The very existence of GORUCK came about because of men and women that served. Founder Jason McCarthy developed the idea after creating a “go-bag” for his wife Emily while she served as a diplomat in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. He made some security improvements to her house and a “go-bag” for her to keep in her …
I first met James face to face at the GRT Family Reunion in NOLA. I had been chatting with him beforehand, mostly giving him training tips and gear advice for all his adventures. Ok, maybe we just talked craft beer and if growing a beard really makes you stronger. But, when we decided to create …
Ever since we started running events there was the group of people that wanted more, so they’d do the Toughs back-to-back with only a small break in-between. Eventually that wasn’t enough either, so we made the Heavy 24 Challenge. Once people got used to the Heavy, surprise, they still wanted more. The HTL was born. …
April was a great month! the GRT Family Reunion, #RuckYourDog fundraiser with Pets For patriots , Constellation in Detroit, we formed a partnership with CrossFit bad ass Brooke Haas, GRT’s traveled everywhere and shared their photos. Events in England and Japan, GORUCK went international and all over the USA. GRT Family Reunion San Diego #RuckYourDog or cat… …
March started with our first virtual fundraiser of 2017 with Pets For Patriots. Here is how it went down. Pledge the amount of miles you want to Ruck Your Dog by buying one of the following patches: 1 mile, 5k, 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 50 miles, and 100 miles. T-shirts were also for sale with all proceeds benefiting …
You gotta start somewhere anywhere and it might as well be today. That’s my theory anyway so Monster’s first ever trip to a gym is my first in years and it feels like starting over because it is and starting over is hard and humbling and all those human emotions we try so hard to avoid. …
