Fall 2025 Rucking News Roundup: GORUCK Gear Drop, Epic Journeys, & Upcoming Events

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Welcome to the Rucker's Edge podcast, a show

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all about rucking that is designed to help you

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develop a rucking routine, lose weight, and ultimately

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gain your strength and energy back. Whether you're

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an office worker with lower back pain, a fitness

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first -timer, or a new parent trying to get back

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to your pre -kid's weight, this show is for you.

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I'm your host, Spencer, and today I'll be discussing

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a few rucking -related headlines that have been

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in the news recently. So let's call this the

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Fall 2025 Rucking News Roundup. I have five headlines

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for you today, and you'll hear this noise when

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I switch to a new topic. All right, let's get

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started. Right now, as you're listening to this

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in October 2025, something incredible is happening

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across the state of Texas. A man named Terrence

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Ogden, the founder of Official Project Grit,

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is wrecking across the entire state of Texas.

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We're talking literally a thousand miles on foot

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with a weighted pack on his back. And he's doing

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it for a reason that goes way deeper than fitness.

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I first came across Terrence's story scrolling

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through Instagram and it immediately caught my

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attention. This wasn't just another endurance

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athlete testing their limits. This was a guy

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who had already been through hell and decided

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to turn that pain into purpose. Let's start with

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his backstory. Terrence's story starts in a pretty

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dark place. He's been open about a past life

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of his dealing with addiction, homelessness,

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and even jail time. Fast forward 20 years later,

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he's not just sober. He's leading a movement.

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He started Official Project Grit, a Texas -based

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group that uses rucking as a tool for discipline,

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community, and redemption. Their mission is simple

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but powerful. We are built for more. That idea

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grabbed me because thinking about what rucking

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really represents, you pick up weight, you move

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forward anyway, you don't wait for comfort or

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convenience. You carry it. You show up mile after

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mile. It's one of the simplest and most honest

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metaphors for life I've seen. Let's talk about

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his journey. on the Texas Gulf Coast in Port

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Arthur, where, you know, gators are not uncommon

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to see on the roads down there. He's moving west

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solo across the state, over plains, through small

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towns, across desert stretches, finishing on

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Veterans Day at Mount Cristo Rey near El Paso.

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That's a thousand miles of Texas terrain. He's

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averaging about 25 miles a day for 40 days. That

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means he's camping under the stars carrying everything

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he needs on his back as he makes his way to supply

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caches set along the way, stocked with everything

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he needs, including food. He'll also summit Guadalupe

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Peak, the highest point in Texas, near the end

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of his journey. He's spending a lot of time solo,

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but as he makes his way across the state, he's

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stopping to host five community rucks with Go

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Ruck and local ruck clubs in a few cities. It's

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part of what makes this so special. It's not

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just about one guy chasing a record. It's about...

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Showing people what's possible and letting them

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be a part of the journey. If you've ever done

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a long ruck, you know, five, maybe ten miles,

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you know how your body feels afterwards. Your

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traps ache, your hips start to tighten, your

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feet start talking back. Now multiply that by

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40 days. Every morning, you gotta wake up, lace

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up, and do it again, and again, and again. That's

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mental toughness on a whole new level. Now what

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I love about... Terrence's story is that it's

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packed with symbolism. Starts at the lowest part

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of Texas, sea level, and finishes at one of the

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highest peaks. That's not an accident. It mirrors

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his own life from rock bottom to a life built

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on purpose and resilience. It's not lost on me

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that he's doing this across Texas. Texas is huge,

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rugged, unforgiving, very much like the process

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of personal change he's gone through. It's not

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easy terrain. It demands respect. And from my

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point of view, this journey isn't just a stunt.

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It's a message. A message about what it means

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to rebuild yourself when you've hit rock bottom.

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When I look at what Terrence is doing, I see

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a living example of something we all talk about

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in the rucking community. That idea, that movement

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is medicine. For some, rucking starts as fitness.

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For others, it's therapy. And for people like

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Terrence, it becomes a mission. He's showing

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us that endurance isn't just about finishing

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a race. It's about staying in the fight. day

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after day, no matter what you're carrying around

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you mentally or physically. And I feel like that's

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something every listener of this show can connect

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to, because maybe your weight isn't a rug plate.

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Maybe it's stress, grief, burnout, or just feeling

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lost. Here are a few lessons we could take away

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from Terrence's story. They fit right into what

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we talk about here on the podcast. Lesson one,

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start small, but start now. Terrence didn't go

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from recovery to a thousand miles overnight.

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He built it. One mile, one habit. one day at

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a time. That's how progress works in life and

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in rucking. Lesson two, community is a force

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multiplier. Even though this is a solo ruck,

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he intentionally built in five community stops

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because doing hard things alone is powerful,

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but doing them with others changes everything.

