Ewok

For Time: Finished in 1:12:05

• Cash-In: 1.5 mile Run

  
  

• Then, 38 Rounds of:

• 3 Deadlifts (185/155 lb)

• 3 Pull-Ups

• 3 Burpees - At this point I was at 55:50

  
  

• Cash-Out: 1.5 mile Run

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This was a great workout.

I was lucky on the runs because there was a good breeze but I did have to slow down on the rounds because of the heat. My heart rate just wasn't coming down.

The deadlifts definitely felt heavier than I wanted them to. I did some touch and go but I bet most of them I did in singles just to save my back a little bit. Pull-ups and burpees felt really good.

Surprisingly, my hands really started to hurt on this. That was unexpected!

Still - grateful to honor this man.

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Background: This workout is dedicated to Major Eric “Adam” Ewoldsen who was found unresponsive in a parked vehicle on Fort Bragg on March 25, 2022.

Ewoldsen, 38, was pronounced dead at Womack Army Medical Center, officials said. 

A native of Greer, South Carolina, Ewoldsen entered the Army in 2007 as an infantry officer. His duty assignments included stints with the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Fort Richardson, Alaska, in 2008; the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2010; and the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in 2012.

Ewoldsen was assigned to the U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg in 2016. Public records indicate he lived in Southern Pines. 

The workout was designed by Coach Anna Olson @mrs.annaolson, CF-L2, and was submitted to WODwell by Angela Phillips, who also wrote a poem for Adam:

Born Aug 15th in the land of the free,He loved life so much he reproduced to make three.“Ewok” is how he’s known around town,The most genuine guy that you’ll never see frown.Served in the Army for our USA,One smile from him and he’d make your day.

The number 3 is represented in the runs and reps to honor the 3 amazing children that will keep Adam’s spirit alive.