Category Archives: Motivation
Into The Arena
One of our original and most ardent supporters has been Dingo 5 Mike. AKA, my mom. She has been behind Team Ruptured Duck from the start, donating a bunch of hard earned money to the charities we’ve supported. … Continue reading
Filed under Endurance Sports, Events, Joint Operations, Motivation, Obstacle Races, Photos, Posted by dingofive
Success
Team Ruptured Duck has learned that Will’s recommendation for the Congressional Medal of Honor made it to the White House in time to meet the suspense. We have no indication of whether or not it was signed- or what … Continue reading
24 Hours
Realistically, we only have 24 hours to affect Will’s consideration for the Congressional Medal of Honor. With the Democratic National Convention in full swing, and considering the realities of doing work on a Friday afternoon (or a Saturday for … Continue reading
Special guest blogger
Team Ruptured Duck will feature a special guest blogger this weekend as we continue our mission - and you can bet we’ll continue to bring you the latest in our efforts to get Will the consideration he deserves.
Deeds Not Words
June 6th, 1944: D-DAY
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to repel the Nazi hoard. The D-Day cost was incredibly high -more than 9,000 Allied Soldiers were killed or wounded — but more than 100,000 … Continue reading
Selfless Service
One of the core Army Values, Selfless Service: Put the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates before your own.
The Green Beret Foundation does just that and more. A portion of every entry fee for the GoRuck Challenge … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, GoRUCK, Green Beret Foundation, Motivation, Posted by anvildestroyer, Training, Uncategorized
Creative Intellectual Activity
“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” – John Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States
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Tuesday:
- 10 x 20 pushups
Wednesday:
- 4 … Continue reading
Filed under Motivation, Posted by anvildestroyer, Training, Uncategorized
Burpies with Ulysses
23 March 2012
“In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” - Ulysses S. Grant
Took a trip out to the National Mall yesterday afternoon. On my way back (around mile … Continue reading
Filed under Motivation, Posted by bushmasterthreesix, Running
Scorched Earth
By Dingo Five
In a moment of rare, basic humanity, my personal trainer, The OG took pity yesterday and limited our session to some nice, low impact core strengthening. Today, however, it was back to work.
What’s the rush? We have … Continue reading
