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Old 08-04-2012, 14:06   #1
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True, Richard. IIRC< the only time I remember being timed with a ruck sack was a 5 mile with a time limit of 40 minutes in Phase I...
55 pounds?
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Old 08-04-2012, 17:03   #2
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55 pounds?
Naah, back then they ran 8:00 miles with a 200 pound ruck.

And it was uphill, both ways. In waist deep snow.

That was the last hard class though.

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Old 08-04-2012, 20:47   #3
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