More than a few things going on, so I thought I’d throw together a roundup for ya!
Worth Reading – Ruck.Beer
- I tested out the new GORUCK Team Assessment PT standards. Posted my thoughts and some videos.
- I cut open (like, with a knife) my Rucker 2.0. Here’s what I found.
Random GORUCK News
- You may have noticed that there aren’t any Monthly Ruck Club Call Outs or Monthly Ruck Challenges from HQ this month. Jason has said that they are working to refine the process to make it all more simple and scalable. No ETA on when we’ll see either pop back up, but we may get some info in the near future.
- Jason posted in a comment thread that a new “Events Website” may be launching as soon as March.
- In the same comment thread as mentioned above the GORUCK app (mentioend in State of GORUCK) is “on hold.”
Gear News
- GORUCK quietly dropped the price of the Heritage GR1 by $100. Only 16 left at time of this post.
- The KR1 is back in stock. Available in Black and Coyote. This is a great pack for kids. My littlest loves his.
- 10L and 15L Bullet Rucks are on Closeout.
- 20L Rucker is also on Closeout.
- GR1 Urban Grey on sale for $195 21L and 26L
- GORUCK released the Performance TAC Hat. I bought one. It is pretty nice.
- Finally, we spotted a pair of the Women’s Leggings on the GORUCK Home Page. Emily would neither “confirm or deny” that those were, in fact, the leggings we talked about here.
Worth Reading – GORUCK.com
- Emily has a fun post, “Have Ruck, Will Travel.“
- Eva the Event Addict tells her tale.
- Jason shares why the I/O Trainers are the only shoe you’ll ever need.
The Wayback Machine
- Want to read some AARs from wayback? Here ya go.
- How I approaced training for my first HTL.
- Want to get fired up? Watch these guys break a rucking world record.
Did we miss anything this week? Sound off in the comments below.
Cover photo by Dan Sell.