A Shot at Redemption – GORUCK Anaconda Light AAR
2019 Mar 18 Mike V. If you’ve been following along, you know that exactly two years ago I was fed an entire Humble Pie by Cadre Shredder and Cadre Cleve. The chances to right a personal failure are rare, so when I saw Shredder assigned to moderate this event, I knew I had a chance to …
2019 GORUCK Tough Battle of the Bulge AAR – Cleveland, Ohio
What: GORUCK Tough Battle of the Bulge Where: Cleveland, Ohio Cadre: Cadre Igor At 0700 everything seems like a pretty good idea. Get together with some friends, meet at a blustery beach park in sub-freezing weather, talk about the events of the Battle of the Bulge and attempt to complete your first GORUCK Tough event. …
Titan Ruck Weight Review
If you’re rucking or doing a GORUCK event, you’re going to want to add weight to your ruck. While all weight weighs the same (10 pounds of feathers weighs the same as 10 pounds of bricks), not all weights are efficient for rucking and GORUCK. When it comes to rucking or doing a GORUCK event, the best …
On the Lighter Side – GORUCK Battle of the Bulge Light AAR
2019 Feb 19 Mike V. Back in November, when I was visited by the Good Idea Fairy and decided to do 12+ events in 2019 (you can read about it here), I made sure I pushed my first event out a few months. So imagine my surprise when I found myself in front of a …
The New GORUCK Heavy PT Test Standards
Since 2015, the GORUCK Heavy has had a standard PT test as part of every event. It has consisted of a 12-mile timed ruck (sub 3:30), 2-minute max rep push-ups (55 minimum), and 2-minute max rep sit-ups (65 minimum). While the test was not a “fail and go home” type test, it was used as …
My First GORUCK – Battle of the Bulge AAR
Battle of the Bulge GORUCK Light San Jose California January 19, 2019 Submitted by Cas Bass My first GORUCK Light is in the bags. I wanted to share this AAR with the community/ www because I’m not your typical endurance athlete. I’m a short (5’3”), morbidly obese (220) female. I was scared signing up. I …
Recycled Firefighter Battalion 12HR Ruck Review
I can’t remember how I stumbled upon Recycled Firefighter, but I do remember thinking they had some good looking USA Made rucks sitting at a pretty price point ($139-$199). While they are mostly marketed to the EDC crowd, the build was obviously high quality and I thought it might make for a good ruck. Read …
The Year of GORUCK
I came across Mike V. on Twitter. His handle caught my attention. It is @YearOfTheGORUCK. His bio said, “11B Iraq vet making 2019 the Year of GORUCK. 12 months, 12 Events. Sharing my training, progress, and lessons learned, as well as writing AARs. Sua Sponte” I was intrigued. After a few weeks of tweets, I …
The new 25L GORUCK Rucker
Since November Jason has been hinting that the 25L Rucker was just around the corner. He even hinted that it might be released before 2019. But, the new year came and went without the mythical 25L being released. UPDATE: The 25L (and 15L) Rucker has officially been released. However, GORUCK recently posted 100+ pictures of an …
