Goruck Challenge

GORUCK Challenge Toronto 2013 - Part 2

*This race review has been written for Get Out There Magazine. Looking at the route we covered, it’s funny how much of this I do not...

GORUCK Challenge Toronto 2013 - Part 1

*This race review has been written for Get Out There Magazine. This would be my second Goruck (you can read my event recap from Goruck...

S.E.R.E. Urban Challenge – New York City Weekend – Part 4

Gather round, children… the tale continues. Last time I left you just as we were about to receive a life-changing lesson on getting out...

S.E.R.E. Urban Challenge – New York City Weekend – Part 3

After the Brooklyn bridge crawl, we arrive to the Brooklyn War Memorial early in the morning. It’s getting light, but I can’t feel the...

S.E.R.E. Urban Challenge – New York City Weekend – Part 2

The weather on Friday turned out to be bad enough for a number of participants to drop from the event at the last minute, because the...

S.E.R.E. Urban Challenge - New York City Weekend - Part 1

I headed out towards Syracuse on Thursday. The plan was to make it to Mike’s house, stay for the night, and then head out towards New...

S.E.R.E. Urban Challenge – New York City Weekend – How Fast Can You Pack?

Something I didn’t know 36 hours ago – I am taking off to NYC in a couple of hours to participate in S.E.R.E. Performance Urban...

GORUCK Challenge Toronto 2012 - Part 3

It’s getting lighter. We are marching around the sleepy city, and the logs are getting heavier. The occasional people zombies we...

GORUCK Challenge Toronto 2012 - Part 2

We take off at a comfortable jogging pace, still trying to maintain two lines. It’s the prom weekend, and semi-drunk teenagers decked out...

GORUCK Challenge Toronto 2012 - Part 1

After the gym and a long nap, we finished packing. Six bricks – check. Water, gels, bars and mini-potatoes for fuel – check. Salt pills,...

The Hardest Part Is The Sleep Dep

I don’t know if I made it clear in previous posts, but the Goruck Challenge pretty much assumes sleep deprivation, as it starts at 1am...