From The Art of Manliness: “Modern soldiers ruck with packs that can weigh 100 pounds or more. As Jason McCarthy, a former Green Beret and the founder of GORUCK told me in my podcast with him, “rucking is the foundation of all special forces training.” Thanks to GORUCK — a company that manufactures rucksacks and puts on rucking-centered challenges — …
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PRESS: GORUCK Storming Normandy Beach on D-Day
From TIME: “To mark the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, around 125 people — some ex-military officers, most just office-bound weekend warriors — will descend on northern France June 2-4 to do just that in an endurance event sponsored by GORUCK, a nine-year-old U.S. company that sells both rucksacks and the chance to do hundreds of …
Constellation Update: Post Chicago
Wintertime 7 years ago … (have we spent the time well and other ? existentialism aside) … Class 005 of the GORUCK Challenge toured DC, under rucks. The start point was Rose Park, next to my condo, and the class was punching through ice to get in Rock Creek Park no more than 5 minutes …
Press: Inside the seriously grueling challenge run by Special Forces soldiers
From We Are The Mighty: “This was my first introduction to a GoRuck Challenge, a team endurance event run by former U.S. military special operators. It was the 83rd challenge to take place in Dec. 2011 — running around Tampa, Fla. with 24 people. Since then, it’s grown to more than 2,500 events that now …
Press: GORUCK on News 4 JAX
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player From News 4 JAX: “A group called GORUCK lets people experience training drills and challenges to see how difficult it is to be in the military. Training took place at Jacksonville Beach.”
Press: GORUCK event tests mental and physical strength
From WMC Action News 5: “People from all walks of life beat the heat Thursday night all the way into Friday afternoon to test their physical and mental capabilities. Police officers, firefighters, even a few FBI agents, along with some civilians took part in the GORUCK event in Jonesboro.” Read more here.