The Wedge is a free, open-source project for goal-setting, discipline, fitness and teamwork. Developed for firefighters, it’s a program that can be printed by anybody to run a month-long trial of aggressive pursuit toward well-structured goals that finishes with the ENDEX - a ruck march with a healthy dose of PT.
Read MorePrior to earning my BOLTS at the GORUCK 9/11 Chicago HTB, I had successfully completed the following events: 1 GORUCK Light, 1 GrowRuck (F3’s version of a GORUCK Tough), 1 GORUCK Tough / Light, 1 GORUCK Heavy and 1 GORUCK 50-mile Star Course. I definitely wouldn’t call myself an expert at anything GORUCK. In fact, I spent a ton of time reading AAR’s and asking others for their advice leading up to my attempt to earn the GORUCK BOLTS.
Read MoreIn this installment, please welcome Natasha Chung, of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, who co-founded The Sunrise Ruck Club. As our first female guest, Chung shares valuable insight into the essence of what motivated her to start a ruck club during a global pandemic and the importance of paying attention to the nuances of what makes sense for you when venturing into your personal rucking journey.
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Read MoreIt’s the same distance as walking to space: A GORUCK 50 Mile Star Course AAR
-Joe Englin (F3 Kraut)
“The U.S. Air Force definition of an astronaut is a person who has flown higher than 50 miles (80 km) above mean sea level, approximately the line between the mesosphere and the thermosphere.” – Wikipedia.
Fifty miles is a long way.
If you have flown higher than 50 miles, the USAF considers you an astronaut. If your significant other asked you to go to a restaurant that was 50 miles away, you would say “No.” Ask a GRT if they want to walk 50 miles, and the answer is probably “That’s a terrible idea. When do we start?”
Again, 50 miles is a long way.
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