1 mile down, 11 to go. 1 down, 11 to go. *Clap, Clap* That was our cheer every mile for the entire Star Course 12 miler. And no, it wasn’t annoying by the 12th time. I introduced my mom to rucking a few years ago when we did our first Light Challenge together. Since then …
“I truly loved this conversation with Emily. We really focused on her lifetime of service in the shadow of September 11th. We get into how service changes your for the better, our gratitude for the great social experiment that is the United States, and the value of the “ village” as a support team …
S2E1: Ruck It with Emily McCarthy of GORUCK “I was excited to interview Emily from GORUCK HQ. Listeners of the show know that I have long been a fan of the brand they have a built, so I’m definitely fangirling a bit here. We are going to discuss the GORUCK brand story, Emily’s role in …
“My first GORUCK event was a Tough in February 2013 located in Tampa, FL. I had Cadre Dan, who I also ended up having for my first Heavy that following year at the Bragg Heavy. I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into when I first started doing events. I had randomly met …
Star Course 50 Miler At 2100 on Friday, November 15th we launched 35 teams (100 total participants) to embark on their 50 Miler Star Course journey. Teams received their hit lists and planned the route that they would live or die by. The way points consisted of Jax Beach sites and landmarks that would have …
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with exercise since high school. As a tired teenager who wanted to lose weight and be stronger, I turned to the most boring and standard method of fitness: exercise machines. Every day after school, I’d retreat down to my musty basement and go on my family’s elliptical machine for hours. …
