of our time...

just wanted to give some props to hayes for organizing the event and for being the self-proclaimed "most important mr. davidson of our time"...

Field Goal Kix

Goose's instructional video should answer all questions. Remember that you need to make three field goals in the shortest amount of time. Good luck.

Event Schedule

Gentlemen,

It's coming . . . . . we're getting really close.
I know some of you are training like mad so I thought I would try to get the schedule as concrete as possible.
If there are any disputes, please contact me immediately and I'd be happy to discuss the details.
It comes down to 10 events and 3 auxilary competitions. Do your best solo work, and as men of Davidson we should be able to compete . . . . work as a team. Since we're all together it's a good idea to play and we'll work that into the competition. I'm trying to spread out the duties, so each person will be responsible for a meal with some other dudes, and each one of you will be in charge of gathering equipment for an event. Here goes the tentative schedule:

Friday:

Dinner at the lake house (Local Chef's Bruce, Ned, Woody cook and clean)
"Training Talk" Intro to the weekend and your chance to tell the group about your journey to Mr. D 2007
1. 9pm Spelling Bee (Loser of the Spelling Bee Picks up Goose from the airport)

Saturday:
Breakfast (Chef's Rix, Apgar, Baldwin cook and clean)
2. Cake Race (1.7 mile run)
3. 9am 100 meter dash
4. Cinder Block Transfer
5. Car Push
(2 hour lunch break)
Ultimate Game (auxilary 1)
Whiffle Ball (auxilary 2)
6. 'Regatta' (swim event taking place of standing broad jump) short distance location at the lakehouse tbd by Woody.
Dinner at lake house (Chef's Stokes, Goose, Trotter cook and clean)

Sunday:
Breakfast Cereal? (this spot is up for grabs if anyone wants a double meal session)
7. Field Goal Kicks (from PAT distance off of a tee. Must make three and shag own ball in shortest time. Call me if you're confused.)
8. Pole Hang
(2 hour lunch break)
9. Mr. D Relay
10. Laundry Bag Survival
FlickerBall (auxilary 3)
Followed by Round Table Victory Meal (Chef's Pearson, Clyde, and Fearnando cook and clean)
Mr. Davidson awarded title at 6pm dinner.

Here are your 'equipment' responsibilities:
Cake Race (Woody figure out the course)
Spelling Bee (Apgar make sure Josh Becker mails/emails the words in time for the event)
100 meter dash (Ned starting gun, and James, Goose, Macon, 2 stop watches each for a total of 6)
Car Push (Fernando is the sentra coming? It's the only car left over from the Davidson days, eh?)
Swim (Woody figure out the course)
Cinder Blocks (Baldwin and Rix, we'll need 11, unless you remember it as 13)
Laundry Bag Survival (Bruce, can you get some paper from the laundry facility and a duffle bag with 15 pounds of clothes, and some tape to wrap it up?)
Field Goal Kicks (Clyde and Pearson, we could use two footballs and one tee.)

Return to our roots

Over the last few weeks, I've had an epiphany of sorts. Spurred on by the discovery of the t-shirt commemorating the most glorious championship victory in all of intramural history, I have become a bit distressed at the lack of presence in the 2007 Mr. D schedule of the most Davidsonian sport of them all. That's right, how can we crown a true Mr. Davidson with no way to judge his Flickerball skill and acumen. Not to belittle the massive amount of work and effort put into preparations by the Mr. D planning committee, but perhaps the Rocky Mountain High they've been living in has made them a bit foggy about their true Davidson team sports roots. Ultimate? Let's save that adjective for the true ultimate sport- Flickerball, and instate it into the Mr. D 2007 lineup immediately. Submitted for your consideration.

Sincerely,
The Franchise

There's more to this decathlon than merely running.

MrD Training
Originally uploaded by citostokes.

Sadly, the rest of you have no idea how to train for it. Here's a hint:

Mr. D athletic wear

The new 'Mr. D Rocky Balboa' sweatsuits are here. If you need that extra boost to get you through your winter training, check out Mr. D's new line of clothing. Great for chasing chickens.
Sweatshirt (Sport Grey or Red)
Sweatpants (Sport Grey or Red)
Shirt (Red or Charcoal)
Tank (Red or Grey)

Please email Hayes Trotter for pricing. All orders must be placed by March 1st.

Intimidation

So I ran into Pearson in Chapel Hill last weekend. He is looking as stoutly as ever. I was telling him how marathon training was going. Ok. I was bragging on how in shape I am. And Brent Farrell walks up and says that he is planning on running a 2:20 marathon in April. And that he trains at a 4 minute 50 second pace on his longish runs. I then and there realized. I am nothing. I am nothing. I am a weak man, with weak legs, and no biceps.