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Lesson three, turn your pain into purpose. Terrence

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took the worst chapters of his life and turned

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it into a story that now inspires thousands.

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And that's something every one of us can do no

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matter where we start from. Lesson four, lead

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by example. He's not telling people to be better.

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He's showing them. And that's leadership. Not

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in theory, but in practice. I'll keep following

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Terrence's journey as he makes his way across

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the state. And I encourage you to do the same.

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Go check out Official Project Grit and support

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what they're doing. It's a really powerful mission.

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I'll put a link in the show notes so you can

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go check it out. And if this story fired you

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up, share it with your rut club or a friend who's

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been struggling to stay consistent. Alright,

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let's talk gear, because if you're in the rucking

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world, you know the right gear can make or break

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your training. Recently, GoRuck dropped three

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new products, the Basic Rucker, the new Rucking

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Weight Vest, and the updated Curved Ruck Plates

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that pair with it. Let's start with the Basic

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Rucker. GoRuck calls it a purpose -built ruck

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for one thing, rucking. And that's exactly what

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it is. It's stripped down, but it's tough. And

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it's no nonsense. This pack is for the rucker

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who doesn't want frills. You know, no laptop

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compartment, no extra pockets, just lean, durable,

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specifically built to hold your weight plates

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and handle some serious mileage. They took out

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all the extras, you know, that make other bags

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pricier. You know, hydration loops, molly webbing,

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organizer panels, which means the ruck comes

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at a lower price. And it's priced at $145 as

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of today. So if you're a beginner looking for

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your first real ruck or a veteran who wants a

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dedicated training pack you can beat out without

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guilt, this seems like it might do the job. And

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I haven't tried it, but I'm certainly curious

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about it. For the second one, the new rucking

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weight vest. So for those of you who like to

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up the challenge, GoRuck also dropped their new

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rucking weight vest. This thing is for athletes

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who want to make short sessions harder without

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loading up a full pack. So like doing hill sprints,

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step -ups, or maybe weighted push -ups. And this

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weight vest pairs with their third new product,

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the curved ruck plates. This is the real story

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here. Some innovation coming out of Go Ruck on

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this. The difference here is comfort and breathing

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compared to traditional plates. So traditional

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plates are flat. They press against your chest

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and your diaphragm, which can make it harder

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to take deep breaths. So the curved plates are

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contoured to fit the shape of your torso, so

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they hug your body better and shift pressure

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off your chest. That means you can move more

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naturally, you know, go on longer rucks, steeper

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hills, faster paces without fighting your gear,

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which, you know, anything to make you the slightest

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more comfortable is going to help you out in

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the long run. If you've ever had a plate dig

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into your ribs or felt that, you know, compression

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on your lungs during a long ruck or workout,

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then these could be a game changer for you. So

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the takeaway is basic rucker for anyone who wants

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a minimalist training pack that's built specifically

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for rucking. The weight vest, you know, for advanced

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ruckers or athletes who want to, you know, increase

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the intensity of their workouts. And the curved

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plates that go with the weighted vest, you know,

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for everyone that wants better comfort and breathing

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under the load of a weighted vest. If you've

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tried any of these new products, let me know

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what you think about them. I'm kind of curious.

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You know, you can reach out to me on Instagram

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or shoot me an email at theruckersedge at gmail

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.com. All right, moving into headline number

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three on today's In the News Roundup. Michael

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Easter, the author of Comfort Crisis and Scarcity

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Brain, has a new book coming out titled Walk

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with Weight, The Definitive Guide to Rucking.

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The release date is set for February 24th, 2026,

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and you can pre -order it now. I'll drop a link

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in the show notes if you're interested in it.

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But the subtitle is what matters, Definitive

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Guide to Rucking. We're talking a full -on manual

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for walking with load, not just a casual handbook.

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Now, why this matters? Well, Michael Easter has

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for years been building the case that carrying

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weight while walking is one of the most underappreciated

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forms of training, health, and life improvement,

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which is one of the reasons I got started rucking

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was after I had read The Comfort Crisis a while

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back. We all know that the rucking culture is

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growing, and I'm willing to bet with... more

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publications like this from Michael Easter we're

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going to see the rucking community continue to

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expand which is awesome really wonderful thing

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it's almost like a signal that rucking movement

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is stepping into a new phase of legitimacy maybe

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research more research potentially more mainstream

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access I'm thinking this is probably going to

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end up being a birthday or a Christmas present

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for certain friends and family members of mine

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All right, before we move to the next headline,

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I want to take a quick break to say thanks for

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listening to the podcast. If you're enjoying

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today's episode, make sure to follow or subscribe

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notified of any of the new episodes that are

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released. Okay, back to it. All right, let's

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talk about what's about to go down in the world

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of competitive rucking. This year's Ruck Race

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League finals are right around the corner. Saturday,

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November 22nd, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. And

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this is shaping up to be quite the event. You

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know, only the best of the best are competing.

