What is the purpose of this?

Every ruck club is the toughest, hardest bunch of SOBs they know. Almost every ruck club is mistaken in this knowledge.

Standarized tests, administered across a wide set of participants is the only method for establishing a pecking order.

Six (6) events will be published on this site (one every other week) and teams will have 14 days to attempt/repeat their task, record results, and submit for validation. See individual event pages for specific requirements and standards.

• Event 1 - Move. Fast.
• Event 2 - Chipper
• Event 3 - To be released 2020-04-03
• Event 4 - To be released 2020-04-17
• Event 5 - To be released 2020-05-01
• Event 6 - To be released 2020-05-15

All scores must be submit prior to 2020-05-30 00:00:00 GMT. Late submissions will be discarded as invalid.

Rules & Standards

Overview

• All competition operates on the honor system. However, any team can challenge the results of any other team if they suspect a breach in rules. Documenting (GPS + video) your efforts is highly recommended.
• You must follow the spirit of the rules and good sportsmanship at all times. If there is a question about a task, ask for clarification. Gaming the specific language of a task is not recommended and will result in a voided score for that attempt. Do the work.
• Cheating/intentional circumvention rules will result in a team's removal from competition. And public mockery.

Teams

• All members of a team must be 18 or older.
• Teams must be comprised of 4 members. Any combination of genders within a team is acceptable.
• Substitution of members during or between events is not allowed. The same 4 members must complete all 6 events together.
• Some elements/weights will be scaled by gender. Some will not. That's life.

Equipment

• All units of measurement will be given in pounds, meters, and calories.
• You can always go heavier, never lighter.
• All ruck weights are given as minimum starting and stopping weight. If you choose to count water weight as part of your 30#/20# ruck, you must ensure that at all times your ruck exceeds the minumum weight.
• The only assistive devices allowed are wrist wraps, knee wraps, and lifting belts (unless otherwise noted in the specifics of an event).
• Gloves, straps, wheeled carts, lifting hooks, and any other implement designed to reduce the effort required to complete a task are prohibited.
• Unless otherwise noted, all objects/weights are to be single objects "permantently" fixed as one piece - (two 25# sandbags loosely clipped together are not a valid substitution for a 50# sandbag). If your team has questions, ask.

Scoring

• Scores will be submit as one of the following:
  • total time required to complete
  • total repetions completed
  • total rounds completed plus repetitions within a partial round
• All scores must be submit by FRIDAY 23:59:59 GMT on the 14th day once an event has been posted.
• The first place team in each event will score 500 points. Each subsequent place is worth 10 points less. 490 points for 2nd, 480 points for 3rd, etc.
• Teams that do not rank in the top 50 finishes for an event receive 0 points for that event.

Required Gear

One of the primary goals of this competition is to ensure a level playing field for as many teams as possible to participate on. To this end, we are attempting to keep the required gear list as simple and standarized as possible.

You will need the following items in order to compete:

The Events

Event 01

Move. Fast.

Ends: 2020-03-20

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Event 02

Chipper

Ends: 2020-04-03

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Event 03

TBD

Opens: 2020-04-03

Teams & Placement

Register your team

Contact ruckwars@gmail.com with all inquiries.