This week’s installment of The Rabbit met on probably the last “cold” morning of spring. After a brief exchange about the weather being hard to define, Bright Idea confirmed that it was, in fact, quantifiable, so it was not that strange. Good point. Regardless, the awkward in-between weather gave us something to pontificate on, which is all that matters. Clock hit 0530, time to get started.
Warm up
- SSH (IC x 35)
- Imperial Walkers (IC x 10)
- WMH (IC x 10)
- Mountain Climbers (IC)
Main Event
The goal of this morning’s run was to get in as close to 6 miles as possible. I had promised Grunge that we would get some distance in, and wanted to make good on that promise. We started down BC Pkwy and hit the trail up Bennett Mountain. Pause at the top for 15 body weight squats and a Paperboy 10 count. Continue on the trail, at which point we hit a bit of mud, and the PAX began to groan. I had incorrectly assumed the trail would be clear, but this added just the right amount of difficulty to the course. Get some.
Continue across BC Pkwy on Catullo, past Penny Lane, and finish up at the new community college construction site. Mumble chatter was strong. Time for a change of pace – 40 merkins SC. Head back the way we came, pause for 15 squats at the top of Bennett Mountain. Cross the bridge, head down Bennett Mountain Trace. About this time, Paperboy’s knee had enough, and we were 1 man down. Once he made it clear that he was ok to walk it home, we continued onward towards our 6 mile goal.
Hang a left on Great Ridge towards the bark park, then a right on Old Piedmont to the trail entrance. Cross over the bridge and continue along the trail until hit BC Parkway. Finish back at the club house. I forget the exact distance, but we were just shy of the 6 mile mark. Nice effort by all.
Announcements
- BC Games May 17-19. There will be prizes.
Name-o-Rama
COT
Matthew Bradford was only 22 years old when an IED in Iraq took both of his legs, part of his intestine, and left him completely blind in both eyes. He was in a coma for 3 weeks. Not only did he have to learn how to walk again in prosthetic legs, but he also had to learn how to live life being visually impaired. 3 years later, Matt became the first blinded amputee in Marine Corps history to re-enlist. He went back to school at the University of Kentucky, and got his degree 3 years later. Since then, he’s completed marathons, Spartan races, and the Bataan Death March, among other things. Not bad for a blind man with no legs. Matt truly is an inspiration for us all. You can read more about his story here:
https://semperfifund.org/hero-story/corporal-matthew-b-usmc-ret/
“My daily motivation is to wake up every day and accomplish the unthinkable,” he says. “My objective is to keep climbing that mountain — and the one thing that I believe is that God kept me alive to inspire people. I feel like it’s a job well done if I can inspire at least one person per day.” – Matthew Bradford