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<\/a>MMA Summer and ESL Camp Iron Man Competition <\/strong>got underway\u00a0 with the first competitors off the starting line aboard Bowman Stadium track.\u00a0 Each sprinted the initial run 3\/4 of the way around the stadium track, through the stadium gate, proceeding through the stadium parking lot on down Iwo Jima Boulevard, towards the Administration building, turning right to tag the next partner.\u00a0 The tagged partner then proceeded to the starting point for the low crawl, picked up a rubber M-16, then low-crawled to the finish line, dropping the M-16.\u00a0 Then, it\u2019s across the field and \u2018round the old Boxing Gym to tag the hand of the next runner. Tagged and released, the teammate executes 20 push-ups, picks up his \u2018wounded camper\u2019 and carries him \u2018fireman-carry style\u2019 over the 50-yard course.\u00a0 There, the wounded camper is deposited on the grass (not exactly an on-target, gentle drop\u2026just git \u2018er done!), and the runner proceeds to the road leading to the rifle range where he tags the rifle range runner. The rifle runner proceeds to the indoor rifle range where he takes the prone position, firing five rounds at the target. When done firing, the \u2018Ranger\u2019 proceeds along the road to the far side of the Junior Varsity Gym to tag the next runner.\u00a0 This runner proceeds to the Back 40, tags out and the new runner navigates the Obstacle Course at breakneck speed, then heads \u2018round the track to the Confidence Course, tagging the next man in charge. This runner\u00a0 is off to a neck-to-neck challenge with his opponent hot on his heels as he climbs up the Stairway To Heaven, then down and over the next few obstacles, then it\u2019s a sharp U-turn and back to the dirt road to tag the next runner.\u00a0 This runner assumes the lead position, back to the \u00a0Paint Ball Course, \u00a0tag the next man who runs pell-mell to the Paint Ball Range, grabs a paint ball gun and protective mask, then rat-a-tat-tat\u2019s ring out as the runner releases his gun\u2019s paint load.\u00a0 It\u2019s back to the Paintball starting point, dropping all paint ball gear and take off at lightning-fast speed past the Paint Ball Course, all the way to the Mud Course area where he tags his cammie-clad teammate. This teammate belly-flops into the gooey mix, then runs preselected obstacles on the Mud Course– over, under, through, no going \u2018round!\u00a0 Then it\u2019s off\u00a0 toward the Gracey Swimming Pool to tag the hand of the waiting (and very, very anxious!) teammate. This runner hits the dusty trail behind King gym and enters the stadium drawing loud bellows of encouragement from his expectant company.\u00a0 Pumping his arms forward he takes off \u2018round the track for a final lap, then propels across the finish line.<\/p>\nI AM IRONMAN\u2026All this, before 1030 on a bright, sunny tropical Texas Sunday morning\u2026DY-NO-MITE!<\/p>\n
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