Of course Kris brought something for his hair. .
Finest looking regiment elite
Lap 0 done
They each earn a point. Administration talk is over and they're getting ready for the 1km lake swim.
Total silence
Soon they will have to swap sides with someone. Still not making any noise.
It begins
They must first set their rucksack equidistant from each other. They must then lay down in the pool holding their emergency cards out and not say a single word for 15 minutes. The card can't get wet.
Gathering for the bonus lap
They're all here
Great day for a swim
People are gathering...
Beautiful morning
The temperature and breeze is perfect. There should be no reason for anyone to complain. Except for these buckets. People are going to complain about the buckets.
Let's see if they're paying attention
Dear crazy eight,
You must be in swimming gear at 9am. If you're still fiddling around with goggles and pool noodles at 9am, you're swimming in the lake with your shoes on plus whatever you're wearing at 9am.
If you intend on doing the bonus lap at 8:30am, you must be pool ready by 8:30am.
Forecast
Looks like it'll be storming tomorrow. That's too bad...
Live updates will still keep coming, though. The cadre has a waterproof phone :)
April 30th, your time is coming soon. For now, we celebrate the struggles of the crazy eight who will be starting their adventures exactly 12 hours from now.
T3 eve eve
One more day until the registration of the 16th closes. If the registration hits 10, a random perk will be unlocked.
There were 5+ who said they were going to do it, so that shouldn't be a problem :)
Other than that. Get ready....
Trivia unlock
The April 16th class has unlocked trivia. This only applies to the 16th class, since there will be a different subject for the 30th.
The trivia subject will be a slight repeat of a past T3. The subject will be American history, government and geography.
Speaking of geography... as a hidden bonus, since this perk was unlocked...
There will be no geography test for the April 16th class.
Crunch time
The mandatory gear list email for the 16th has been sent out to the class. It's an extensive list, and the punishment for not following through is severe. Right now there are 8 in the class. Cadre prediction pegs the turnout to be 6 and the finishers to be 5. Let's see if the prediction holds...
The Result
Well the 16th class didn't quite hit the point threshold for an early release of the mandatory gear list. They earned 17 points, making their team total 49 (since somebody registered recently). Mandatory gear / final email will be sent to the April 16th class sometime Wednesday night. That gives these poor souls only two days to get their stuff ready. Some of the class has been quiet lately, which probably means they're going to flake out of the event.
That's a shame, because the challenges being thrown at this class are ones that only big groups can complete. April 16th class has until Thursday afternoon to submit their final perk unlocks as well.
April 30th - You guys just keep your eyes peeled on the live updates and enjoy watching the bloodbath.
Challenge 7 - Channeling your energy
April 16th class -
Since your torture is only a week away, you should be getting ready. To those who'd like to get extra credit, now is your chance.
- Muddy Brute is tomorrow, and each lap you run will earn you 1 point.
- If you want to earn another point, you must get a video of you doing 25 eight count bodybuilders at the venue.
- Post the video anywhere you want, so long as Neil or Team Regiment get tagged in it.
- If more than 20 collective points are earned by these methods, you will be given your mandatory gear list email 2 days earlier than usual. You may want to get this done, since there is a lot of prep work that needs to be completed. This means you'd get the mandatory gear list Monday night instead of Wednesday night!
- Challenge submissions are due Saturday night at 11:59pm. Better not forget to post your videos..
April 30th class -
You still have time to get your affairs in order. The good side to this challenge is that you may help your April 16th friends! The bad news is that there are no points for your class in this challenge. You may complete any of the Muddy Brute challenges as you see fit, however your points that you'd earn goes directly into the April 16th point pot.
The loadout
The first class is only a couple weeks away! With that, a point loadout is necessary. There might be another challenge next week, and keep your eyes peeled for the mandatory gear list email. Keep in mind that these points are reflected AFTER the perks were unlocked. The points were removed from people and then the rest were averaged out for simplicity.
Remember, you can transfer points at any time. You're smart. You'll devise a plan if needed.
April 16th
Unlocked perks: Easy Cards (cost 30 pts)
Team total: 22
Donna - 4
Kris - 3
Nate - 3
Greg - 3
Missi - 3
Scott - 3
Robert - 3
April 30th
Unlocked perks: Course Cutter (cost 45 pts), Easy Cards (cost 30 pts)
Team total: 11
Raiden - 1
Lina - 1
Sarah - 1
Tripp - 1
Hollie - 1
Tamara - 1
Chris - 1
Christopher - 1
Rachel - 1
Travis - 1
Lenny - 1
The next person to register for the 16th (two people have 'promised' to go, but have been curiously silent lately) will add 10 points to the class total.
Challenge #6 - R
This challenge is a stop-loss challenge.
It requires you to be somewhat creative. Sorry.
This challenge calls upon your artistic ability to draw an "R" with your GPS-tracked run. Let's get to the simplified bullet points so you can get this started quickly:
- Failure to complete this challenge by Sunday, April 3rd 11:59pm will cause you to lose FIVE points.
- Distance of the run must be no less than 3.5 miles.
- "R" must be a capitol letter. No wimpy "r".
- Post your GPS run in the MudRunFun, FL Goruck, OCR United, Southern Spartans group and tag Neil to gain a point in addition to not losing five. (Let them know what the challenge is for).
- This is a run, not a walk. Choose your own challenging pace. Cadre will know if you slacked off, and will most certainly remember this at the T3.
- If all registered members of this event complete the challenge, one random perk will be unlocked.
Oh, and as a side note, if your class doesn't unlock a perk within a week of this post being posted, one random perk will be no longer available for your class to unlock. So you might want to get organized.
Moving along
It looks like some people are paying attention. Those who have will most likely follow through and be there ready for the challenge come the 16th or 30th. The quiet ones usually back away before showtime.
Those points were incorrect, as a few pointed out.
The real loadout is much, much more than what was displayed. Those who paid attention to detail and did their homework will be duly noted and rewarded for their attentiveness. More on that later...
Good work to those who showed up for the Lap 0 water PT day! Kris, Jeff (if he registers on the 30th) and Sarah each get a point plus the bonus points for doing their challenges on site as well. The next challenge will be a non-reward one, where completing it only means NOT losing points. With the first event just a few weeks away, the message is now clear. Rally the troops and get your head in the game.
The point loadout so far
April 16th
Donna - 7
Nate - 5
Greg - 5
Kris - 3
Missi - 3
April 30th
Sarah - 4
Lina - 4
Raiden - 4
Tripp - 4
Chris - 3
Christopher - 3
Hollie - 3
Tamara - 3
A few of these names have been curiously silent, which means they probably won't make it. You can pick out the ones who don't have their heart into this with relative ease.