2 CS Battalion Challenge

REME Charity

2 CS Battalion Challenge

Scribe: Callum McGoldrick

On Monday the 9th of May, participants from 2 CS Bn began their challenge; 24 workouts, over 24 hours, all for the REME charity.

It was 1700hrs in the gymnasium when they began their first challenge, Cindy, which consisted of 5 pull ups, 10 press ups and 15 squats for 20 minutes. This would later be agreed on as one of the easiest workouts by the team. With the remaining 40 minutes they tried to keep warm; this was a simple workout which acted as a warm up.

The following hours continued on, each workout rewarding the joints and muscles of each person with fatigue and stiffness. At hours 4 and 5 the team met their first hurdle. 2 separate workouts which held a total of 360 Wall Balls exercises per individual. This led to an evident toll on each person’s body. As the team struggled with their task it was clear some were flagging more than others but with a combined effort of motivation and hard work the goal was reached.

By midnight, morale had dropped significantly with each workout being harder to start and even harder to finish. The hours of 0200 to 0400hrs held another set of difficulties. The Filthy Fifty and The Seven workout regimes added a further 550 reps to their tally; taxing their bodies even further.

With the rising of the sun and the first hopes of breakfast coming to mind; morale returned. The exercises from 0700 to 1400hrs flew by. Each workout brought a new niggle or pain. Saved by the Barbell and Hope for Kenya amongst the more arduous exercises. With each workout morale rose; the finish line coming into view.

By the final workout their bodies were near breaking point. However, their final task still awaited them. At 1600hrs, they began the Murph; 100 burpees, 200 press ups, 300 squats with two 1 mile runs either side. Although they were already stiff and exhausted they pushed through it, with two thirds of the team coming in the top 10 positions.

Having finally completed their arduous challenge and receiving their congratulations the team returned to their various abodes. The promise of rest and recovery was short lived thanks to the information received that they needed to be in work the next morning.

Overall the team completed 24 workouts in the allocated time. They raised a strong total of £150 with more still to come. Throughout the event the overall champion was SSgt Husband, who thrived in the overall strength categories as well as the Wall Balls.