Looking for a way to spice up your Thanksgiving routine? This year, why not swap out the usual turkey trot for something with a bit more weight—literally! The Turkey Trot Ruck Challenge is your chance to blend fitness, fun, and giving back, all in one powerful holiday tradition. It’s simple: grab your rucksack, add a weight (or maybe some canned goods!), and hit the trail to get moving before the holiday feast begins. Here’s how to make this Turkey Trot Ruck a Thanksgiving you won’t forget.
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The Wedge is a free, open-source project for goal-setting, discipline, fitness and teamwork. Developed for firefighters, it’s a program that can be printed by anybody to run a month-long trial of aggressive pursuit toward well-structured goals that finishes with the ENDEX - a ruck march with a healthy dose of PT.
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In this installment, please welcome Natasha Chung, of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, who co-founded The Sunrise Ruck Club. As our first female guest, Chung shares valuable insight into the essence of what motivated her to start a ruck club during a global pandemic and the importance of paying attention to the nuances of what makes sense for you when venturing into your personal rucking journey.
Let’s get some...
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It’s the same distance as walking to space: A GORUCK 50 Mile Star Course AAR
-Joe Englin (F3 Kraut)
“The U.S. Air Force definition of an astronaut is a person who has flown higher than 50 miles (80 km) above mean sea level, approximately the line between the mesosphere and the thermosphere.” – Wikipedia.
Fifty miles is a long way.
If you have flown higher than 50 miles, the USAF considers you an astronaut. If your significant other asked you to go to a restaurant that was 50 miles away, you would say “No.” Ask a GRT if they want to walk 50 miles, and the answer is probably “That’s a terrible idea. When do we start?”
Again, 50 miles is a long way.
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