Red White & Ruck Nash

Saturday, March 1st

Family and Spectator-Friendly Event

2-Hours 
.75-Mile Loop
1-Epic Event!

This charity event is open to all ages and fitness levels, including active-duty military, veterans, Gold Star families, and civilians. 

Saturday March 1st 2025 

✯ Walk or ruck, with or without weight. 

✯ Complete as many or as few laps as you prefer. The choice is yours!

WHAT MAKES RED WHITE & RUCK SPECIAL?

Red, White & Ruck strives to unite the military community, Gold and Blue-Star Families, and our civilian population to pay tribute to our fallen heroes. 

• • 2-Hour Time Trial - Military Style Ruck March Race  
  • Closed course. 
  • Every participant will be given a bib containing the name of a fallen service member to ruck in their honor and memory.

SUPPORTING GOLD STAR & SURVIVING FAMILIES

The event's proceeds will fund our Enduring Heroes Program, which grants Gold Star family members the opportunity to partake in our annual "active" retreat at the Bataan Memorial Death March. During the retreat, they can honor their loved ones by conquering a challenging 14—or 26.2-mile march through the high desert at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

WHAT TO EXPECT

• The course for this event is a short loop, structured as a time trial criterium.
• The loop will be about about 3/4 of a mile long. 
• You will do as many laps as possible within the three-hour time limit.
• There will be a staging area where you check in after each lap and tag off to your teammate.  
• You can also grab food and drinks and hang out while waiting for your teammate. 
  • You may bring your preferred nutrition, but we will also have a supply of water and snacks in the staging area. All items must be outside of your pack and in clear bags. 
• Your team will be given a punch card – this is how we count completed laps.
• Everyone except for the honorary member must carry a backpack or a weighted vest.

EVENT CATEGORIES 

Everyone is welcome to participate in all divisions, regardless of age, gender, or fitness level. 

• Competitive Solo Ruck
• Competitive 2-person Relay Team
• Competitive 4+ person Relay Team
• Honorary - No weight, lap card, or awards. All fun! 

DIVISIONS  
✯ Light =  20 > lbs ruck or vest
✯ Heavy = 35 > lbs ruck or vest

WHAT YOU GET

✯ Each Ruck Participant Receives  
✯ Fallen Hero Memorial Bib (contains the name of a fallen service member). 
✯ Commemorative Event Bib
✯ Commemorative Patch
✯ Change to win gear & swag from our partners 
✯ Change to win a FREE entry to the Bataan Memorial Death March

Event Day Schedule

✯ 7:30 AM - Registration & packet pickup opens 

✯ 8:50 AM - Briefing | Announcement | National Anthem 

✯ 9:00 AM - Start 

✯ 11:00 AM - Course closes

✯ 11:20 AM - Top finisher recognitions 

We believe our fallen service members and their families deserve to be honored and remembered more than one day per year. Thus, our mission is to make every day Memorial Day. We use athletics, entertainment, and special events to create living memorials so all active-duty and veteran loss of life due to service country are remembered. We honor all branches, dates of loss, and loss of life while in or due to military service. We remember!  http://memoriesofhonor.org 

EVENT DAY PARKING 

• There is ample parking across the street from the park entrance. 

EVENT DAY SCHEDULE 

• 7:30 AM on-site registration and packet pickup 
• 8:50 AM -- Announcements & National Anthem 
• 9:00 AM -- Start 
• 11:00 AM- Finish 
• 11:20 AM -- Placement awards/acknowledgments 

CHECK-IN 

• It is at the front of the Rennesance Center grounds (across the street from the parking). 
• Find the table with the sign for the division you have registered. 

GEAR (COMPETITIVE MARCHERS)

• If you are registered for the solo or relay ruck teams, you must carry a minimum of the weight of that division. 
• Marchers may wear a vest, backpack, or rucksack.
• Packs, vests, and weights are not provided. Marchers are responsible for bringing their own pack or weighted vest.
• Anyone signed up for the honorary does not need to wear a pack or weight. 

RUCK STAGING AREA – PACK IN, PACK OUT!

Where tailgating meets the ruck march! 

• Located inside the park -- near the jousting arena. There is a map on the main page of our site. 
• This is the perfect spot to rest, rehydrate, and grab whatever you need before tagging off to your relay partner.
• You're welcome to bring chairs, but there are ample park benches. 
• We highly recommend keeping water and any necessary nourishment for the ruck with you on the route.
• Snacks and drinks will be provided for you in the staging area. 

