Jason McCarthy’s line of outdoor gear and the teambuilding race, the GoRuck Challenge, have grown together as the popularity of the race swells and the recognition of GoRuck’s quality expands with it.

Emily McCarthy recruited intelligence assets for the CIA. Those same tactics helped her build a fitness company.

GORUCK participants carry rucksacks containing bricks The number of events has grown from 20 in 2010 to more than 1%2C500 this year nationwide GORUCK bags are made in America and have a lifetime ...

It all started with a rucksack, the GR1 rucksack to be precise. Jason McCarthy, 37, former Army Green Beret and CEO of GORUCK located in Jacksonville Beach, wanted to create a rucksack (backpack) ...

In 2008, after a career in the Army Special Forces, Jason McCarthy founded GORUCK, a company that produces rucksacks tough enough for Green Berets. To test the materials, he sent them to his Army ...

Carrying rucksacks stuffed with bricks or sand, four women and 21 men dripped stagnant bay water on the sidewalk. They wore workout clothes and head lamps. At least one carried a kettle bell. • They ...

Rob Kay walks a trail with a Goruck rucksack. There’s a whole rabbit hole of interventions: diet, supplements, pharmaceuticals, Facebook groups, high-tech exercise equipment and specialized fitness ...

For a different spin on a 5K, try carrying a weighted pack while you race. That’s what participants in this weekend’s GoRuck Kill That 5K will do. They’ll walk with a weight-filled rucksack on their ...

Jason McCarthy’s line of outdoor gear and the teambuilding race, the GoRuck Challenge, have grown together as the popularity of the race swells and the recognition of GoRuck’s quality expands with it.