Pack Test

In my last post I talk about how there were time restraints Monday night and we were unable to clean up the last tree will Ryan's pack test is why. For part of his firefighting training Ryan had to be able to carry a 45 lb pack and WALK 3 miles in under 45 min. He did this AFTER chopping down to trees during the day. Needless to say by the end of his test he was completely worn out! His arms, legs, feet everything was sore. But the good news is that he passed! First lap was 12+ minute lap was 12+ and when he realized how much extra time he was going to have he relaxed on the 3rd lap and made it in 14+ min. Leaving him with about 6 minutes to spare!

A little background in case any of you are wondering "Why not just run and get it over with?" Part of firefighting in safety and in the places that they will be burning buildings, forests etc. It's really not safe for anyone to run especially when they are carrying tools and other heavy equipment, so part of their training is "walking fast" and not running. To me walking fast is harder than running sometimes so I feel for him. Glad he passed though. He's still loving it!