Prior 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 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.
Read MoreRunning is the most popular form of cardiovascular training. Many millions of people - from average Joes to professional athletes - have incorporated regular running into their daily routines in the hope of making some sort of measurable improvement to their lives, whether that improvement is physical, aesthetic or psychological.
Read MoreYes, we all know that when someone asks you the questions “what is GORUCK?” you are always supposed to reply with the community-authorized and preconditioned response:
“GORUCK is a team-building endurance event based on special forces training.”
So, by derivation, if someone asks you “what is rucking?” you could reasonably answer that rucking is an endurance exercise based on special forces training.
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