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Highlight from training has been rucking with my dog, Netter. I rescued him in 2020 during COVID lockdown and my first ‘rucks’ were with him in a backpack while he was recovering from heartworms. I started properly rucking while I was deployed and I had been looking...
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This will be my second year doing the Tough Ruck. I would say my favorite part is just the community turn out and excitement and energy everyone has during the event! I ruck in honor of SGT Joshua Phillips and SGT Kevin Random two friends I’ve lost during my seven...
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On Sunday, April 16th, 2023 we will join together for the 10th Anniversary of Tough Ruck Nation – proudly held in partnership with the Boston Marathon. Over 26.2 miles on many of the original battle roads of the Revolutionary War, you will be honoring...
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My Story of how the Tough Ruck changed my life starts on April 15th, 2014, the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombing. On that day while driving home from work I was hit head-on by a drunk driver. In the crash, I broke my wrist, femur, and right ankle in...
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My 1st ruck was in 2017 and I needed my own way to honor the memory of the 343 FDNY members killed on September 11th. I created a memorial of all their names ranks and their station assignments on a retired SCBA(fire dept. air-tank) and filled it with 20# of...
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Eat. Sleep. Ruck. REPEAT! The countdown is on to #ToughRuck2023 and we want to know why you #ToughRuck. Visit www.toughruck.org/whywetoughruck to submit your Why We #ToughRuck story to be entered into the giveaway of the week and for a chance to be a featured...
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Thank you for walking the walk. Support the mission by joining our volunteer crew today for the 10th Anniversary Tough Ruck. Volunteer opportunities are available on both Saturday April 15th and Sunday April 16th.
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Tough Ruck Nation is deeply saddened to share that Staff Sergeant John F. Santos of New Bedford, MA tragically passed away on December 28, 2022 after succumbing to a brain aneurysm. John served overseas in Qatar in 2019 where he obtained his Veteran Status. He was...
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Wednesday’s Training Tip: Not All Rucks Are Created Equal Get the right ruck/backpack that feels comfortable for your body, height and size. Load the ruck with the weight as high as possible and as close to your spine as possible. Loading the weight higher in the ruck...
