A Message from Dave C.
Hey Guys,
I am quite spent after the Toughest Competitor Alive event
at the FLA Police/Fire Games down South held on June 23rd. Eight grueling events in one
day, all while dodging the monsoon rains and lightning. I ended up in
4th place in my age group, and probably 12-15th overall, out of 60-plus
competitors. Here is how I fared:
20′ Rope Climb-:13.5, cutoff time was :23
Three Mile Run-22:08
Bench Press-280# (second in Age Group)
100 yard swim-1:19.47
Obstacle Course-:35.0 (second in Age Group)
Shot Put-39’3" (second overall-haven’t tossed a shot since 1984!)
Max deadhang pullups-19
100m Dash-13.5 seconds
I ended up finishing better than last year’s 18-29 World Games
winner, now that he’s 30! Also, I got to talk to all the top guys who
said they’ve been training specifically for this event since
March/April; they weren’t exactly pleased to hear me say that I just
started my specific event training last week (not to mention I haven’t
swam since 2008 Baldwin Park tri). They told me that the 2009 TCA
Worlds will be at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, so I will be gunning
for a spot on the podium for sure! That means lots more rope climbing
and DH pullups….suck! Thanks a ton for your uniquely painful WODs to
keep me always questioning my consistently infrequent membership.
Dave Coughlin
Orange County Fire Rescue
Truck 54/A
on June 28th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Way to go Dave! That competition sounds fierce. Good luck at the Worlds. Let us know when it is so we can come cheer you on.
on June 28th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Good Stuff, Dave!! Congratulations