Nouvelles et histoires

“The support was great. I knew they were the shoe to wear for a test like this. I've been wearing the GORUCK trainer on and off since the first rendition came out and recognized it immediately for being an overbuilt,...

Fun facts: The Eiffel Tower was built a couple years prior to the 1889 Exposition Universelle to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. It’s no secret that initial reviews of Gustave Eiffel’s innovative design were mixed; and by...

By Richard Rice Since man has been involved in mortal combat he has at times attempted to blend in with the terrain and foliage in which he was fighting. As a discipline unto itself, camouflage was first addressed in the...

This was the first time we ran GORUCK Selection in Europe. The 48-hour toughest endurance event in the world took place on the sacred ground of Normandy, France in advance of the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. Out of all of...

By Chad Nordstrom At 40 years old, I was walking around a theme park carrying my then 6-month-old daughter, feeling short of breath and “heavy”; my legs were swollen, and I felt fatigued from simply strolling around ‘the happiest place...

A safety toe boot is required in many occupations and on many jobsites. Where there are dangers of foot injury due to impact or compression, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) requires workers to wear protective footwear. First responders, engineers...

By Anthony Diaz MINDSET GOING INTO MURPH: MURPH is a way to honor their courage, sacrifice, and commitment to serving others. It fosters a sense of camaraderie and solidarity within the fitness community, reminding us of the importance of resilience,...

It took us five years to find the fabric to build the best performance shirt I’ve ever worn. We know how to build stuff right — in this case, what eluded us was world class fabric. Past versions were tough,...

And yet for all the talk of budgets and numbers, I think what I’m trying to express goes beyond the numbers and our human attempts to live and work and learn together. What value do we place on a neighbor, whose own children have left the nest, painting a tire swing with words of encouragement and love for all who pass by? How does one nurture a student, a family, a school, a community? How do we continue to weave the social fabric of our locally-led lives? 

Walking is underappreciated as a healthy lifestyle habit. It’s the foundation of human movement—exercise—and you can do it anywhere, in any condition. It’s perfectly versatile: you can walk on sidewalks, at parks, up mountains, and around cities. If you build...

This is my favorite event and I’m doing it in Normandy June 1-2 with some buddies. I’ll talk about gear first - then training in a later post. 50 MILER Weight Requirement: 20/10 LBS (Male/Female) - Ruck Plate in your...

It’s tough to accept when you are wrong. 

For the past decade, Jason and I have gone round and round about solo screen time for our kids. I argue there is a time and place for it; he wants to banish their iPads to the dumpster. What about when we are trapped in an airport or car with them on long trips? Or when they’ve been playing outside all day and it starts raining and we all want a break? He shrugs and says a version of “it’s a slippery slope and I don’t like it.”

By Gordon Meehl When I say that rucking literally saved my life, I mean just that. There’s no hyperbole in my statement. If not for my regular rucking program, the likely reality would have been that I would have ceased...

Cross training for runners is essential to stay healthy, get stronger, run farther, and keep running for years to come. There are plenty of ways to get stronger and improve your running outside of running: swimming, yoga, combat sports, and...

75 Hard is a mental toughness program that's been around since 2019, thanks to our friend and entrepreneur Andy Frisella. While it's not technically a fitness challenge (instead it's a "transformative mental toughness program"), it does require participants to complete...

Pablo Picasso. Young Acrobat, 1905. BF72. © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Play. Wonder. Dreams. Curiosity. Boredom. Even procrastination. How is it that these are often the key ingredients for creativity? Try as...

75 Hard is much more than a physical challenge, it is meant to push you out of your comfort zone both mentally and physically. To successfully complete 75 Hard, designed by our friend Andy Frisella, there are a few rules...

I wear Simple Pants 365 days a year for traveling, commuting, rucking, and training. From Colombia to Thailand to Vietnam to Tokyo to the Grand Canyon, at OCR's (Obstacle Course Races), at all GORUCK Events and for my daily life...

By Chad Belger I’m Chad Belger and I’ve been an alcoholic since I was 13 years old. I’ve spent the majority of my life not giving a shit if I lived or died. One night about 4 years ago I...

By Michael Easter Michael Easter here. I wrote Scarcity Brain and The Comfort Crisis. As part of The Comfort Crisis, I spent more than a month in the Arctic backcountry. It was uncomfortable in every way. It was freezing cold...

By Jason McCarthy Just imagine you’re a new recruit with an Army green duffel bag full of stuff they made you buy to start Basic Training. You show up in your bus, and you’re immediately greeted by a shark attack...