Today (I wrote this text on the 6th of July, 2025), I was rucking in 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit). How did I feel?
I felt great. Still, if you remember my text written yesterday (“Rucking in a scorching heat”), my Dear Friend, you can recall I was afraid I would not ruck at all. Luckily, I managed to carry on 27.5 kg (61 lbs.) during the scorching heatwave. Why did I not add the heaviest possible weight I’ve ever had on my back and shoulders, that is 37.5 kg? It was because I still felt pain in my Achilles tendon. That’s why I didn’t want to put on myself the heaviest possible burden. Does it mean I feel disappointed? Not at all. I’ve never walked with such a heavy load in such heat, and I had no idea of what to expect from my organism.
I took almost 10k steps. Also, I took 120 pictures.
All these results are acceptable to me. Did I sweat during today’s rucking? I think the answer is obvious. My t-shirt was literally wet. Can I not wait for rucking with the heaviest possible, for me, load while it would be 35 degrees Celsius? To be honest, no. I mean, I hope I will be able to do it within the next two months (after all, it is the beginning of summer in Poland). Still, I do not wait for this activity to begin. Undoubtedly, it would be the biggest challenge I would face in the last few years.
I think I am more afraid of 35 degrees Celsius temperatures than -5 degrees Celsius.
And, to be honest, I cannot wait until the temperatures drop to subzero. I am curious how I would be walking with a 37.5 kg load on my back and shoulders in freezing temperatures rather than during a heatwave. Still, for now, I should cherish the possibility of rucking in 31 degrees Celsius.
