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Finally made it home after our 4,921 mile trip to Cola Warrior X.

Haven't really unpacked everything so I don't have a great picture of all of the awesome swag I got from getting high woman, but managed to snag this one at the event. As always Geissele and ALG are awesome sponsors. Thanks for the amazing upper, it will go great with the ADM lower that I won at the event as well. I think it's time I build a rifle with an ACOG on it, and this might be the perfect one to do it!

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I learned a lot at this event. I was extremely happy with my gear, used a lightweight 16" rifle with a razor 1-6 on it (made it not so lightweight) and my (almost) brand new CZ shadow 2 at the range. Didn't clear pistol as quickly as I would have liked, but that's what I get for using an almost new pistol. It had less than 100 rds through it before the event. I can't be too picky since I cleared the range, but there is always room for improvement, time to start training.

Used a airsoft helmet and my husbands Esstac plate carrier, would like a smaller one for myself but other that that it worked out great. Just more excuses for me to get my own I guess.

My chug was very much less than par, my worst chug performance ever at a cola warrior. I can blame it on a lot of things including the 35 hour drive, humidity, lack of sleep, etc. but none of those are good reasons. One of these days I will figure the chug out. More things to practice.

As for the obstacles...I was hoping to get the tire, but besides putting in a good honest effort (and I have the bruises to prove it) I was unable to complete any obstacle. These obstacles are hard, and at most events I am happy if I can get 2-3 of them. The bench was basically 2x my weight so that wasn't happening even if I had a hare of upper body strength. Looks like i need to buck some more bales this summer since I don't have access to a gym right now. I was able to run the entire way to the range, which was a nice bonus that I wasn't expecting, especially with all the extra gear.

Winning High Woman at Cola Warrior X is a huge honor that I am happy to hold. My first Cola Warrior ever was West II. I hadn't been shooting for very long (maybe a year) and decided to drive to Nevada to try it out. Without ever seeing more than 1-2 targets at a "range" I was extremely overwhelmed. Since that event (and maybe even at that event, I can't remember) I have always placed 2nd or 3rd for females. At Cola Warrior Northwest I finally got high woman and within a year I was able to do it again at X. Having a personal range set up year round is extremely helpful, but it is amazing to see how far I have come as a shooter since that event.

Meeting new cola warriors is always great. Even when we rolled in at 1am, we had people helping us find a good camping spot and making sure we got set up, had food and beverages in hand. Cola Warriors always amaze me and as soon as I get home that post cola depression sets in. I can't wait for my next event, hopefully we will see everyone again at Northwest this winter in North Idaho. It might be actually freezing rather than the "cold" temperatures we saw in the swamp last week.

Thanks Rusted Ace for hosting, glad we were able to make it down and we are hoping to again in the future. Very thankful for everyone helping with timing, cooking food and making everything run smoothly. This was one of my favorite events that I have attended.

This event kind of turned into BMSMB's and I's honeymoon. We had to postpone ours this summer due to COVID and because of this we had the vacation time to drive down to X. It was a pleasure spending that time with y'all. Thanks for making it great!

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Finally made it home after our 4,921 mile trip to Cola Warrior X.

Haven't really unpacked everything so I don't have a great picture of all of the awesome swag I got from getting high woman, but managed to snag this one at the event. As always Geissele and ALG are awesome sponsors. Thanks for the amazing upper, it will go great with the ADM lower that I won at the event as well. I think it's time I build a rifle with an ACOG on it, and this might be the perfect one to do it!

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/439934/CWAR_X_jpg-1563001.JPG

I learned a lot at this event. I was extremely happy with my gear, used a lightweight 16" rifle with a razor 1-6 on it (made it not so lightweight) and my (almost) brand new CZ shadow 2 at the range. Didn't clear pistol as quickly as I would have liked, but that's what I get for using an almost new pistol. It had less than 100 rds through it before the event. I can't be too picky since I cleared the range, but there is always room for improvement, time to start training.

Used a airsoft helmet and my husbands Esstac plate carrier, would like a smaller one for myself but other that that it worked out great. Just more excuses for me to get my own I guess.

My chug was very much less than par, my worst chug performance ever at a cola warrior. I can blame it on a lot of things including the 35 hour drive, humidity, lack of sleep, etc. but none of those are good reasons. One of these days I will figure the chug out. More things to practice.