RUCK LAP CARDS & KEEPING IT HONEST 

Please note that the honorary division does not receive lap cards. If you require our modified course due to physical limitations or if you are pushing a stroller, kindly register under the honorary division. If you have already registered within one of the competitive groups, we can assist you in changing your registration.

• You have two hours to complete as many laps as possible during the allotted time.
• You will enter and exit the ruck staging area before and after each lap.
• Each team (and solo marcher) will be provided one lap card.
• The Rucker on the course must carry this card with them at all times while on the course.
• If you complete a lap without your or your team's card, that lap will not count. No card = No lap!
• Teams can ruck together or can participate in relay style. If you choose to participate in relay style, you must remember to hand off your lap card. Again, if you don’t hand off your lap card to your relay partner, their lap will not count.
• If time expires while you are on course, that lap does not count.
• Please also see "How Laps Work" in the section below. 

THE COURSE

• Nashville Rennesaunce Festival Fair Grounds - Castel Park - Arrington TN
• Approx 3/4 mile loop on the airfield and primitive trail. 

EVENT DIVISIONS

Please note: All divisions are open to all ages and genders

• Competitive Solo Ruck
• Competitive 2-person Relay Team
• Competitive 4+ person Relay Team
• Honorary - No weight, lap card, or awards. All fun! 

WEATHER 

• We will ruck rain or shine.

BATHROOMS 

There are Porta-Johns in the staging area. 

OTHER FAQ

Q. How do the laps work? 

A. As you're finishing up your lap 

• If you are in the honorary division, you will have a fast-pass lane, where you won't need to stop. 
• If you are in one of the competitive divisions, you will need to line up to have your pack or vest weighed. 
• We suggest removing your vest or pack while in line. 
• One of the volunteers will weigh your pack or vest and provide you with a stamp on your lap card. 
  • If you're doing the solo, you will decide if you're going to rest in the staging area or keep going and continue on the course. 
  • When participating in a relay, remember to pass off the lap card to your teammate when you finish your lap. They will then proceed to start the next lap. No lap card... No punch... meaning the lap won't count. 

Q. I'm a civilian; what the heck is a RUCK March?

A. Put, it’s a walk, hike, jog with a pack loaded with gear, much like our military does during training and battle. 
Ummm... What is a time trial relay? It’s a race against the clock. You have 2 hours to complete as many laps as possible. One person from your team is out doing a lap while the other is in transition, waiting for their turn to ruck a lap. You do NOT have to trade off lap for lap. One team member can do multiple laps while the other rests. Your team will only be counted for fully completed laps.

Q. How are laps tracked?

A. We will have a countdown timer running. Each team is given one check-point punch card. Each time a time member completes a lap and their pack clears the weight test, the card will be punched, and the next lap can begin if a team loses its punch card. They may continue the event, but their laps will not count toward the winner.

Q. How long is the event?

A. You and your teammate have 2 hours to complete as many laps as possible. Only completed laps count towards your lap count. So, if the two hours expire while you are out completing a lap, that lap won’t count—only the previous laps will count.

Q. What if I can’t do all three hours? Can I drop out? 

A. Yes, you can stop anytime; however, you will only be counted for the number of laps you and your team completed. If you are dropping out and going home, please let us know. 

Q. What if I have to drop out, but my partner wants to keep going?

A. Yes, but each team member must complete at least one lap each.

Q. Can I do the event solo or be part of a relay team? 

A. Individual ruckers are welcome.

Q. I’m slow. Can I still do the event, or will I be out of place?

A. Everyone and every walking/jogging pace is welcome.

Q. Are the teams broken up into age groups or genders?

A. No, everyone is playing on equal ground. Teams can be made up of any gender or age group.

Q. How long is the course?

A. Approximately 3/4 of a mile

Q. Can I wear Headphones?

A. Yes, but you must remove them or, at the very least, remove one earbud when coming through the checkpoint.

Q. Can I register for the event on race day?

A. Yes. 

Q. Can both team members be out on the ruck course simultaneously? 

A. One person must be the designated rucker per lap. However, if the other team member wants to make the loop with the designated rucker, they can. Please note: that loop will still ONLY count as one lap for the team.

Q. Can I/we set up our rest area in the start/finish/transition area?

A. You can set up an area inside our designated transition/staging area. 

Q. Can I bring my dog with me or out on the course? Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed within the fairgrounds. 

Q. Will the RUCK be canceled if it rains?

A. No. 

 3/4 closed loop course on primitive - lightly graveled trail.