Fire and Rain…86 Flights

Fire and Rain…86 Flights

6 posted in the rain this morning.  3 pre-runners began and finished.  1 peeled off due to a foot/gut issue and didn’t make the main event.  4 others joined YHC at 0530 to make a total count of 6 PAX.

What We Did:

Mosey to top of stadium steps near playground, carrying kettle bells and a sand bag.  Parnter up.

P1 run steps down and back up.

P2 do called exercise: Merkins, Dips, KB curls, KB upright rows

Flap Jack

Repeato till 0610

For extra credit cary sand bag down and back up steps as desired

Ring the bell at the play ground after each flight

Why We Did It:

86 Firefighters lost their lives in 2018.  We attempted to run 86 flights per team this morning in honor of their memory.  Time did not permit anyone finishing.  One team completed 70.  The other two teams completed 53 each.  Everyone was getting after it.  Not much mumble chatter.  So the PAX were encouraged to make up that deficit to hit 86 flights on their own next time they see some stairs – at work or wherever.

The idea was to ring the bell after each flight to honor one of the fallen. 

The exercises were all upper body so that half time was spent running steps and half working on upper body.

As expected this seemed a little easy and/or boring at first but nobody cares what you can do fresh.  It’s what you can do tired and wet that counts.  Everyone kept at it till time was called and it definitely got harder.  Good work men!

Rain mostly held off until we had returned to launch for a few minutes of COT. After 86 SSH, 10 low slow squats, 10 mountain climbers, etc., the rain came tumbling down and the others agreed to call it 2 minutes shy of 0615.

Thanks to Ductwork for the take out.

Thanks to the site Q’s for the opportunity to lead. Thanks to the men and women firefighters who protect us day and night. The quote for the day is from Stephen Covey: “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” Thanks to the 5 pax who joined me today. Thanks for making the hard decision to get up and get after it. Iron was sharpened and for that YHC is grateful. SYITG!