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SL22, known in The Swamp as SL22, is a highly skilled athlete. Or at least he was at some point in his career. As for now, the jury is out. Much the same as yours truly, the first day of training was harder than expected. The following is a direct quote from Sl22 himself after his first day of training:

“Ok, I tried to run to the gym, workout, and run back. Well, about a mile in, my lower back started to flare up. Real bad. I was thinking that there was no way in Uzbekistan that I was going to be able to do this. So I walk/jog/walked the rest of the way to the gym, lifted, and realized how freaking hard it is to jog back home after. I walked like, a mile, and had a mile and a half left. I decided to jog and see how far I got. Well, I think I started off too fast the first time, or maybe just stretched my back out, because I made it the whole way home in about 12 mins. Little to no back pain. So, day one was inconclusive. Wednesday is day two as I will hopefully be able to do the full 2.5 miles to and then back from the gym. If that works out, I’ll go for 5 on Friday.”

A harsh reality, but at least he had several months to get in shape, right? Not so fast, as our Merkin-ed content stealer likes to say. That quote was from Monday. The one just passed. Three days ago.

Let’s hope pure athleticism wins out.

The Tale of the Tape:
Name: SL22
Team Role: Runner, Leg 7 (15.54 Miles, 7th most Difficult)
AKA: Slolz, Gunpowder Jones, Barbaro, etc.
Height: Guessing 5 foot 10 1/2 inches
Weight: 175 (180 in a wool Houston Oiler Sweater in the Florida Heat)
Length: Less than boasted
10K Potential: Unlikely
Hobbies: Laying down hot fire, forced carnal acts with manatees, revisionist Presidential history
Biggest asset for the team: Makes the others feel overprepared
Most Likely to: Alienate Bobby Pentz’s mother

Next: #2 – Rassele!