What we can learn from History:
The 1st H8 – 8/4/16 – 6 Pax – Amnesty – Cowbell – JV -Kim-Chi, Surge and Hawg
No official finishers as it was an AMRAP for only 25 min in the middle of a Hawg style beat down
#2 Can the H8 be Conquered -10/23/16 10 Pax : Bubba, Belloq, Cowbell, Frasac, JV, Maverick, Surge, Triple Shift, Tool and Hawg
Changed to the 40 minute challenge:
Each lap consists of running south to the top of the levee, crossing canal (bear crawling the neutral ground), running south to the bottom of the levee, cross canal and run north to the top of the levee, cross canal (bear crawling the neutral ground), running north down the levee and back across canal to the starting point. At the starting point you do a descending burp and merk pyramid starting at 8 (bupee with 8 merkins, burpee with 7 merkins, …..burpee with 1 merkin)
At the end of the 2nd lap the burp and merk pyramid starts at 7, etc.
The goal is to complete 8 laps in 40 minutes. According to MapMyRun, each loop is approximately 0.4 miles. Therefore, to conquer the H8! you will have to do the following in 40 minutes:
- Run over 3 Miles of Hills
- 550 Yards of Bear Crawls
- 36 Burpees
- 120 Merkins
NO Finishers: Bubba was the only one close with :20 away from completing.
#3 The H8 Can be Conquered 3/16/17 13 Pax – Bogey, Duct Tape, Fracsac, Griswold, Kimchi, Reluctant Yankee, Rudy, Shorty, Surge, Tool, Triple Shift, Yo-Yo (FNG), Hawgcycle
NOTE the oldest PAX this day was only 49!
BB states there were some finishers but did not state who and the click “here” to see results no longer is active. But non the less H8 had been conquered. Congrats!!
#4 Conquering H8 10/4/17 – 12 Pax – Cowbell, Da Parish, Fracsac, Nip/Tuck, Rudy, Shorty, SOGO, Surge, Triple Shift, Tool, Woz, Hawgcycle
5 of 12 complete – CowBell on his 2nd full attempt – NipTuck 1st Uptowner to conquer
#5 Conquering H8 One Small act at a Time 04/19/18 – 12 Pax -Abacus, Belloq (Kotter), Jingle Vader, Mahatma (H8!er), Rudy (H8!er), Surge, Triple Shift (H8!er), Tool, Walleye (H8!er), Hawgcycle (H8!er)
1/2 the group completed – Triple Shift conquered
JV was one lap away
#6 H8 – Pushing the Boundaries 10/18/18
The gloom was perfect…. 21 Pax showed up to Okwata on a cool and windy morning adding another bit of intrigue to the challenge. The anticipation of what some of the PAX knew and others were still asking themselves what the heck they were about to get into! On a personal note I hit two milestones the last couple of months (Sept was my 1 year F3 anniversary) and just 2 days ago I crossed the 1/2 century threshold. Roughly 6+ months ago I participated in my 1st H8 and as you read above from excerpts of Hawg’s BBs this event has been solid measurement of both physical and mental strength. I like many was ready to see what F3 training has done – NO Doubt the H8 does have a way in humbling ambition but non the less is an allure for giving you something work towards.
Look how the challenge brought out the PAX – 21 MEN almost double all previous H8 attempts! Almost 1/2 finished (with 3 coming close to completing 9) – several are on the cusp of reaching 8 and many more improving over previous attempts or just setting their own personal bar!
A lot of 1st timers:
War Eagle , Medulla, Pai Gow, Rev Sox, Abacus, Quiche, Frozone, Two Yutes, Gumby, Bongo, King Kong, Smooth, Gabriel, Baby Face
Repeat 8-attenders:
Rudy, Triple Shift, CowBell, FracSac, Mahatma, JV, Surge (T-CLAPS, he’s done everyone)
H8!er Club:
1st Time: Rev-Sox, King Kong, Smooth, Gabriel, Two Yutes, JV (congrats on reaching it) – Repeaters: Rudy, Triple Shift, Cowbell, Mahatma
There were some that came Oh so close – push hard for 6 months and come back and conquer the 8!
H8 Humility – setting a personal goal a little too high……for now! But following the advice of the H8 beat down originator: Hawg, I started on 9 and threw a few guys off. So along with
T-Claps to King Kong for pushing the pace – Smooth for kicking everyone’s butt – I’m confident 9 is # that will be conquered at the next H8 challenge.
Make the commitment to yourself- keep pushing to raise your bar. Good Work!
God Bless!
