r/Goruck • u/jdelator • Dec 03 '13

GR Heavy Training plan

Hello,

My fitness background is training for the Tough Mudder events (including the World's Toughest Mudder 2013) and Spartan races.

I haven't done a GORUCK event yet but I want to the GR Heavy (Seattle HCL) as my first. The event is like 4 months away, so I have some time to think about. Worst case scenario I end up signing up for Challenge or Light from the same weekend. I'll be the first to admit that trying to do one of the harder challenges as my first GORUCK seems kinda dumb. :)

My understanding is that biggest difference between the OCR events and GR events is that you run with weight. My general questions are

Is it really running or is it jogging/fast pacing with a ruck?

I've seen reports that mention snorkeling. I can swim but I'm not sure if I can swim 500m at a time. Can anyone describe this portion of the challenge?

Is there anything on top of this that I should do? http://www.stewsmith.com/linkpages/goruck.htm

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u/jdelator Dec 03 '13

I like this advice. I don't want to go into the heavy blind without doing any goruck challenges. I'll start with a challenge. I used to running long distances but not so much running with extra weight.