This was one of our recent conversations in our group chat. Keep reading AND PLEASE add some random memories you have from your events. Our chat is called #RevelationNewsNetwork e.g. someone has never had a Big Mac, someone has never seen Monty Python in its entirety, someone doesn’t like running. This makes me wonder how many fantastic (and not so fantastic) memories there are that people take away from events and everyone has a story. Life is pretty cool I guess.
As always, 281 > 280
Here’s one story from their first Challenge.
NapMonster
I’m replaying asscreed Brotherhood. Trips me out how easy buddy carries are when you’re a video game.
bigMacMonster
You mean you can’t run with a human on your back? Weird.
NapMonster
not as well as you or @StrongMonster
StrongMonster
Um. I haven’t buddy carried in a long time. Events used to be hard.
StrongMonster
True
NapMonster
Y’all don’t drunkenly buddy carry each other? lol!
bigMacMonster
Rarely
NapMonster
I remember my first buddy carry. Dude was 40 lbs heavier than me. His ruck was easily 45 lbs. I could do it better now but man, that first one is a fucking reality check.
bigMacMonster
Truth
StrongMonster
Buddy drag bear crawls.
NapMonster
lol shit that was a nightmare
bigMacMonster
World of difference between “lift this person” & “carry this person”
StrongMonster
Basically impossible
NapMonster
my buddy was heavier and bigger but he basically dragged me the whole way. I got us both dead
that’s what I like about goruck. maybe life in general. so many little memories of shit that’s dumb
StrongMonster
Yeah
NapMonster
what are some of your funny memories of goruck
StrongMonster
You ever see the video of Dakotah yelling at me? That’s one of them
NapMonster
like what’d you do? or not do?
bigMacMonster
Jason J starting the event in Grand Rapids 5 minute early just walking up yelling “get in the fucking water”
StrongMonster
Flag dropped
NapMonster
lol wtf at both. Did people get in? I mean you don’t know it’s five minutes early.
StrongMonster
Then my quad cramped up during our punishment
NapMonster
lol!!
bigMacMonster
Dakotah asking me why my arms aren’t extended and me trying to explain they are by saying “I have poor elbow mobility, cadre.” They were all right by a fountain, but made for the river 100 feet away. That pissed him off more. “Not the Grand River you idiots! Get in the fucking fountain!” Then when security made him let them out of that? Into the river for roll call.
StrongMonster
A time for Learning
This is what happens when you upset a Cadre.
NapMonster
Damn
StrongMonster
He loved us
bigMacMonster
He’d told us at the outset the flag touching the ground would mean the event turned into Selection
StrongMonster
Tom brought the woman who threw the flag
bigMacMonster
Well. Yes. Sorta. She did have Jeannie’s old ruck. And I did talk her into being there
StrongMonster
He could have explained the consequences better leading up to this event
bigMacMonster
And she was specifically afraid she’d do that
StrongMonster
That was a great event. Shit got so bad a few times.
NapMonster
The night is dark and full of terrors.
StrongMonster
I brought the team weight. It was miniature pumpkins and like 10# of candy
bigMacMonster
It was fantastic
StrongMonster
Think I got stuck taking 5# of candy home
bigMacMonster
Rob trying to quit near daybreak when we got the rocks was also great.
StrongMonster
Yeah, he tried to quit twice
NapMonster
this should be a blog post
bigMacMonster
Dakotah was like “they’re still carrying that rock”
NapMonster
what rocks? and when was the Dakotah event? wish he’d come back.
bigMacMonster
2014. October.
NapMonster
not that I’m doing any more events
bigMacMonster
Halloween. Had a guy show up late af dressed as a hot dog
StrongMonster
He was much cooler at lunch
bigMacMonster
Dakotah was so amused he didn’t kill us
NapMonster
lol how late
bigMacMonster
He kept thinking Jeannie was legit some librarian that wandered into the welcome party. Ten minutes or so. Late late.
…
NapMonster
so many great stories out there
StrongMonster
Back to Halloween, dude that shadowed and took that video got me into GORUCK. Also brought 5# of bacon for the class to eat at endex.
bigMacMonster
Best bacon ever
Grilled
So smoky. So incredible.
NapMonster
bacon is great but I don’t get the extreme Love of it. where was that shit when I was growing up?
bigMacMonster
Internet has to make everything into a fetish
Sriracha too
NapMonster
man that Budweiser I had after the first challenge was all right. the two combo meals from Whataburger though were the shit. someone hit and run my car? not even a big deal cause I called insurance that following Monday
StrongMonster
We bought Miller Lite tall boys and drank them in a parking lot after
You must remember that from your tour of Detroit.
NapMonster
I do. while waiting for Amy Uber. 7-11
StrongMonster
Yep
NapMonster
was it a lot of “wtf”
at least they were still super hard back then
StrongMonster
Yeah
NapMonster
I sat at Dealey Plaza for an hour cause I didn’t want to walk the half mile back to my car
bummed a ride off my new bff Eric wang and his GF. 3 of us did. I had to sit on someone’s knee. least of my concerns after that night
bigMacMonster
No. Participating. We were nerds for Halloween. But as for the wtf, we were on Belle Isle forever in the morning and when we realized how many people weren’t doing their first events were were just stunned.
“Why would anyone do this twice”
NapMonster
lol yes!!!
bigMacMonster
“Fucking retarded”
“No way we do this again, and I’m pissed at you rn for us being here”
NapMonster
I met Lee McCarthy and Camber and that was their third event. Like “uhhhhh”
bigMacMonster
Right. Then you think “oh these fuckers are all insanely fit or something.” Which is like 10% true.
NapMonster
I’ve brought down the average
bigMacMonster
But for every Vreeland there’s a couple three trios like us
StrongMonster
Yeah, swore I’d never do another
NapMonster
probably 1:900 vreelands to scrubs. He’s a unit of measure now. I’m going to send him this.
StrongMonster
Based on Selection finishers to Tough page people, it’s 1:1000
Aren’t there about 20 of them?
NapMonster
23-25?
bigMacMonster
Yeah, but that’s b/c he’s Selection Vreeland. I’m just counting his actual physical abilities. He’s indefatigable and strong and shit, but most impressive of all is his attitude. I’m not sure he can be rattled.
NapMonster
oh
I’m sure he can be. He mentioned thinking a bad thought once when he figured out his feet were hurting at Selection.
bigMacMonster
Lol
All my thoughts were bad for all of Halloween once my feet got hurty.
NapMonster
lol
bigMacMonster
My internal monologue is basically “I should fucking quit this is the last fucking time fuck this shit why am I here the wife is in bed right now I could be in bed fuck I’m so fucking stupid”
NapMonster
My thoughts were bad when homeboy was on the wrong side of the parking lot at roll call…bro that’s my internal monologue all the time except no wife thoughts. It’s a lot of “the fuck?”
bigMacMonster
Right?
StrongMonster
Yeah, always that
bigMacMonster
Why am I here? I don’t belong here.
Cadre? I think I’m in the wrong place.
NapMonster
cadre I’m so lost
bigMacMonster
I thought this was a recreational activity
NapMonster
people pay for this?
repeatedly? and buy several$300 bags?
StrongMonster
Yeah
bigMacMonster
10:1 backpack: back ratioNapMonster
NapMonster
best ratio
Stories are the best. Maybe that’s partly why we go back. I’ll see you in Charleston for the GORUCK Heavy when I cramp up at roll call and watch you people suffer.