“How Rucking Literally Saved My Life”

Community highlight on Gordon Meehl

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Gordon Meehl is a writer and architect living in Charlotte, North Carolina where he enjoys time with his wife and two daughters. He looks forward to being a part of our community and taking part in as many GORUCK events as possible.Gordon will forever be an advocate for the benefits of rucking and GORUCK. Read his full story to understand why.

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“On November 27, 2021, I found out just how critical rucking would be to my life. I decided a heavy day was in order since Mammoth was five weeks away. My wife and I had gone about 2 miles at a 14:30 minute pace when I noticed my collarbone starting to ache. I adjusted my straps but the pain got more acute. I told my wife I should stop rucking rather than risk an injury so close to the competition. She was concerned as I usually never put my pack down until the workout is finished.

While she was gone to get our car and collect my pack, I started to feel very dizzy and dysphoric, forgetting why I wasn’t still rucking. My neighbors noticed me pacing back and forth in front of their house and got very concerned since I was pale and apparently mumbling to myself. They called 911 and it sounded like the operator was asking a long list of diagnostic questions. All I remember was my neighbor shouting “I don’t know his medical history. It looks like he’s having a heart attack!” At that point, my wife pulled up and the neighbors struggled to get my pack in the car as I got into the passenger seat.

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I completely and fully attribute the strengthening of my heart to the fact that I was rucking so consistently.”

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