There I was alone in the dark, whistling different melodies about my various pains. The joy of ecstatically suffering in darkness with my poor whistling harmony and effortlessly passing by other participants was my movement forward. Being in perfect harmony with my body and sense of movement meant that the only thing …

This AAR is divided into three sections. You can choose to jump ahead to the specific section. Prep for the event 12 mile star course GORUCK Basic Prep for the event There were only two things I did to prepare for this event. I followed the GORUCK 4-weeks training plan by the MRC1. I adjusted my sleep schedule to fit …

Prep work Pre-story In the month of June there was a new rucking challenge which entailed peanut butter. The idea was to ruck a specific distance and donate a quantity of peanut butter to those in need like a charity. Sadly those options really don't exist in Munich, thus I thought of the next best thing and came up …

Pre story It all started about three weeks ago when I realized of the group MegamarschVIPs. Which came to be when they started following me on Instagram. I quickly reached out and learnt of their Facebook page plus group. MegamarschVIPs is a training group/community in Munich which organizes weekly hikes to train for …

Super hyped Only 6 weeks left till the Megamarsch in Munich. In the recent days they altered the course minimally and that means I should test it out. Well with nothing to lose, except for time, I decide I might as well do a night ruck. I have never done a night ruck before and I didn’t know what to really expect. The …

Starting with gear check It all started on a fresh sunny morning in the beginning of March. To be exact the 8th of March in year 2019. The weather forecast for the day told that there was a chance of rain and that it will be windy. Packed my ruck with a litre of soy drink, two meals of Huel, two Espresso sticks, two …

Report Prepatation The day before the hike I bought the train ticket to force myself in the promise of no turning back. Had my bag and attire already ready for the hike. I didn’t wear anything too fancy, just a pair of jeans, undershirt plus t-shirt, and a jacket. Did wear fingerless gloves, where at times I wished they …