The GORUCK Challenge

15-20 MILES. 8-10 HOURS. GOOD LIVIN’.

Inspired by the most elite training offered to Special Forces soldiers and led by Green Berets, the GORUCK Challenge is a team event and never a race. Challenge cadre build each class into a team through collective conditions of mental and physical exhaustion. Classes are small, camaraderie is high, smiles are plentiful, and teamwork is paramount.

You and your fellow Challenge takers all wear GORUCK backpacks throughout the Challenge. Yes, your bags will be weighted down with bricks, but if the Challenge were easy you wouldn’t sign up. In fact, the greatest hurdle is signing up. We are proud that the pass rate is over 98%.

You won’t know the route but it showcases the best of every city. Think of it as a guided tour. The miles don’t disappear on their own, and 8 to 10 hours can feel like a lifetime. Welcome to our version of good livin’.

Those who pass the Challenge earn:

■GORUCK Tough Patch, which is not – and never will be – for sale.
■Lifetime membership on Team GORUCK and access to the GORUCK Tough Group, which is a forum to organize any kind of event you can think of with the rest of your GORUCK family.
■Invitation to the GORUCK Ascent.
$10 of every entry fee goes to benefit the Green Beret Foundation.

go·ruck noun [verb go + verb ruck] ruck is a noun short for rucksack (aka backpack), it’s also a verb: to ruck is to move with a rucksack, and implies action, energy, and purpose.

Start:July 30, 2011
End:July 31, 2011
Oklahoma City Eric Barber & I are signed up and ready to go!


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