Firefighter Combat Challenge Blogspot
Monday, December 19, 2016
Colonel Roy Davis, USAF (Ret), Tacoma FD (ret)
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Let’s hear it for some of the “old” guys as we head towards the dawn of
a new year. Roy Davis served his country as a pilot for the USAF, after
which, seeking yet more adventure, joined the Tacoma (WA) Fire
Department at the age of 52 in 1994. As the oldest “boot,” Roy felt a
need to demonstrate that he could pull his own weight.
The Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge®, known as “The Toughest Two
Minutes in Sports” would validate Roy’s competence as a structural
firefighter in a very demanding profession. Roy would astound his peers
with his performance on the course. His first event was in 1995 in
Tampa. A compendium of his accomplishments is in the table below.
Some of his accomplishments included setting the World Record in
Deerfield Beach in 1997 for the Over 50 class. This record would stand
for nearly 7 years. This
concludes a twenty consecutive year run of holding a world record in
either the 50+ or 60+ age groups.
His over 60 Record would stand until this year.
For an overview of Roy’s amazing sports career, here are some
links that you’ll find inspirational:
Roy’s Swimming Career
Go Hard or Go Home
Anyone looking for a suggested workout/training regimen would benefit
greatly by
looking at Roy’s website.
Roy was an active competitor on the Firefighter Combat Challenge course
for 8 years. While we don’t know exactly how many runs he made in the
US, but 40 is probably a reasonable estimate.
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP |
PLACE |
TIME |
DIVISION |
RECORD |
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1995 WORLD CHALLENGE IV
(TAMPA FL) |
4TH |
3:03 |
50+ |
2:55 |
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1996 WORLD CHALLENGE V
(LAS VEGAS NV) |
2ND |
2:34 |
50+ |
2:30 |
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1997 WORLD CHALLENGE VI
(LAS VEGAS NV) |
1ST |
2:03* |
50+ |
2:03 |
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1998 WORLD CHALLENGE VII
(KISSIMMEE FL) |
1ST |
2:02* |
50+ |
2:02 |
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1999 WORLD CHALLENGE VIII
(LAS VEGAS NV) |
1ST |
1:55* |
50+ |
1:55 |
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2000 WORLD CHALLENGE IX
(LAS VEGAS NV) |
1ST |
1:53* |
50+ |
1:53 |
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2001 WORLD CHALLENGE X |
INJURED |
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2002 WORLD CHALLENGE XI (DEERFIELD BEACH) |
1ST |
1:52* |
50+/60+ |
1:52 |
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2002 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (WINDSOR, ONTARIO) |
1ST |
1:38 |
50+/60+ |
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NOTE: *=WORLD
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Posted by
Paul O. Davis, Ph.D. at
2:29 PM
1 comment:
Roy
Davis said...
Thanks for the blog, Paul. Also thanks for creating new age groups as
fast as I aged up. I also would like to thank Firefit and Dale and
Hilary for allowing me to travel with them across Canada from 2001 to
2005. This event gave me a career in the fire service where I met many
amazing friends across the US and Canada. I’ll have to check with
Firefit, but I believe I still hold the 60+ record on the Firefit course
at 1:38.
Paula and I are now really retired in Arizona enjoying the good life.
December 21, 2016 at 2:12 PM