2025 End of Watch Memorial Ruck
Registration Page
There are team options available for the 42 and 24-hour registrations.
Use the Code 165TEAMS for 20% off your total cost when registering 3 or more team members for for the 12 hour, 8 hour, 4 hour and 2 hour legs.
Let’s welcome back the 10/42 format for 2025! Thanks to all our wonderful and dedicated supporters, we are entering our eighth year for the annual End of Watch Memorial Ruck and our fourth year of the 10-42 format.
What you need to know!
The “10-42” format of this event is inspired by a radio “Ten Code” or “Signal” used by many law enforcement agencies. 10-42 typically signifies “At home” or “Out of service.” It’s often used during a fallen officer’s Final Radio Call—a solemn moment that honors those who are no longer able to answer the call. In that spirit, this 10-42 formatted event challenges you to ruck a minimum of 10 pounds for 42 hours.
To further reflect the daily load carried by law enforcement officers, we encourage participants to ruck 20 pounds of dry weight—matching the average weight of duty gear.
If 42 hours feels daunting, don’t worry—we’ve broken the event down into more manageable time frames. You can register for intervals of 24, 12, 8, 4, or 2 hours. The 42- and 24-hour challenges also offer a team option, allowing two participants to sign up together and alternate as needed—as long as one teammate is actively rucking each lap.
The weight, the miles, and a couple of rules…
At the start/finish line, we’ll have a one-pound weight dedicated to each fallen officer of 2024. These weights will be issued at the top and bottom of each hour, when participants are released to ruck a one-mile loop—two miles per hour total.
At the start of each mile, a limited number of officer weights will be released. Upon returning from the loop, you’ll return those weights to the sentinel and await the next assignment. While you can’t begin a new mile until the scheduled release, you may complete each lap at your own pace.
If you’re registered for the 42- or 24-hour challenge, you may participate as a solo athlete or as a two-person team. In keeping with our core values of “Teamwork is Key” and upholding standards, solo participants—or those whose teammate drops—may join with another solo rucker from the same class (e.g., a 42hr participant may only pair with another 42hr participant).
Note: Teams are limited to two people. More information about this policy is available under the listings for the 42hr and 24hr categories.
Thank you for joining us in our mission to honor the fallen and support those still on watch. If you have any questions about the event please feel free to email us at events@eowf.org
