USNA

Took a trip to USNA today. Was going to meet with an admissions officer but we just missed the 11 o'clock time slot. Next time we are in town we will stop in and do it. 

On the way out we stopped at the O-Course

First run: 1:20

5 minute rest

Second run: 1:20

The Academy holds the mids to a standard of 3 min for 2x runs back to back. I haven't done any back to back but knowing my times for the individual runs I can imagine that I would be close to the standard. Also I got a copy of reef points. This will probably cause many a late night over the next few months. Both a blessing and a curse I guess. 

The application opens for NASS and SLS in january. January 17, for USNA and January 8, for USMA. I will apply to both although I can only attend NASS. As it is, I will have to rearrange my finals schedule in June. 

Hopefully all goes well in the next few weeks.

HOOYAH
Steve

E course

Just finished the E course at the Naval Station Annapolis. We ran the whole course and then walked the downhills and ran the uphills the second time around. I didn't time it becuase they keep changing the layout of the course every time so i can't compare the times I get or see if there
is any improvement. After we went on over to the old O course. The metal bars were so hot I think I might have bunt myself. Oh well. So we did the O course to the end did a rope climb and then turned around to go back. I think I have really mastered the over the bar flip technique.

I'm fried.
HOOYAH
Steve

Not much of a workout day

Today the family and I went to the Naval Academy to see the annual spring football game (navy versus navy). This was on recommendation from the senior I met yesterday at the O Course. At the end of the half when we left, (little siblings couldn't handle a whole game) we headed over to the old course and I practiced my over the bar maneuvers. The mid shipman go under the bar and pull themselves all the way around. 

Here is a little video of me doing a couple with as much form as I could muster:

My sister actually completed the rope climb at the end of the course. It is 2 inches thick and 20ft high. She is 5.

After the O Course we headed over to the school where I bought some navy apparel for my birthday.

 What I feel was one of the best purchases was this book shown below. The Naval Academy Candidate Book. I have just started reading it and it seems like it will be an invaluable tool in my application  process. After the store we drove around the campus and checked out all of the buildings and such. It was really cool seeing the fields(like 100 of them) and the buildings like Bancroft hall in person. I am really excited about applying.

I forgot to mention the workout I did this morning. I worked on form for clean and learned the form for sumo-deadlift-highpull. also when doing the O Course I did a couple weighted bens. Strict pull ups with a 3 year-old kid hanging on to your legs. 

All in all it was a great day. 
HOOYAH!
Steve

E-Course

Did the Naval Academy workout today.

Old course first x2(second time skipped the rope at the end)

While doing the first bar of the old course i got a strict bar muscle up quite a few times. I also learned the swing under method that the midshipmen use that will hopefully decrease my time. I talked to a senior(firstie) who currently goes there and he gave me his e-mail and offered to give me a tour one of the next times that I got over there. 

Afterwards my dad and I did the e-course first the correct direction: 27:00 run about 1.8 miles
The second time back I completed it in 21:39 

This is definitely a PR but I feel that I could have pushed it a bit harder like always. I am in the planning phase to enter either the spartan, mudder or the warrior dash. I will post once those plans are finalized.

Feeling good.
HOOYAH