GORUCK Black Friday Deals

You picked the wrong week to save money... just sayin'.

GORUCK has a sweet deal going on for just about all of their gear.  In addition to that, you can score 25% off their Light and Tough events with discount code TEAMR25.  Check out their entire Black Friday page here.

Avoid knee pain when you run in a short 1 minute video

"Running is bad for your knees"
"I can't run, my knees are bad"
"blah blah blah, knees..running"

We've heard it all before to the point where it's a common annoyance to anybody who has non-runner friends.  However, we're all human and have the same set of muscles that if not trained properly can turn you into that very person complaining about their knees.  Fret not, concerned runner.  For here is a quick easy to watch video to address these concerns, courtesy of Techinsider:
 

GORUCK Veteran's Day Sale

GORUCK has long been an affiliate of our team, and it's always nice to see them posting discounts to their gear.  If you haven't indulged yourself with their rucks, clothing or other gear, now is a great time to get 20% off on it all.  Now, we prefer you guys get the black and red ruck to represent our team colors, but if you get anything else we'll pretend we never saw you press the "add to cart" button :) 

Check out their discounted stuff here.  Enjoy!

Hello New People!

Another race weekend has gone by with more and more of our crazy teammates running multiple laps while carrying heavy stuff.  It's gotten to the point where a teammate podium finish has become so commonplace that we fail to recognize it every week!  

Nevertheless, many of you were introduced to our crazy team over the last couple of weekends, so we'd like to welcome you all to train with us in our never-ending quest to become stronger every day!  If you'd like to be a part of the fun, please request an invite to join our Facebook group and we'll be happy to help you with whatever goals you have!  All fitness levels are catered to on our team, so long as you're willing and motivated to pursue your passion! 

Tahoe Ultrabeast and Killington 2017

In a stark contrast from Killington, ALL THREE Regiment Elites who attended the Tahoe World Championship Ultra Beast completed the event and earned their buckle!

On the same note, it appears that registration and a date have already been opened up for the Killington 2017 Sprint, Beast and Ultra Beast weekend on the 16th and 17th of September!  If you'd like to get in on the action, you can do so here.  

The 2016 Ultrabeast story is well underway, as well as a major overhaul to the preparation article to account for high altitude and colder temperatures, so stay tuned! 

Killington Ultrabeast - The Regiment Elite aftermath

Of our five Regiment Elites taking on the VT Ultra Beast, none made it to the end. This is a gut-check that we're all too familiar with, and one that will embolden our elites to strive for redemption and then some. Expect to see these elites accomplishing great things in the near future at events like Fuego y Agua, Tahoe and the Georgia Death Race! However, our VT Regiment Elite story doesn't end there.

The beast was a course that brought the same soul-wrenching, emotionalDNF to Elite Rachel in 2015 and proved to be an immense struggle for Heidi as well. Our elites being who they are learned from this and trained even harder, backed by a new found hunger that could only be discovered by leaving behind an old visage of themselves on the mountains to make way for a new and motivated version of themselves. Despite their injuries and despite knowing full well how awful a DNF feels, they came back and took on the Killington Beast. They stuck together, motivating each other to continue towards their redemption and through grit, will and hunger they both earned their medals! Not only that, but Travis (another Elite) waited at the finish line to personally hand Rachel that medal!

Congratulations to ALL of our Killington Elites! We will see you out there once again in 2017!

(Not pictured:  Chad and Josh)

(Not pictured:  Chad and Josh)

More UB updates

Vermont is just around the corner, and if you haven't brushed up on the guide, now is a good time.  

Speaking of Vermont, expect athletes guide to come out this week!  The following items will be addressed:

  • Water Stations
  • Pack filling stations
  • Cutoff times


Some other interesting points are that bag check will not be available for UB racers, and that there will be NO assistance in the transition area.  One can venture to guess that these same rules will apply to Tahoe as well.