I was inspired to write the “Rucking is suffering” text thanks to one of my previous posts named “Suffering while doing street photography.”
I published the second text on the 29th of August, 2024. On that day, I decided to develop my thoughts from the past. Why? It is because a new kind of suffering has appeared while doing street photography. Its name is rucking. But what is rucking? It is walking with a heavy rucksack. I started doing rucking in August 2024. I added 10 kg (22 lbs) to my rucksack. As far as I remember, I managed to take seven photo walks loaded with weights and a rucksack. In each photo walk, I made a minimum of 10k steps. Until the middle of each photo walk, I feel like a demigod who can conquer the world and move the mountains.
It’s not just a physical challenge but also an adventure and exploration of my limits.
The problems appear in the second half of each walk when I truly start to feel the burden on my back and shoulders. It is a moment when suffering begins. I must admit it: taking a minimum of 10k steps with a minimum load of 10 kg is a pain. Undoubtedly, during some of my walks, my rucksack weighed almost 15 kg (33 lbs) as I had to carry a laptop and its accessories and clothes for the change after work, and the rucksack itself weighed ~1 kg. Do I regret doing it? No. After such a walk and a night in which I slept eight hours, I feel like a demigod who can truly make great things.
The more I do rucking, the more I think it is a sport for demanding people.
I believe I am the one. After all, I proved it to myself by doing 10k steps wearing summer clothes in freezing temperatures. Rucking has given me a sense of strength and resilience that I never knew I had. The feeling of accomplishment after each rucking session is unparalleled. What would I experience while wearing a www.adammazek.com t-shirt and shorts while rucking in frigid temperatures? We will see in the upcoming months.
