THE BIRTH OF RUN CARRY RUCK

Origins

Run Carry Ruck started the way most good ideas do—not as a business plan, but as a conversation.

We were consistently training: running, lifting, and carrying awkward weight because it built capacity in a way no single approach could. And the more we trained that way, the more obvious something became—most races didn’t reflect the kind of fitness we were actually building.

Running races rewarded one thing. Strength events rewarded another. Very few asked the harder question: what happens when you have to do both?

So we stopped talking and decided to test it.

The first Run Carry Ruck—what became RCR | 313—was simple by design. Seven miles. Running, loaded carries, and rucking. No high-skill movements. No technical barriers. The goal wasn’t to filter people out—it was to create a challenge that anyone could take on if they were willing to prepare.

It didn’t require elite skill—just preparation.

And it quickly showed people something about their fitness they hadn’t seen before.

That’s where it started.

Philosophy

We believe fitness is more than how fast you can run or how much you can lift—in isolation.

Real fitness holds up when:

• you’re tired
• things get heavy
• the miles keep coming

That’s why Run Carry Ruck exists.

Our races are designed to test capacity—not just speed, not just strength, but how well your system performs when all of it is required at once. No shortcuts. No single-skill specialists. Just effort, load, and distance working together.

What Makes Us Different

Most races reward one thing.
Run Carry Ruck does not.

RCR events blend:

• Running to test your engine
• Loaded carries to test strength and posture under fatigue
• Rucking to introduce sustained load over distance

There’s no trickery and no gimmicks. The challenge comes from the work itself. You can’t fake your way through it, and you can’t rely on just one strength.

If you train hard, this is where you find out what that training actually built.

Beyond the 313

The 313 is where Run Carry Ruck began—but it’s not where it ends.

RCR is a growing race series, with multiple event formats designed to test different expressions of strength and endurance. Events like RCR | F5K (1.05 miles run >> 1-mile farmer carry >> 1.05 mile run) and RCR | KBM (1-mile suitcase carry) offer distinct challenges, while future formats like RCR | 626 (6 mile run >> 2 mile farmer carry >> 6 mile ruck) and RCR | LMS (1 mile run >> .3 mile farmer carry >> 1 mile ruck, repeated every hour, on the hour, until only one remains) will continue to expand what “capacity” really means.

Different distances. Different loads. Same principle.

Run Carry Ruck isn’t about one race.
It’s about creating challenges that give your training somewhere honest to land.

If you’re looking for something earned—where your training actually gets tested—you’re in the right place.