Bernard J. Madore

Bernard J. Madore
Derry, New Hampshire

Competitive Tough Ruck History:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Donate today to support Bernard’s Tough Ruck mission:
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For Bernard “Bernie” Madore, Tough Ruck isn’t just an annual endurance challenge, it’s personal.

A Command Sergeant Major with the Massachusetts National Guard, Bernard has participated in Tough Ruck for more than a decade, returning year after year to honor fallen military members and first responders and to support the families they left behind through the Military Friends Foundation.

His connection to this weekend runs deeper than most. In 2013, Bernard and his team had just finished rucking the Boston Marathon course and were regrouping at the finish line when the Marathon bombings occurred. Bernard says they immediately ran toward the chaos to help the injured as doing what service members and first responders are trained to do: respond when others can’t.

Since that day, Tough Ruck has become both a mission and a way to process the memories of what happened – a meaningful tradition that helps him remember those impacted and continue paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

For Bernie, earning the official B.A.A. medal represents more than a finish. It represents service, remembrance, and the promise that the heroes who are gone – and the families who carry their legacy forward – will never be forgotten.

Bernard J. Madore
Derry, New Hampshire

Competitive Tough Ruck History:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Donate today to support Bernard’s Tough Ruck mission:
https://runsignup.com/Race/96803/Donate/RlST6ZGH01H225FH

For Bernard “Bernie” Madore, Tough Ruck isn’t just an annual endurance challenge, it’s personal.

A Command Sergeant Major with the Massachusetts National Guard, Bernard has participated in Tough Ruck for more than a decade, returning year after year to honor fallen military members and first responders and to support the families they left behind through the Military Friends Foundation.

His connection to this weekend runs deeper than most. In 2013, Bernard and his team had just finished rucking the Boston Marathon course and were regrouping at the finish line when the Marathon bombings occurred. Bernard says they immediately ran toward the chaos to help the injured as doing what service members and first responders are trained to do: respond when others can’t.

Since that day, Tough Ruck has become both a mission and a way to process the memories of what happened – a meaningful tradition that helps him remember those impacted and continue paying tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

For Bernie, earning the official B.A.A. medal represents more than a finish. It represents service, remembrance, and the promise that the heroes who are gone – and the families who carry their legacy forward – will never be forgotten.