Mme. Dent at the Musée du Débarquement in Arromanches, 1999. I’m the daughter of a retired high school French teacher. Surprisingly, my mom is not French. In 1969, she fell in love with France while on a 6-week summer exchange program in Vichy, the spa city with a complicated past as a client state of …
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040: The GORUCK Show – Miles with a Heavy Ass Cooler
Summer is in full swing and it never feels truer than when you’re rolling into 4th of July weekend. This week we talk about the latest Ruck Club Callout, HQ 101 w/ Kendra, and what our plans are for another 4th of July in good ole #TGIFlorida. Have fun this weekend and be safe, …
038: The GORUCK Show – Chicago Star Course, Space Marines, and boots w/ Cadre Mickey
The idea of this show is to feel like you’re sitting down for a beer (or six) with your friends. This week we did just that. Bomber, Lee, and Cadre Mickey sit down and crack a few cold ones while they talk about the Chicago Star Course, Space Marines, and of course what it’s like …
Star Course 50 Miler – Chicago
The Star Course 50 Miler – Chicago kicked off June 15th with the same challenge as 001: Do 50 miles in under 20 hours. The participants crushed it with 23 finishers who proved that anyone can do it if they put the heart and effort into it. STATS Sign ups: 45 Participants: 41 Finishers: 23 …
036: The GORUCK Show – One Long Weekend
We grab every HTL finisher from HQ (and Bomber too) and go through what the HTL meant for them. What was awesome, what was terrible, how they survived, and what was learned along the way. If you’re trying to get your bolts anytime soon, you’ll want to listen to this one. HTLs are special, …
035: The GORUCK Show – Staying Cool and Killing Your Feet
Fresh out of a Tough Challenge weekend, Lee adds another patch to the collection and another couple blisters to his feet. Bomber is actively beating his body up to be ready for his 50 miler in November. Event season is in full swing and we are not slowing down anytime soon.