GORUCK Tribe Tracker

September, 2022: War

• 110 Flights Of Stairs or 2,071 steps (Mileage): RX: Ruck weight #30/#20. Scale up: Ruck weight #45 which is an average weight of basic firefighters gear. Scale down: Ruck Weight (#20/#10). The numbers are significant - 343 New York City Fire Department first responders died at Ground Zero that day trying to climb the 110 flights of stairs to save people during an unimaginable event.
• "9/11 NEVER FORGET" WOD (WOD): Complete the "9/11 NEVER FORGET" WOD.
• First Casualty, by Toby Harnden (Book): Read the book First Casualty, by Toby Harnden.
• War (Additional Tasking): "It takes courage to stand up and speak. It also takes courage to sit down and listen." This quote is from Sebastian Junger's Vets Town Hall organization whose mission is to give veterans a space to speak about their experience at war. This month your additional challenge is to find someone who has been to war and ask them to speak about their experience as you listen. If you are someone who has been to war, you can still participate in this challenge as both a listener and a speaker.
• 1 Minute of Thrusters (Functions Check): Functions Check: 1 Minute of Thrusters