- When:01/14/17
- QIC: JRR Tolkien
- The PAX: all F3 Nation runners in the Joe Davis 5k/10k this Saturday 1/14/2017, particularly those in A51/SOB
Take on the Joe Davis 5k/10k Tolkien Challenge!
So, YHC (and many others) had been trying to drum up participation for the 2017 Joe Davis 5k/10k in support of F3 Nation’s Rock Thrill, to commemorate the life of RT’s brother Joe, and to help bring awareness to the disease called ‘addiction’ and support a cause to end it. As of right now ~203 F3 affiliated participants and ~43 FIA affiliated participants will be there, and hopefully that number grows by Saturday. If you have not signed up to participate in the Joe Davis 5k/10k I encourage you to do it to support a great cause. It’s not too late: https://joedavisrun.racesonline.com/
YHC will keep this simple since there is an event preblast already. There are (3) challenges for you … all will result in a ‘punishment’ of 10 burpees from me, and a little bit of dough for charity. Both indisputably positive things from your standpoint. They are as follows:
- CHALLENGE #1: If your participation in the Joe Davis 5k/10k is your first RACE, 5k or 10k, (A51/SOB Regions), CONGRATS! – YHC will do 10 burpees for your accomplishment
- CHALLENGE #2: If you set a personal record for time in the Joe Davis 5k or 10k RACE (A51/SOB Regions), CONGRATS! – YHC will do 10 additional burpees for your accomplishment
- CHALLENGE #3: Originally, YHC was signed up to race in the 10k, but due to the rescheduled date, YHC will not be able to race. Therefore, rather than scrap Challenge #3, YHC will modify the challenge by doing 10 burpees AND making a cash donation to the Joe Davis Memorial (or beneficiary Keystone Substance Abuse Services) for each F3 Nation PAX (any F3 Nation Region) who can best YHC’s following times:
- 10k 40:58 (YHC last official 10k time at Charlotte Racefest and current PR)
- 5k 19:54 (YHC time from JD 2016 race, considerably SLOWER than 18:23 more recent PR)
*Mary Lou and Bolt will be honoring Challenges #1 and #2 for The Fort and Subway will be doing a derivation of Challenge #3 for the 10k, all for a good cause.*
For Challenges #1 and #2, please post in the comments below whether you have successfully completed it or not (and your time) so YHC knows to honor the penalty(s). For Challenge #3, YHC will see the results posted online under F3 Nation Team. YHC won’t guarantee the burpees will be on Facebook Live (unless someone else wants to video it), but guarantees all burpees will be completed immediately after a Saturday post the week following. YHC will tally the total up, and deliver on the burpee penalties and donation in honor of Joe Davis. Honor system rules of course… and as men of F3, honor is at the top of the importance list.
Have a great race all, thanks for supporting the Joe Davis Run for Recovery, and good luck (on #1 and #2).
~ JRR Tolkien
JRR Tolkien author
My last road 5k. I dont run these often, so my advantage. http://m.raceresults360.com/v1/index.html?racekey=3CvHDZ#details
Now stop complaining and do your burpees
320 burpee debt & $160 charitable contribution to Keystone Inpatient Services (in memory of Joe Davis) has been PAID, and to bring greater awareness to everyone to make an effort prevent/stop addiction.
Congratulations to everyone who challenged themselves to do their first race, and push even harder to set a personal best at the JD Race.
Challenging all F3 Nation men to take up another brother’s cause in 2017 as if it was their own!
~JRR Tolkien
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