At the flag, 05:29, I go over the mission.  We partner off with the man next to us.  We do an 800 meter run, then as a team complete 50 pull-ups, 100 push-ups, 150 squats.  Second round, 800 meter run, then as a team complete 30 pull-ups, 60 push-ups, and 90 squats.  Third round, 800 meter run, 20 pull-ups, 40 push-ups, and 60 squats.

We take off from the flag for our first 800 meter dash.  Of course Brad Pitt and Tiny Tat disappear into the darkness.  They reemerge, and the only thing I hear from Tiny Tat is “Foos, where is the warm up”.  That was the warm up.  Not much mumble chatter this morning, even with Saluki there.  The only chatter were the few cursing the Q, Maaco quickly reminded WaffleCone that he and OP came up with this horrible idea of an AO!  I believe all teams complete one full round, of course Brad Pitt and Tiny Tat completed round 1 plus 1.

The best part of this AO is the reason why we work out.  Of course the “murph” is named after  Lt. Michael Murphy, however, each week the Q dedicates the workout to another fallen soldier of their choice.  Today is dedicated to Army Sgt. Joshua Strickland.  He died on September 21, 2013 at 23 years old when he was conducting range training with his company.  They took on small arms fire and he lost his life.  He left behind a wife, 2 daughters and a son.  The reason I chose Sgt Strickland was because he was a native of Woodstock, GA.

Today’s work was hard, I had the unfortunate pairing with Maaco, and he pushed my ass this morning.  He made me stronger.  This is why we do this, to become stronger, and never leave a man where we left him.  Proud of you men this morning!