As for the obstacles...I was hoping to get the tire, but besides putting in a good honest effort (and I have the bruises to prove it) I was unable to complete any obstacle. These obstacles are hard, and at most events I am happy if I can get 2-3 of them. The bench was basically 2x my weight so that wasn't happening even if I had a hare of upper body strength. Looks like i need to buck some more bales this summer since I don't have access to a gym right now. I was able to run the entire way to the range, which was a nice bonus that I wasn't expecting, especially with all the extra gear.

Winning High Woman at Cola Warrior X is a huge honor that I am happy to hold. My first Cola Warrior ever was West II. I hadn't been shooting for very long (maybe a year) and decided to drive to Nevada to try it out. Without ever seeing more than 1-2 targets at a "range" I was extremely overwhelmed. Since that event (and maybe even at that event, I can't remember) I have always placed 2nd or 3rd for females. At Cola Warrior Northwest I finally got high woman and within a year I was able to do it again at X. Having a personal range set up year round is extremely helpful, but it is amazing to see how far I have come as a shooter since that event.

Meeting new cola warriors is always great. Even when we rolled in at 1am, we had people helping us find a good camping spot and making sure we got set up, had food and beverages in hand. Cola Warriors always amaze me and as soon as I get home that post cola depression sets in. I can't wait for my next event, hopefully we will see everyone again at Northwest this winter in North Idaho. It might be actually freezing rather than the "cold" temperatures we saw in the swamp last week.

Thanks Rusted Ace for hosting, glad we were able to make it down and we are hoping to again in the future. Very thankful for everyone helping with timing, cooking food and making everything run smoothly. This was one of my favorite events that I have attended.

This event kind of turned into BMSMB's and I's honeymoon. We had to postpone ours this summer due to COVID and because of this we had the vacation time to drive down to X. It was a pleasure spending that time with y'all. Thanks for making it great!

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Thank you to our awesome sponsors, the Cola crew that kept us fed and ran people through the course. Most importantly, thank you RustedAce for putting this together. You ran a miserable event. It was wonderful.

I took almost 20 minutes off my time from last year, and still placed near the bottom.

I've got a lot to do before next year, as I plan on taking another 20 minutes off my run.

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I assume that you did not win the Hobo prize.

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Nope, maybe another event.

As Cap said above, weapons genetics earned this one.

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I guess you will have to try harder next time.

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No, WeaponGenetics won that one. We found him asleep on the porch under some sponsor shirts.

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I like this idea - a time and weight penalty would help even things up between people who count their 8 seconds and move and those who at least put a bit of effort into an attempt. Might not be enough to equal those who get close or complete an obstacle.

Another option would be a series of exercises (situps, pushups, etc) that need to be performed for a failure under threat of an additional penalty.

Then the bench press could be a volume of work thing. 275 x 4 is 1100 lbs. Can't do that? Strip the bar to 225 (on the clock, of course) and you have to do 6 reps (5 to get to 1100 plus a "penalty" rep for being weak, total work 1350 lbs).
Other options:
185x8 (1480)
135x12 (1620)
95x20 (1900)
45x48 (2160)
Now return everything to where it belongs. Failure here results in huge time and/or weight penalty.

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I like this idea - a time and weight penalty would help even things up between people who count their 8 seconds and move and those who at least put a bit of effort into an attempt. Might not be enough to equal those who get close or complete an obstacle.

Another option would be a series of exercises (situps, pushups, etc) that need to be performed for a failure under threat of an additional penalty.

Then the bench press could be a volume of work thing. 275 x 4 is 1100 lbs. Can't do that? Strip the bar to 225 (on the clock, of course) and you have to do 6 reps (5 to get to 1100 plus a "penalty" rep for being weak, total work 1350 lbs).
Other options:
185x8 (1480)
135x12 (1620)
95x20 (1900)
45x48 (2160)
Now return everything to where it belongs. Failure here results in huge time and/or weight penalty.

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I thought you said weight math is easy.

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I was talking to someone at the event about scope covers. I don’t remember who, but if it was you, what were the covers we were discussing?

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ColaAvengers run
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIZzes7ppBk

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When the standing hop doesn't work, perhaps a running start will improve things?  Spoiler - it doesn't.  
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more failure!
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made good progress initially, and then...
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contemplating life decisions or something?
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