This is a Ruck event to honor our Veterans. Rucking is simply walking with a weighted backpack, similar to the marches that are such an integral part of military training. You will don your backpacks and March in Honor of or in Memory of a veteran in your life. You will be able to select either the one mile, five mile, or ten mile March and there is even a team category. If you choose to compete, you must weigh in with a minimum of 25lbs in the backpack. You can choose any type of weight to put in the pack, but we would like to suggest items to be donated to our mission to the homeless. Needed items would be hygeine items, sun screen, bug spray, minor first aid supplies, ready to eat foods, or even bottles of gatorade. We will be having an event in July to hand these items out to all who need them. This event can be classified as an endurance event, a walk, or a fitness event but we like to think of it as an opportunity to Honor our Veterans by walking a mile --or ten-- in their boots.
Teams can consist of up to ten people who register as a team. It is not necessary to register each team member, just the team and its captain. As with our brave service men and women, there is no man left behind. If you start as a team, you must finish as a team with all members accounted for. If the team is competing, the team will share an additional 25lb weight (of their own design) that will be carried by the team thoughout the March.
There will be additional challenges at each rest stop along the way that you are welcome to participate in but they are not required for competition. You will receive a tshirt and patch with your registration and there will be awards for the fastest finish time in categories based on age and gender with special awards for the Teams who compete.