Wednesday, September 24, 2014

An ode to Advanced Conditioning Class.......

Captain Corey ready for the Triathlon.
Advanced Conditioning Class

Tomorrow will be a sad, sad day. Every Fall semester we get together and take Advanced Conditioning class. With a cross fit type feel, of high intensity workouts, of an array of exercises. Through the years we have seen high temperatures, rain, wind and this year even smoke. We've seen the class size drop from upwards of 50 when the whole basketball team was in the class, down to a small group of warriors ranging from 30-35 college men and women. Guys have dropped due to  heat and high intensity, while others have felt the tight legs and hamstrings the next day. Hydration and preparation has proven key to get through the 4 years of AC. That all being said, I would like to highlight a couple events. 

A highlight from AC, is the annual Fredonia Triathlon with a twist. Swimming 10 laps in the pool, 2 laps around the track holding a cinder block, and then a mile run around Tin Man Hill on campus. In previous years we ran the mile tin man with the cinder block, which seems like an impossible feat looking back on it today. Still today proves to be an intense test of every ones physical abilities. 

This all comes to an end today with a 3 mile run around the vineyards of Fredonia.  Getting outdoors and running with the fellow students that battled each fall semester will be a nice day. Working on some cardio to cap off a long 4 year course. I can proudly say that I tackled all obstacles thrown my way with a group of AC veterans in my seniors, pushed and been pushed by all the other competitors in the underclassman. To all those with time left, good luck and keep grinding.

Cheers,

#23 Brian Doust

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