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Physical Training For Mountain Hunts & Backpacking
Stopped Running and Started Rucking
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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1509288" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>I would disagree that running is hard on your body. It's hard if you are over weight. Carrying a ruck, especially if you do downhill stints, is a lot harder on the joints than running.</p><p></p><p>I can do an easy 10 mile run in 80 minutes (used to be 70 but I'm out of shape). To ruck that would be 3 hours...which means I can run that pretty much every day if I make time, or once on the weekend if I ruck it. If calorie burn is the goal, the calculus is easy. </p><p></p><p>In my experience, if I run enough the fitness translates to packing. Last year I was out of shape by my standards and I got a 100lb pack 8-10 miles out of wilderness country. Still sucked though. The impact on my joints going downhill with that pack was brutal. I've run 50-milers and they were no contest to the joint issues caused by that ruck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1509288, member: 1656"] I would disagree that running is hard on your body. It's hard if you are over weight. Carrying a ruck, especially if you do downhill stints, is a lot harder on the joints than running. I can do an easy 10 mile run in 80 minutes (used to be 70 but I'm out of shape). To ruck that would be 3 hours...which means I can run that pretty much every day if I make time, or once on the weekend if I ruck it. If calorie burn is the goal, the calculus is easy. In my experience, if I run enough the fitness translates to packing. Last year I was out of shape by my standards and I got a 100lb pack 8-10 miles out of wilderness country. Still sucked though. The impact on my joints going downhill with that pack was brutal. I've run 50-milers and they were no contest to the joint issues caused by that ruck. [/QUOTE]
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