No shit, I haven't had a good pic of my suffering in a couple of years.

That I got some good ones of W's run is freaking outstanding.

We ran out of funds. So we had to improvise on food.

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Thanks to all the sponsors Geissele of course for being the over all Sponsor.

A special thanks to Mich at MOA targets for trying to drown me.  I can now teach my two Gunners the KaiK- "Two in the hostage, one on the hostage taker drill."  And listen to the ones who know explain the swing part to the others.

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I have actually been wondering why I didn't have any MOA stickers, now I have all the stickers. (extra are at FEMA camp for those who come by on the reg.)

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No doubt what my son thinks is the coolest prize ever. Thanks loads Davey

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My phone gets left in my bag and forgotten about until I’m on the road again. I need to make a disclaimer and let people know that if they want pics, provide me with phone and I will take pics.

Every year my wife is like, show me pics of the event, and I’m like, what pics?

Same here. No signal, why carry it. Also, no pockets on silkies.

Well, fuck I learnt me something

No one HAS to vomit.  I don't.

Why were you napping Shelby?

And most people can't chug a 2L in 43 seconds or whatever inhuman time that was.

@JohnStoner
@KaiK

Need your ship to info for prize packs.

Please IM me and I will get them out tomorrow.

You guys are nuts, and I mean that in a nice way of course  

Nicely done.

Excellent pics. Turns out danglers may have prevented me from making it up and over the connex.

I sent you email.

Operator as fuck

Awesome CWAR patches from my bro locoengineer and a Cola Warrior patch from Stoner for being an OG.

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Looks like fun, as always.

Ok, got it.

All right, this is gonna sound ratarded, how the fuck do I not have my helmet on???

When did I put it on??? CRS is REAL

I should have all penalties on obstacles, peeps, and AK. + 40 minutes added on my run time.

I’ll be over here in the corner hazing myself.

   I didn't even notice that. When the fuck did you put it on?   I guess the first person to try gets away with it.  

Fukin lmao

Dammit burrito, that one’s on you.

I think you out ninja’ed Dr Fauci.

Harsh, but fair.  It is a good judgement.

And two packs?
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This surprises me.

Thanks! Bought it just for classic

Yes. Until i gave up and when i dropped it it totally smashed a cinderblock lol.

I was tired lol

Just cut ya danglers off

Why did Dr Fauchi want to shoot Old Gregs AK?

Gross

When every obstacle smokes you.  

Stupid phone ran out of memory.

Having a medical professional on site to make sure everyone is up on their shots and maintaining proper social distancing is key.

Big thanks to Dr. Fraudci.
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Please go do, you know, the thing:

https://www.ar15.com/forums/Industry/Thanks-for-Sponsoring-CWAR-X-/444-296818/

https://www.ar15.com/forums/Industry/Thanks-for-the-Continued-Cola-Warrior-Sponsorship/217-296819/#top

I don’t have the zuckerspace capabilities so please do the needful.

I apologize in advance for what's going to be a rather lengthy post!  

Thanks to @rustedace for hosting & running us again, @captain_morgan and @renegadeburrito for running people, and a special thanks to @maxtherabbit, @40delta and @landraider for fixing the plumbing.  I also want to acknowledge @KaiK handling the provisioning (aka lots of bourbon, energy drinks and junk food, but virtually no water or gatorade ).  And, I can't skip @pbjunkie, @landraider, and @codym (and any others) who helped prepare food for the long weekend.  

This event marks a couple of personal milestones, and it seems fitting that Cola Warrior X is my 10th event.  Failing all the obstacles at Classic III (my second event) opened my eyes.  I joined a gym a few days later and began working at correcting some of the issues.  There have been ups and downs,  particularly recently given the coronavirus shutdowns, but I've seen progress. This year, I've been trying to challenge myself on a couple of fronts, and those efforts paid dividends at this event.  I ran with more people than ever, and, as a result, I ended up with nearly 1000 pictures. I'll be going through them in the coming days and trying to get them posted as I have time.

The ayatollah always seems to find ways to make the course more difficult and provide lessons to those willing to learn.  For example, the loaner carrier and plate combo is miserable, and it inspired the purchase of a nice carrier and lightweight-ish ceramic plates a year or two ago.  This year, several people suffered through a loaner helmet, too, making me quite glad for my bump helmet.  Past events also showed me that my offhand and positional shooting needed work.  I built a reliable AR15 rifle with an ACOG late last year after having issues with my 308 rifle at an event or two, and it's really been paying off on the range.

This is the second time I attempted a 2L - the first was at SE earlier this year, which ended in failure around the halfway point.  This time, I was determined to succeed, and I did.  I also joined the "I got an obstacle at Classic club" this year, which felt great, even if it was something of a gimme, especially for this course.  The shooting side of things went well enough, although seating rifle mags properly can help.    I ended up tied with @landraider, so we competed in a tire shoving contest to see who would get the upper slot.  He put up a good fight, but my additional height and weight paid off - it would have been even more epic had it been for 10th and 11th places.   We also had a tie between icrpdmeself (despite his insistence that @ORJeepguy is his name) and @UniqueSND - I like this new method of settling placement!

Then I went on to win the Macon Armory shoot-off - a single standing shot at an unknown distance, unknown size target.  We learned it was roughly a 3x12" target at 282 yards afterward, and I'm still surprised that I knocked it over using a 3x ACOG and Wolf steel case ammo.  

After these event, I always think about what I could have done better.  Could I have come up with an extra 19 seconds to move up to 10th place?  In retrospect, yes, I could have spent a bit less time on (failed) attempts at the obstacles, pushed a harder on the run, shot just a bit better, or chugged a little faster...but I'm still happy with my run and the improvement that it showed over previous years.