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101/1001 Update
Sep. 8th, 2024 07:00 pm“When your intention is clear, so is the way.” — Alan Cohen
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: I've attended two Shaolin Kung Fu classes (groundwork, forms, and sparring) and no Qi Gong/Yang Tai Chi classes these last two weeks. I've made no progress with the Yang Staff Form. I am training for this year's Spartan Race, and I have run a virtual run (the 2024 WWU Viking 5K) to train for it.
All that was left of August GoRuck 'Serve' Challenges was to finish the book of the month; everything else was finished by the end of the month. Again, I substituted Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa, for The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. I finished/substituted the F*CK, which was Max Reps Ruck Squats in 2 Minutes, As a substitute for the F*CK, I moved more than forty 80-lb. bags of concrete - moving, stacking, and dumping them in a mixer. I have also completed all of the rucking and additional challenge requirements, which were to ruck 31 miles, broken up any way throughout the month but adding 10 lbs. to the baseline weight you normally carry. I have also completed the workout, which was “The 13”, honoring the 13 Troops killed during the final days and withdrawal from Afghanistan. The workout had two parts: Part 1 was a 13 min AMRAP of 13 Sandbag Man Makers and 13 Ruck Lunges (each leg), and then immediately after Ruck 1 Mile, and Part 2 was also a 13 min AMRAP of 13 Sandbag Get-ups and 13 Ruck Push-ups, and again immediately Ruck 1 Mile.
September's Goruck 'Reflect' Tribe challenges dropped late on the 1st. The workout, the "9/11 Tribute", is a Buy In 2001 Meter Ruck, and then 9 rounds of 11 Push-Ups (Slick) and 11 Sandbag Thrusters (60-lb. sandbag), and then a Cash Out of another 2001 Meter Ruck. The rucking and additional requirements for the month are to "Ruck one mile each day for the 30 days in September." The F*CK is to ruck one mile for time. The 'book of the month' is a film documentary, “Refuge” by Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship. I was current on the rucking and additional challenges before we went on a road trip, so I am a few days behind.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I've slowed down progress with the books in this entry. Still in progress: The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place by Creek Stewart, and Hidden in Plain Sight: Esoteric Power Training Within Japanese Martial Traditions: Tracing the Roots of Ueshiba Morihei's Power, by Ellis Amdur(editor).
I have once again virtually 'sat' another guided meditation on metta (loving-kindness), for a former lover and friend who died in a car accident two days ago, and for another friend who is going through some medical issues right now. I've also participated in an online 'Professional Skills for Service' kink class, a professional online 1.5 CEU class, 'Fight, Flight, or Stoned: Targeting the adrenergic system in cannabis use disorder', and an in-person Protocol class at the Kinky Library.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: No progress.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: The Gate House has had two Smoke Detectors and a better security monitor installed, and a fire extinguisher in both the Gate House and the Pump House. I still have to dig out the doghouse for the generator and then install it. I've ordered and received the heavier-duty power cord, and I'm working on scheduling the electrical upgrades. I am designing planters and a deer fence at the garden site. We've accepted the bid from a contractor to build the New Shop.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: We went to the Doobie Brothers concert, and Robert Cray opened - a great concert! I am on a short road trip with the Old Man this weekend, spending some time in Missoula, MT going to baseball games, geocaching, and revisiting our past time here.
Body/Martial Arts/Physical Improvement/Testing Myself: I've attended two Shaolin Kung Fu classes (groundwork, forms, and sparring) and no Qi Gong/Yang Tai Chi classes these last two weeks. I've made no progress with the Yang Staff Form. I am training for this year's Spartan Race, and I have run a virtual run (the 2024 WWU Viking 5K) to train for it.
All that was left of August GoRuck 'Serve' Challenges was to finish the book of the month; everything else was finished by the end of the month. Again, I substituted Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa, for The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. I finished/substituted the F*CK, which was Max Reps Ruck Squats in 2 Minutes, As a substitute for the F*CK, I moved more than forty 80-lb. bags of concrete - moving, stacking, and dumping them in a mixer. I have also completed all of the rucking and additional challenge requirements, which were to ruck 31 miles, broken up any way throughout the month but adding 10 lbs. to the baseline weight you normally carry. I have also completed the workout, which was “The 13”, honoring the 13 Troops killed during the final days and withdrawal from Afghanistan. The workout had two parts: Part 1 was a 13 min AMRAP of 13 Sandbag Man Makers and 13 Ruck Lunges (each leg), and then immediately after Ruck 1 Mile, and Part 2 was also a 13 min AMRAP of 13 Sandbag Get-ups and 13 Ruck Push-ups, and again immediately Ruck 1 Mile.
September's Goruck 'Reflect' Tribe challenges dropped late on the 1st. The workout, the "9/11 Tribute", is a Buy In 2001 Meter Ruck, and then 9 rounds of 11 Push-Ups (Slick) and 11 Sandbag Thrusters (60-lb. sandbag), and then a Cash Out of another 2001 Meter Ruck. The rucking and additional requirements for the month are to "Ruck one mile each day for the 30 days in September." The F*CK is to ruck one mile for time. The 'book of the month' is a film documentary, “Refuge” by Erin Bernhardt and Din Blankenship. I was current on the rucking and additional challenges before we went on a road trip, so I am a few days behind.
Mind/Spirit/Centering/Health: I've slowed down progress with the books in this entry. Still in progress: The Disaster-Ready Home: A Step-by-Step Emergency Preparedness Manual for Sheltering in Place by Creek Stewart, and Hidden in Plain Sight: Esoteric Power Training Within Japanese Martial Traditions: Tracing the Roots of Ueshiba Morihei's Power, by Ellis Amdur(editor).
I have once again virtually 'sat' another guided meditation on metta (loving-kindness), for a former lover and friend who died in a car accident two days ago, and for another friend who is going through some medical issues right now. I've also participated in an online 'Professional Skills for Service' kink class, a professional online 1.5 CEU class, 'Fight, Flight, or Stoned: Targeting the adrenergic system in cannabis use disorder', and an in-person Protocol class at the Kinky Library.
Maintenance/Shit Got To Be Done: No progress.
In Case of Zombies/Disaster Preparation: No progress.
Base Station/Ol' Number 3: The Gate House has had two Smoke Detectors and a better security monitor installed, and a fire extinguisher in both the Gate House and the Pump House. I still have to dig out the doghouse for the generator and then install it. I've ordered and received the heavier-duty power cord, and I'm working on scheduling the electrical upgrades. I am designing planters and a deer fence at the garden site. We've accepted the bid from a contractor to build the New Shop.
Travel/Adventure/Doing Stuff: We went to the Doobie Brothers concert, and Robert Cray opened - a great concert! I am on a short road trip with the Old Man this weekend, spending some time in Missoula, MT going to baseball games, geocaching, and revisiting our past time here.
