This was an awesome show and it always is. Dave works hard and makes sure everything is run smooth and efficient. This show was in honor of Mike Witmer, I do not know him personally, but the people that did shared some stories about him and he seemed like an awesome guy, I was honored to compete in this show and to honor his name.
I hit the road at 8:00 in the morning to make it to Ft. Myers around 10:45, so not to bad compared to Big Steve driving 18 hours. I needed to weigh in and I tipped the scales at 220lbs. I really need to eat more. The show promptly started at 12:00 with the incline log press. The weight was 275lbs and you had 60secs to rep out as many as possible. It was a little odd taking it off of the forklift because I have been training it from the ground. So I got started and the number to beat was 13 I think. I ended up with 19, but I messed up a few times and probably could have gotten more, but I was happy. 1st place in this event.
Next came the yoke walk 625lbs for 80' fastest time wins. I got to go last which was good because a few guys flew through this. I was pretty confident going into this one. I have been training it pretty hard because I just got my yoke in three months ago and needed to work on it. I use those vibram five finger shoes to do my walking events and absolutely love them. I finished this event in a little over 13 secs but I am not sure. Good enough for another 1st place finish.
The farmer walks were next. It was 265lbs per hand and the same 80' course. These farmers had some good gnarl on them so it made for an easy pick. I finished these in a little over 10 secs and another 1st place finish
4th event was the 750lbs tire flip for 50'. This is were it went bad for me. On the initial push my left calf began to cramp so I could not go as fast as I wanted and every time I tried it would tighten up on me. I finished in 22secs and last place. There were only four competitors so it was not a bad prop off but I know I could have done better.
Last event was the keg load. 280lbs onto a 52" flat bed. I have never even touched a keg before, so this was going to be a good experience. I needed to get six to secure a win, so I some how stumbled my to way actually getting it loaded six times. It was tough I would not recommend not trying those out before you have to do them. I finished 2nd in this event and 1st overall for the middleweight division.
Like I said earlier this has to be one of the cleanest shows ever. There was probably 40 competitors and we were done and leaving the venue at 4:30. Every time Dave puts on a show I will be there, awesome job, from everybody. It was nice meeting a bunch of new people and it got me pondering about putting on a show myself in mid July here in Port St. Lucie, Fl. I will let everyone know if that is going to happen. Last but not least, this Pat Wilson guy at 19 years old is an absolute beast.
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