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It's not an open event. So the top 15 men, top

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15 women from the regular season got invites.

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And, well, I guess the winners of the individual

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events and then the top 15 ruckers from both

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divisions that were available and accepted the

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invite are competing in it. But I imagine a few

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based in, you know, countries outside of the

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U .S. politely declined the invite. And I know

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it's very likely Mark Jones, who is training

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for a much more significant mission, is staying

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focused on his world record attempt. I know he

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finished top 10, but I'm sure he's got his eyes

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set on that world record attempt and wants to

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focus on that for the time being. But, you know,

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more on Mark and his world record attempt coming

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in a few weeks. Really phenomenal stuff that

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he's doing. I really encourage you to go check

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that out like right now. But yeah, that's 30

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athletes total. The rucking elite and the people

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who have been grinding all year, posting insane

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times, carrying heavy loads, and showing what

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the upper limits of this sport looks like. The

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regular season saw some wild performances, and

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we're talking an hour and 19 -minute standard

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time. That's crazy. These athletes are finishing

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courses faster than most people can jog a 5K

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with no weight on their backs. So when they say

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finals, they mean finals. This is a big stage.

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And Atlanta's a great pick for the finals. It's

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got everything, you know, the terrain, humidity,

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the hills. You can't hide out there. I think

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they set it on Allatoona Creek Park. That's where

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the event's being held. So it seems to have a

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good mix of trail, technical sections, and open

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paths where pure speed matters. So it's going

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to reward athletes who are drawing fast and mentally

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tough enough to grind through the late race fatigue.

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Now, if you're listening to this thinking, cool,

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but I'm not. competing in the finals. I'm not

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even interested in competitive racing. Well,

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I mean, don't tune it out. This is the kind of

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event that pushes all of us. You can take lessons

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from how these athletes train and apply them

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to your training, potentially. Look at how consistent

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they are with weekly mileage, how structured

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they keep their recovery, how serious they take

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weight management and pacing. Even if you're

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not competing, watch the finals as motivation,

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maybe. Because events like this are proof that

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rucking is not just a hobby anymore. It's definitely

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a sport. Really cool to see. All right, folks,

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we're bringing it home with this last one. And

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this is something that makes us pause for reflection

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and motivates us to beef up our training. It's

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an event that's as meaningful as brutal. Because

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if you rock, this one deserves your awareness.

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Registration is now open for the Bataan Memorial

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Death March. It takes place at the White Sands

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Missile Range in New Mexico on Saturday, March

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21st, 2026. Let's talk about why this event means

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more than others. First off, it's not just another

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race. It's a memorial march. It honors the soldiers

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from the Bataan Death March of World War II,

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the American and Filipino troops who endured

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unimaginable hardship after the surrender of

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Bataan in the Philippines. So when you sign up,

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you're doing more than logging miles. You're

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participating in remembrance. Stepping into history,

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you're carrying the weight of legacy. So what

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does the event look like? Well, you'll have two

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distance options. The full route, 26 .4 miles,

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and the honorary route, which is about 15 .6

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miles. There are light and heavy categories.

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Heavy means you're carrying at least 35 pounds

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on your back. And you'll be on desert terrain,

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sand, climbs, heat. It's tough. So your training

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has to show up. But the biggest news story around

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it this year is the route has changed. Organizers

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issued a statement recently and in it they described

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some of the changes. Here's a quote from that

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statement. They said, We're glad to announce

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there are no loops or repeated trails. The revised

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route introduces a more dynamic landscape featuring

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varying altitudes, scenic vistas of the high

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desert, diverse terrain, and an increased chance

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to see our famous Oryx. You'll still face the

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demanding challenges you'd expect, including

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the infamous sandpit as you march from water

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point 3 to water point 4, and potentially dusty

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conditions throughout the trail. So what does

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it mean for you as a rucker? Well, if you've

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been rucking casually, maybe, you know, 5 to

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10 miles, weighted or not, this event gives you

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the next level target. If you want to honor service

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or want your training to carry meaning beyond

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personal fitness, this is a perfect way to do

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that. So here's your call to action. Head over

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and register now while early registration prices

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are available. Choose your category, have your

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light, full or honorary, and decide what you

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can train for. Well, that's it for today. Thanks

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so much for sticking around to the end of this

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episode. We've covered gear, mindset, competition,

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and now legacy. If you want to reach out to me,

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head on over to theruckersedge .com or on Instagram

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at theruckersedgepot. If you've enjoyed today's

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All right, that's it for today. Thanks again

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for listening to this week's episode of The Rucker's

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Edge.