“The only easy day was yesterday.”
- Navy SEALs motto
Photo: David ready to skydive (Photograph by: Gunnar Örn Arnarsson)
Each day was different. Each day brought new challenges to push each of us outside of our comfort zones.
We learned to skydive and ended the week with an assisted freefall jump. Two skydive instructors jumped with [...]
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“There are 2 aspects in life that will haunt you for the rest of your life that will last forever: Regret and Glory…which one do you want burned into the memories of your soul - Regret or Glory?”
- Special Operations Force Academy Instructor Jono
Photo: Team “Slit Throat” dressed up for our late night Field Training [...]
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This was one of the lighter moments during my week long adventure at the Special Operations Force Academy in Virginia Beach, VA.
After a morning of SCUBA training in the pool in Virginia Beach, we drove to Lake Rawlings on Tuesday afternoon to practice our open water SCUBA diving.
On Wednesday around noon, while we were [...]
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Photo: Special Operations Force Academy Participants + Instructors (me on far left)
When I completed 7 days of the Special Operations Force Academy and SEAL Adventure Challenge yesterday, I cried. This week was arguably the longest week of my life and I walked away learning more about myself than I expected. This week also [...]
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The Power Of Team: Three Ordinary People and Their Run to Greatness
The Power of "TEAM" is the true life story of Nancy Fudacz-Burrows, Joel Burrows, David Kuhnau and their two year quest to become international team champions in one of the most grueling endurance races on earth.
Carrying survival gear, clothing and food on their backs, competitors in each of these 150 mile foot races faced four separate deserts on four different continents. Each race in the series challenged each competitor with the equivalent of four marathons in four days, with one brutal stage set at 50 or more miles. In total 150 miles, running across sand and rock, climbing dunes and mountains with almost 30 pounds of equipment in tow.
The Power of "TEAM" describes the life and near-death journey some of the world's best athletes faced in the extreme heat and cold of the desert. The altitude and temperature swings of the Atacama Desert in Chile, the varying terrain of China's Gobi Desert and the constant 120 degree temperatures of the Sahara, forced each runner to redefine the definition of mental and physical "limits". The final reward for conquering these three desert challenges, was an invitation to "The Last Desert" in Antarctica. Nancy-Fudacz-Burrows, Joel Burrows and David Kuhnau of "Team Illinois" emerged as champions of the "4 Deserts" series, but even stronger teammates and friends. Read how their lessons learned, can be your inspiration.
