7 PAX decided to get up on another morning with temps in the 20s and give Red Friday a whirl.  As usual, YHC put out a recruiting blitz the day prior to ensure ample PAX were in attendance to take on one of the more lengthy Hero workouts that we perform.

About Hamilton:

“U.S. Army Specialist Adam Hamilton, 22, of Kent, OH, assigned to the 4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, based in Fort Riley, KS, died on May, 28, 2011 in Haji Ruf, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.

He is survived by his father Scott Hamilton, step-mother Connie Hamilton, mother Nancy Krestan, brothers Brandon Hamilton and Nick Krestan, and sisters Shawney and Taya Hamilton. ”

The Thang:

Hamilton

3 Rounds for Time – (We modify from the Crossfit version slightly as we don’t have row machines)

1000m run

50 merkins

1000m run

50 pullups

Results:

(Disclaimer; mistake made by me. I hit the “stop” button instead of the “lap” button when I finished so remaining times are estimated once we go the clock running again.  We estimated it was a 2 minute lag between my time and when Pacer finished)

Uncle Jesse – 39:49

Pacer – 42:07

Duggar 42:08

Flossy: 48.14

Meter: 51:03

Meatloaf: 51:36

Sunshine: 51:38

COT/BOM

• A lot of illnesses with PAX and family/friends.  Hope everyone gets better.
• By the way, we shaved about 6 minutes off of the fastest time and 11 minutes off of the slowest time from when we last performed this workout in July 2016.  Good work fellas!
• Great job by all in attendance.  Good to have a strong group of 7 to put in the work
• I know three guys (Pacer, Meatloaf, and Flossy) are battling nagging injuries but they showed up and showed out.
• Duggar continues to take his game to next level status.
• Meter with a workman-like performance.  Every. Single. Time.  The dude amazes me.
• I like to think I have an advantage performing pull-ups due to my stature.   That said, Sunshine is the opposite clocking in at over 6ft.  He was killing it though.  Great work.
• After yesterday’s merkinfest at Shipyard, I knew this one might put a hurting on those folks who attended.
• For those not in attendance.  Stop making excuses and show up to give Red Friday a try.  All work can be modified and is often modified by some of the PAX who generally would be considered the fittest in F3Greenwood.    I’ve always been a firm believer in the mantra of “can’t never could”.  Give it a try, otherwise you’ll stay right where you are.  Remember, for a lot of us, it wasn’t too long ago that the idea of running a mile seemed far fetched, but look at yourself now.  Keep upping your game or you will plateau.  Don’t get complacent.