Week 7 - 25 mi. Ruck

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Concord, NC - Very quick update, as I am scrambling to get to school on time (I'm subbing for a phys ed teacher, so that will be fun.   For me, not the kids...)

I did a test ruck on Saturday, the full monty of 25 miles.  It was exhausting, but it was capping off an 80-mile week, so that might have had something to do with it.   It took about 6 1/2 hours of rucking, 7 hours total.    I feel prepared but still not as prepared as I could be...since it is hard to imagine doing this every day for 30 days.   I guess I won't know until I get out there what the actual day-to-day will be like.   It's a little scary, TBH.

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