Every quarter in the Annapolis, Maryland, area, my workout group holds a longer event to practice the many events seen in selection programs throughout the military: the Special Ops Triathlon.
The Spec Ops Triathlon includes a run, ruck and a swim (with fins). We also include a varying exercise to make it just a little bit harder and help us prepare other elements of fitness, such as strength, grip and muscle stamina.
The fall season is upon us; here is the upcoming challenge:
Meet at noon at the Severna Park Community Center on Oct. 27, 2018. All proceeds go to a local community center where much of the county uses the pools, gym, weight rooms, dance center and other community activities and athletic programs.
At 1 p.m., we will begin the workout with a Murph-like Workout:
Warm up with the 100, 200, 300 Workout: 100 pull-ups, 200 push-ups, 300 squats
Swim one mile with fins. After the swim, you have to accumulate 100 four-count flutter kicks with fins.
Run four miles. Throughout the run, you have to accumulate 100 lunges per leg.
Ruck four miles. Throughout the ruck, you have to lift your backpack 100 times over your head. (100 push press)
Mission timeline: Oct. 27, 2018
Special Ops Triathlon plus Mystery PT:
12:30 p.m.: Check in at the SPCC lobby
1:30 p.m.: Insertion: four-mile run (mixed with PT stops)
2:30 p.m.: Infiltration: four-mile ruck (mixed with PT stops)
4 p.m.: exfil/extraction: one-mile swim with fins. Add in PT.
5 p.m.: End OPS.
Join us and help make this event a fun and challenging event for active-duty military, police and firefighters, as well as the Heroes of Tomorrow and the Severna Park Community Center.
Join us virtually, get a training plan, patch and know that your donation goes 100% to the community center that allows the Heroes of Tomorrow to train for free 500-600 hours a year.
Located in Severna Park Maryland at the Severna Park Community Center.
Event Price: $99 civilians / $25 mil, police, fire, Vets
The goal is to try to get people to donate at least $99 and then your entry fee is waived. You can pay the day of the event if you wish, but you need to reserve your spot. (Email me - stew@stewsmith.com)
Active military, police, fire fighters, vets - the fee is $25 and you can pay on the day of the event. But try to get a few "sponsors" to help out the cause or get a Heroes of Tomorrow T Shirt to help too.
Reserve personal spot or group spots by contacting Stew Smith at stew@stewsmith.com.
Standby for future events. We do a Winter, Spring, Summer (Night Ops), and Fall Spec Ops Tri’s each year that all include roughly the same distances of 1 mile swim, 4-5 mile runs, 4-5 mile rucks along with a changing mystery PT to accumulate during the event.
