It was 2 p.m. and my plane was landing in San Diego. The landing was incredibly rough as the Bert Storm was in the full effect. The wind was fierce, the rain was brutal, and there was something in the air. The weather didn’t matter though… we weren’t there for a weekend vacation but to […]
GORUCK AARs & Event Reviews
Welcome to our massive AAR list! Below you will find every AAR that has ever been posted on All Day Ruckoff. Exciting stuff! Looking for a place to start? Our GORUCK Heavy 009 AAR is incredibly popular as is our GORUCK ABSOC 001 AAR. Looking for AARs for specific GORUCK events? Check out the GORUCK Light, GORUCK Tough, and GORUCK Heavy.
Looking for something slightly different? Check out some of the AARs we've written from races like the Lake Stevens Half-Ironman.
Portland Marathon 2013 Review
The 2013 Portland Marathon was the second marathon that I’ve ever run. The first was the 2011 Seattle Rock n’ Roll which was an absolute nightmare of a race. At about mile 17 both my knees were shot (I blame the Seattle viaduct) and I needed to have them wrapped afterwards. I hobbled across the […]
GORUCK Light 108 Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) AAR
Preface: After writing this AAR I feel like I need to preface it. I won’t be talking much about all of the awesome stuff we did during the event (unlike my other AARs which are very detailed) but will focus on why this event kicked so much ass. The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Custom […]
Escape the Rock Triathlon 2013 Recap
The Seattle (Mercer Island) Escape the Rock Triathlon was the last triathlon of my 2013 season. It started out on Mercer Island with a 1/2 mile swim that composed a triangle. After that it was a 12 mile total out and back on the closed I-90 express lanes. We finished up with a ~2.5 mile […]
GORUCK Light 067 Seattle AAR
A small preface to this AAR: I have completed four GRCs and one GR Heavy. I train a good deal with TRVLSQD and know my way around these types of events. It’s hard to take the smile off of my face and I generally look at everything in the most positive way possible. This was […]
Lake Stevens Half Ironman 2013 Review
On July 21st, 2013 I competed in the Lake Stevens Half Ironman, which was my second triathlon to date. This was an interesting event for me both mentally and physically and I’ll try to explain why in the coming review.