The GORUCK Challenge is not for everyone. We know this. But in two classes in DC we had only one person quit, a “marathoner,” and it happened BEFORE the Challenge started (further proof that it’s all mental). The email exchange went like this: Marathoner: “Jason: While I’m excited about the challenge, I have to admit …
Class 002 met up under a quiet bridge by the water at 2am, our nation’s capital serene and lit up to host 6 GORUCK Challenge takers. Cold, wet and muddy came on fast, yet smiles were everywhere to be found and a bond deepened among them as the team ran, swam, crawled, and carried each …
GR CACHE #11. We hide GORUCK gear. You find GORUCK gear, and keep it. The Tombs of Georgetown is always the right answer. Full of professors, students, locals, or none of the above, character is found all around, including behind the bar. Sully caught but didn’t compromise the dead drop (good on her), and we …
An early wake up in DC. The National Mall at sunup, a short walk to the start point full of runners as excited as we were just to be there. We did the ten miles with our GR1's weighed down by bricks, just to make sure they felt alright like that. Bricks or no bricks, running around a blocked off DC is an inspiring thing to do, and it's our favorite run.
