"How are we feelin', cadets!?", "Wet, sir!"

As I've mentioned before, I'm taking Ranger Challenge, a 2-credit class that entails strenuous physical training five days a week from 5:30AM to 7:00AM. We also have three "labs" per week. Each lab lasts three hours and includes rope bridge practice, weapons assembly and grenade tossing. Fun stuff...well, fun for some people.

During our early morning work-outs, we usually run for miles. We do about 3 miles on "easy days" and 6-7 miles on "long run days."

This is me after a long run of about seven miles:



Notice the small patch of dry on my elbow (I guess elbows don't sweat as much.) I was raining by the time I got back.

Ranger Challenge is an intercollegiate competition. As one of the slower cadets, I probably won't compete on the actual team. But hey, it's two credits of easy A...and I'm getting buff doing it.