UM Ruck to Remember 2022

1306 Stanford Drive,Coral Gables FL 33146

11 September, 2022

Description

Timing and Event Details: Parking will be available at the University of Miami Pavia Garage (5615 Pavia St, Coral Gables, FL 33146) via PayByPhone or UM Parking PermitParticipants are asked to gather at the Rock Plaza by the “U” Statue at 0500From the parking garage, you turn left to follow Stanford Drive until you pass the Admissions Office. Step-off will be promptly at 0530, following brief opening remarks.We will start AND end at the Rock Plaza, so no extra post-event transportation will be needed. This will be a 2-2.5 hour ruck march covering 9.11 miles, so please pack accordinglyBoots are recommended, but other properly supportive footwear is acceptable. Pack lots of water and nutrition, as we will not be stopping to resupply along the wayWe will end back at the U Statue/Rock Plaza by 0800-0830 and remain there until 0846, when a moment of silence will be held.American flags, military branch emblems and flags, and other such memorabilia are welcomed! Those flying American flags will lead the group will other representation flying behind them.Route: An overhead, Google Maps view of our route is attached to this event. We will complete this route clockwise, circling campus via San Amaro before turning to Grand Ave to head to Biscayne Blvd. We will then turn around on Biscayne Blvd to return to campus via Grand Ave/Ponce de Leon. We have reached out to CGPD to assist us with this portion of the route. Patches: I am excited to share that we will once again have patches to present at the end of the ruck! The GORUCK team and I have been working on a custom design for this year’s event, and I just got the final products this past week. Weight/Coupons: The standard GORUCK weight for event participants is a 30# ruck for men, and a 20# ruck for women. Participants may adapt this to fit their own fitness and physical capabilities, we want everyone to be able to finish as a group.I will be bringing a 60# sandbag, and I know my friends at Vice City Ruckers will have some extra weights they will be bringing, which we know as “coupons”. These exist to serve as a team-building exercise, sharing the load across all members of the group as we complete our 9+ mile journey.If there is any team weight you would like to bring, feel free to reach out to me and we can discuss how best to implement it.