GORUCK Selection is an event of highs and lows. Epic struggle and inevitably, triumph. In this event, success looks like a 2×3 patch that only one female and 30 men have earned to date. During the past 7 years I’ve watched 9 men finish GORUCK Selection. They stood in front of the American flag and …
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Honoring D-Day at the DC Heavy
Back in 2018, I had been training to attempt my first HTL in September in Pittsburgh alongside my sister and quite a few other Steel City Ruck Club GRTs. I’d been in the best shape of my life since having my two sons in 2011 and 2013. Then I found out I was pregnant, and …
Tell the Stories of the Living and the Dead
For those of you who did the D-Day Heavy in DC with me, many of you got to hear about this man right here. For those of you who didn’t, I am excited to tell you his story. This is my neighbor John. He just turned 100 this year and he is a World War …
Looking Back to Move Forward: Nashville D-Day HTL 2020
“We’re here to mark that day in history when the Allied peoples joined in battle to reclaim this continent to liberty. For four long years, much of Europe had been under a terrible shadow. Free nations had fallen, Jews cried out in the camps, millions cried out for liberation. Europe was enslaved, and the world …
Applying Lessons from GORUCK Events to Real Life
I hope you are all keeping your sanity during these strange days. During these times, we are all adjusting to a new normal, however temporary or permanent it is. I wanted to take a moment and reflect upon what I have been doing in Chicago, how GORUCK and my time with the Cadre have impacted …
DIY Star Courses – Free Hit Lists to Ruck Over 150 Cities
Itching to get in a ruck, but looking for some motivation? You can do your own Star Course, using our ready-made hit lists. All you need is a ruck and some weight and waypoints for your city. No need to register through our website, do these on your own to stay fit and grounded during …