Anyone rucking around here?

[Keith_Indy]

I'm up to a 20lb pack, roughly 5 miles at a time, trying to make it a daily routine when I get home from work and walk the dog. Would love to do it someplace besides the subdivision where I live, and with some company.

www.goruck.com in case anyone doesn't know what rucking is...

 

[gregkl]

Are you planning on doing any competitions?

 

[Keith_Indy]

Ultimately yes. I want to do trail running, obstacle races, and rucking.

I'm just about ready to move up to 25lbs, and upping the daily miles. 2 laps around the subdivision instead of 1. Have to carry water for the dog and myself, or leave the dog off 1/2 way through...

 

[Dirty Steve]

I have been rucking for the last 2 years. I started incorporating it into my workouts to alternate with my daily 4 mile walks. I walk 4 days and ruck 3 days, 4 miles each trip. Be careful with the weight. I got stupid with it a year ago and got up to 40 lbs. There is no additional benefit after 20 lbs, but there is a heck of a lot more strain on your joints (at least for a 50 year old like me).

Dirty Steve

 

[Expatriated]

I do it routinely. Started with GORUCK about 3 or 4 years ago with a Tough Challenge in Indy. 13 hours, 23 miles. Painful.

I generally just ruck with my 6 bricks although today I did a 30 lb sandbag. Up stairs, push-ups, squats, flutter-kicks, sit-ups. As many as possible in 40 minutes. I was broke after that.

 

[Keith_Indy]

Well, entered my first 5K ruck. Honor the Brave 5K on Memorial Day.

 

[Expatriated]

My brother and I are doing one tomorrow morning. Just us but it'll be 6 miles. Each of us have 35lb packs plus we have a 60lb sandbag between us. That should keep things interesting.

 

[wildcatfan.62]

Looks like fun. Might start doing this as I walk the dogs. What do you use for weights? I saw the plates on the website, but justify plates to take a walk.
Thanks,

 

[Keith_Indy]

I made my own. Got a bag of pea gravel. High mil trashbags. Filled each with gravel. Rolled them, then duct tape around the whole outside. Got 5 rolls between 7 and 12 lbs.

 

[Expatriated]

Looks like fun. Might start doing this as I walk the dogs. What do you use for weights? I saw the plates on the website, but justify plates to take a walk.
Thanks,

I wrapped 6 bricks up in duct tape and put them in my backpack. For the sandbag, I have an actual GORUCK sandbag I just splurged on. Having used their bags in an event, you can see how well they hold up to anything. So, it was a one time, keep forever purchase.

I haven't bought one of their plates. You can use anything you have lying around. My brother used two five gallon buckets of water once and carried them for a few miles. that would suck but the good part about that is you could quit at any time and carry empty buckets back

 

[Expatriated]

Did 6 miles this morning with 35 lb pack and a 60 lb sandbag for half the time--my brother and I switched off carrying it. Shoulders are flat smoked right now.

Good living. Go get you some.

 

[MRP2003]

I am training for a 32 mile hike but only carry a camel back. The hike is the Rachel Carson Challenge back in Pittsburgh. It has a lot of elevation change and all the hills are straight up or down, no switch backs. Its pretty tough one day hike. Approx 1/4 of the people don't finish. I'm hoping to break 10 hrs and hoping it doesn't rain the day before of the day of.

I'll have to give the weighted backpack a try next time I go to the 10 mile trail down in Morgan Monroe. But will likely only put in an extra 5-10 lbs just so I don't kill my self

 

[Keith_Indy]

Did the 5K with 25 lbs in 47 minutes something... Not bad for an old guy.

 

[MCgrease08]

I'm getting ready to give rucking a shot. When I recently got married I inherited a nice tread mill in the basement and a pile of bricks my wife had stacked up from an old landscaping project. I have lots of back packs so no excuses not to do it.

I've been putting in about 10 miles of just straight walking on the treadmill per week, plus another 5-7 from walking dogs around the neighborhood. I figure I may as well add some weight to the deal.

I also ordered a sandbag to toss around in the basement since there isn't much room for traditional weights.