRuck Challenge right around the corner (December 29), I decided to do a training run in full gear to test all the stuff I’ve put together. The run was a 90 minutes with thirty pounds loaded into my pack. Temps were in the low 40’s and windy, which is almost exactly what the projected conditions will be on Wednesday for the real deal. I see the GoRuck as a big gear challenge, nearly as much as it is a physical challenge; having the right gear can make a big difference over 7 hours of severe cold, wind, and wet.

Previously, me and two of Crossfit pals did a 8.5 mile run that took 2’20” to complete. We all rucked 30 lbs. Temps were warm and we did it after a really tough WOD that had all of us exhausted before we started the run…so I was feeling good about 90′.

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