Teams will be made up of 4 PAX. They will accumulate points individually that will go towards their team score. Individual scores will also be tracked. Each week a “mini” challenge will become available. Weekly “mini” challenges are scored individually and will be collectively added to your team’s score. We think everyone should signup for the May Challenge, even those who are only interested in the “mini” challenges.
Scoring is as follows
| Exercise | Points |
| WW2 or BigBoy Sit Up | 1/2 pt |
| Coupon Curl | 1/2 pt |
| Merkin | 1 pt |
| Pull Ups | 2 pts |
| Biking per whole mile | 35 pts |
| Running per whole mile | 100 pts |
| Rucking per whole mile | 100 pts |
| Rucking with weight per whole mile | [lbs] pts |
For more information about The Weekly “Mini” Challenges Click HERE:
• All miles must be achieved naturally. (No Stationary Bikes or Treadmills)
• Miles must be complete miles, e. For running/Rucking 3.1 = 300pts, 3.9=300pts
• Bonus points for weight carried per mille. Ruck 2 Miles with 20lbs = 2*100pts + 2*20pts = 240 pt. points.
Teams will track their individual and team scores via a common google spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will automatically be created as team’s sign-up and the final version posted to F3Cleveland.com/F3MayChallenge link tree. We will also send emails out periodically throughout the month from f3cleveland@gmail.com to help keep everyone informed.
Weeks and weekly Challenges start and end on Wednesday since May 1 is a Wednesday.
Scores must be updated within 48hrs! This is most important as we near Wednesday’s, the end of weekly challenges and as we near the end of the month.
Accountability within your team is required. Lets keep our merkins looking good. Smack talk between teams is highly encouraged
To make your local Comz guy happy DO post and tag your workouts, smack talk, etc onto social.
Use #F3MayChallenge and tag
FAQS:
| Questions | Clarifications |
| Do I enter the {points} or do i enter the reps to the spreadsheet | The spreadsheet will auto compute your points. If you do 100 curls, then you enter 100 curls and 50 points is awarded. If you ruck 4 miles with 40#s, then you enter 4 and 40 and it will award you 560 points. |
| Do miles recorded during a F3 workout Count towards our scores? | Yes. But as with regular scoring if your workout logs 1.4 miles and you do not finish the remaining .6 miles to get to 2, then you must record 1 mile. |
| Can I use weight moved in a workout for bonus points? (Bricks, Blocks, Sandbags, Logs, etc.) | If you moved the weight 1 mile, than you rucked, even if you stopped 43 times during that mile to rest. |
| Does walking count as rucking, but with zero weight? Or does it count as running. | Thats correct. Walking 1 mile is worth 100 points same as rucking 1 mile with zero weight, ie “slick”. Some might see walking as very slow running. However you define it, be consistent. Do your best! |
| Does rucking with a kid on my back count as miles and weight? | Absolutely! Spend more time with your Kids! If they are passed out then they are more like a sandbag. |
| If I do a morning beatdown and get 1.4 miles and then later that day run 1.6 miles does the give me 3 miles for the day or only 2 miles? | It would be only 2 miles. The miles total must be in the same workout period. Exception to this is if you have 2.5 ,miles during a beatdown and you stop for COT. You can then complete the last .5 directly after COT to get 3 miles. |
| What is a weighted pull-up worth? | No May Challenge bonus points for weighted pull ups. Your reward is knowing you’re a beast. |
| Or weight assisted pull-ups? Most of us can only do a few real pull ups but will happily work to exhaustion with assisted pull-ups. | No points for assisted pull ups. Only unassisted pull ups count. |
| I registered a team, we’re on the team leaderboard… But there’s no tab for our team | Sheets are hidden by default. Look in the lower left-hand corner for a button with three horizontal bars. Click that icon and find your team. Once you view your team page it will become visible and the quick url links on the ‘Team Leaderboard’ page will become active |
| do burpees count as Merkins? | Great question. Any form of merkin counts, as long as you have full and proper form. So it you are going all the way down and back up then you can count it. |
| What if we post with a plate carrier or weight vest? Bonus points on those miles? | In this competition we will allow the weighted vest. If it were a true Ruck contest it would not count as the weight carrieres different |
| Is fast walking the same as slow jogging…both 100 points per mile? | Yes |
| Do Pelaton miles count the same as biking or have to do an actual real bike? | NO PELATON MILES. Actual bike only. Mountain, road, unicycle. (Not a tandam Bike) Doesn’t matter the type, just has to be outdoors. Same logic as an F3 Workout. |
| How do we record 2 rucks with 2 different weights on the same day? example 2 miles w/ 30lbs and 2 miles w/ 20 lbs. Do we take the smallest, largest, average, sum? based on your answer for line 16 (weight points are per mile) we’ll take the average. Seems fair. | If you are training with multiple weights for different rucks a day, then you can figure out how to prorate your miles and weight so the awarded points is correct. If you need help, ask ChatGPT. |
| So, 4 rucked miles with 30 pounds of weight is 520points or 430 points? | Weight points are per mile. 4 miles = 400 pts. 4 * 30 = 120pts for the weight. Total 520 pts earned |
| Some of us are training for a triathlon. Are there any point options for swimming? yards, meters, miles? | No points for swimming this year. If you’re Jesus, then you can ruck on the water and that will count. |
| Are there exceptions to the no treadmill rule i.e. Staying in a hotel and not knowing the area well? | Sorry, hard rule for no treadmill. The May Challenge is about getting outside |
| Can I get a medical pass to use a stationary bike for 3 days? Wife just had major surgery and the Smokin’ Aces are pulling away. Love, Cobains. | No |
| Bing wants to know if walking to/from the toilet counts as miles. Apparently yesterday’s lunch didn’t agree with him. | If the toilet is 1-mile or more away, then yes! |
| This question disappeared so am reposting: if a team member got injured at the recent Tough Mudder, can he switch out with someone else to replace him on the team? | No. Have to stay with who you started with. |
| If you get all the way down and then fully extend back up on a blockee can you count that towards your Merkin count? | a merkin is a merkin. |
| WW2 Sit up = big boy sit ups? | Yes |
| How would we record a bike ride with weight? | Weight only applies to rucking. If you think you are running with weight you are actually ruck shuffling. the spreadsheet only assigns weight points for ruck miles. |
| I don’t like …. | I don’t like brussel sprouts either. The exercises are as they are |
For the May Challenge, what’s the definition of a coupon curl? I’ve searched and have come up empty. Does it require a certain amount of weight? | A coupon curl being demonstrated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv5m_S2SjwA ( at 7 mins) ( from “2019 Iron PAX Challenge Week 3” By F3 Greenwood) A ‘coupon’ is a cinder block of about ~40lbs. If cinder blocks are not available, then a plate curl would be equivalent. A plate is 45lbs. We highly recommend keeping a cinder block “coupon” with you at all times, so you can rep out 100 here and there. |