Training Log: Entry 3702

AM WORKOUT (0400 wake up via alarm)

TACTICAL BARBELL OPERATOR Week 3, Workout 5 (for real)

“GO RUCK YOURSELF”

Treadmill walk w/20.4lb tac carrier

Speed: 3.5mph
Incline: 4.0
Distance: 4.25 miles
Time: 1:12:50

Notes:

• This is the easy week of conditioning, and I took liberties with that by cutting the ruck shorter than usual. But what’s funny is that I actually felt really good about it and could have gone longer: I just didn’t have the time in the morning to do so. But that’s a good sign: recovery is on point.

• Also used my new shoes, and that helped with the foot pain I’d been dealing with. Which is good, because I have a 10 mile race in Apr I need to be ready for. My plan is to only run the distance between sandbags in training, and otherwise just condition myself through rucking.

• Weighed in at 83.8kg this morning. First time seeing 83 for a while. There’s a sweat element here, having done this after the walk. But on the note of sweating, it’s -30 with windchill today, so I won’t be getting in my lunchtime walk like normal.

• Got in a 1 min hold last night. Was scrambling for time, so not a great set-up.

• Sparring was ok last night. Got robbed due to angles of judges in my match against one of the other students, but got in good reps outside of the tournament. I’m feeling fatigue from being more active in the matches.