u/CollegeHonest9340

Another day, another back pain.

lowk my ankles r kinda hurting. Boots with soles have definitely been helping my progress

Mostly though running on the concrete sidewalks kinda sucks with a pack on ur back. The top of my ankles be in a little bit of pain, but it goes away after a while. anybody know anything about that?

I feel like rucking on flat ground vs gaining elevation is a totally different ball game. it’s like totally different muscles and running uphill is super wicked for a leg workout.

Been rucking everyday for 67 days straight now. Just did a 5k today @ 9 min pace with 40 lbs

My biggest tips for doing rucks for a prolonged period of time is to

1. make sure your pack has a hipbelt and it can be tightened so there is minimal shaking
2. don’t heel strike - u get knee pain that way
3. sleep as much as u can
4. start small and work ur way up. There is too many things in life to take care of to risk injuring your body.

Right now my pack has a ripped hip belt so i ordered an osprey to see if that will work better

Today, I was feeling pretty motivated and decided i’m going to start taking Ruck Everyday more seriously. And what I’m going to do is implement some goals to reach out for.

Well, everyday is a day to strive for a goal and I figured today I would do a 40lb ruck for 3 miles. My goal was to get it at a 9:00 pace, but I had slept and recovered really well from yesterday. I was able to reach about an 8:06-ish pace for 3 miles.

The ruck run felt really intense. The best part is that I don’t have any pain, so I feel really good after that exertion.

My goal is to do 12 miles with 40lbs at an 9:00 pace