Go Ruck Challenge

Plan 9 gave me a heads up to this challenge. It's similar to those 'Warrior Dashes' and what not, except to me, rucking isn't as gimmicky as getting all muddy in an obstacle course and calling yourself "tough."

I have to qualify in a 7 miler and 10 mile ruck in the future, so doing the Go-Ruck challenge (overnight 8-10hr ruck) would definitely help me. It'd also help if I ever decided to branch infantry.

Anyone want to do this? There's a couple later on in the year in both FL and NC. I'd be up for either, so long as they don't conflict with drill dates.

http://goruckchallenge.com/

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Nice post.

Sadly, I'm guessing you won't get any takers, bro. Unless you challenge Dlish, of course. I intend on doing one next year during my first vacation. I'd go with you now except I'm gonna be at work until the end of the year and I'm sure as fuck not doing a 10 hour graveyard shift ruck march in December for fun. That's way too Hooah! for me. Sweat icicles hanging off my hat and a frozen Camelbak drink tube? That's for Real Killers (TM).

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And why are you doing 7- and 10-milers? 20k in under 3 was the rule when I played GI Joe in '07. A 7-miler is what you do for PT on Wednesday.

 

Interesting. I envisioned this would take place up in the wilderness/mountains, the urban setting is a different take on things.

I try to avoid being cold and wet so I would likely flake out.

 

7 Miles is probably no sweat for gazelles like yourself. It is a challenge for this skinny reservist whose legs are built like toothpicks.

 

I sort of had this strange idea.

You know how there's hundreds (thousands?) of military personnel who try out for the special forces every year and have to go through those grueling tryouts?

Why doesn't a group of former special forces guys open schools were they charge students to put them through simulated hell weeks or whatever. And of course charge a fair amount of money to do this. Or maybe this already exists. I'm going to sleep now.

 

They have a SEAL fit camp. I'm not sure how awesome-o civilians would consider smelling like horses ass for a week while a giant 65lb tick eats away at their shoulders and their feet turn in to hamburger meat.

I'd sign up for it though.

 

KirStang,

I'll hit you up next year regarding this incredibly masturbatory torture fest. I'm excited, Tylenol in hand. How is your Spring/Summer '12 looking? Heh, you know how I know I'm going to be the shittiest participant there? Because I laughed when I read about their 30-pound duct tape-wrapped brick in an assault pack and told myself, "Hah, at least it isn't 70 pounds in an ALICE pack and a M240B AG kit, staggering in the bush."

You know what that means, right? You're going to have to carry me the last three miles.

/pride before the fall, I suck at everything

 

LOL, I tell you we had a candidate who tore a ligament when he stumbled while we were rucking 70lbs to our bivouac site? Good guy too.

Eh I went for a 40lb 5 miler this morning on flat terrain and hardball. It was sucking (although not nearly as much as going uphill in dirt and gravel). I can't imagine what 10 hours of this crap feels like.
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ETA: The new issue MOLLE ruck is Tits. I like it. A lot. Maybe with the exception of the breakable plastic frame.

 

Answer the question, meathead.

 

oooo burrn !!!!!

 

"I live my life a quarter-mile at a time. In those 5 minutes or more of rucking, I am free."

1 year out is too difficult for me to predict, as I have no job.

 

unfortunately, i dont think ill be up for anything in 2011. the second half of 2012 possibly if i can get things planned early enough . I've started training for something big that i'll fill ya'll in on soon. Im hoping that things go according to plan for early 2012. Im really absorbed into the whole adventure racing scene at the moment, so this is really up my alley.

what sort of weather conditions are we talking about? weight of rugsacks?

i think ill be taking out the tyre and rope and hitting the sand again.

 

Dlish, this type of activity isn't for you demigods, just wussy civilians that enjoy fireman's carry and flutter kicks in the sand for an hour.

I mean, don't you have a mountain to ram your fist through or are you still waiting on your space suit so you can run the rings of Saturn?

 

Can I say I'm interested in this if my fat hobbit ass keeps running?

I've been looking at the warrior dash for awhile, signups are over tho.

 

I'm going to hold you to that, Eden. I might have a lot of free time next year.

 

My plan is to start training for a 10k after I run the 5k in Sept. Then after I run a 10k start training for a half-marathon. By then I might not be a fat ass hobbit anymore.

 

What you don't know is that I've already got a rucksack prepped for you.

Because I'm a weirdo and I keep ALICE packs prepped in my man cave.

First we train. Then we go to the stupid contest. Then we get drunk.

 

IIRC, it's a 30lb wrapped brick. Wow...if all of you agree on a date in the future I'll clear my schedule and we can have a TFP manventure.

 

I get to be part of a manventure? AWESOME.

 

Tis true. It's sacred territory where Plan 9 and I sleep in moth-ridden hotels and play tough guy.