I wrote the “It’s time to ruck!” text on the 24th of November, 2025. It was a day when we returned from Zakopane to Warsaw. Together with my beloved Kamilka, we had a great mini vacation in the capital of the Polish Tatra Mountains.
After arriving and carrying our bags to our home, I told myself it was time to return to rucking. After all, I had an eight-day break from this tremendous activity. Did I miss rucking? Yes and no. I was not missing during the first days of my break. I think my organism simply wanted to take a rest from the heavy burden carrying daily (between the 12-16 of November, 2025, was rucking for five days in a row, including three days of walking with the heaviest possible [for me] weight of 37.5 kg [83 lbs]). Still, during the last few days, I felt I had missed something.
I felt my muscles missed something.
Yes, it was the heavy burden. Tomorrow, I will go to the office. I will have approximately 30 kg (66 lbs) on my back and shoulders. Why not 37.5 kg? It is because it would be impossible for me to carry such a heavy rucksack to my office. I would come there sweaty. Also, it will be much safer to return to not the heaviest possible (for me) weight to carry on my back and shoulders. I am happy I had the last feasting day yesterday.
Today, I ate the first meal at 7.30 p.m. I feel I need to feel the burden on my back and shoulders. I want to exhaust my body. Also, tomorrow, it should be pretty cold (+1 degree Celsius [34 degrees Fahrenheit]). How happy I am, I will also be exposing my body to cold (I will be returning home with the t-shirt). I will finish this writing, because I must sleep. Tomorrow, after leaving my office job, I will tell myself, “It’s time to ruck!”
