GORUCK Salt Lake City 9/11 (25th Anniversary) Event Weekend

Salt Lake City 9/11 (25th Anniversary) Event Weekend

September 18–19, 2026 | Salt Lake City & West Valley City, UT

Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, GORUCK is hosting a weekend of memorial ruck challenges across Salt Lake City and West Valley City, honoring the fallen and the first responders who answered that day. This location runs a week later than most 9/11 Event Weekends and offers four challenge levels rather than the usual three.

LIGHT CHALLENGE (2–3 hours)
Family-friendly entry point, kids welcome at any weight.
Start: Stilwell Field, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Date: September 18, 2026 | Time: 7:00 PM
Weight: 10 lbs (women) / 20 lbs (men)

26.2 MILER
A self-paced marathon-distance ruck with an 11-hour time hack.
Start: Utah Veterans Memorial, 3234 S Cultural Ctr Dr, West Valley City, UT 84119
Date: September 19, 2026 | Time: 6:00 AM
Weight: 10 lbs (women) / 20 lbs (men)

12 MILER (City Ruck)
A self-paced ruck with a 5-hour time hack to earn the patch.
Start: Utah Veterans Memorial, 3234 S Cultural Ctr Dr, West Valley City, UT 84119
Date: September 19, 2026 | Time: 8:00 AM
Weight: 10 lbs (women) / 20 lbs (men)

5K
A shorter ruck with a 2.5-hour time hack.
Start: Utah Veterans Memorial, 3234 S Cultural Ctr Dr, West Valley City, UT 84119
Date: September 19, 2026 | Time: 8:00 AM
Weight: 10 lbs (women) / 20 lbs (men)

Cadre: Cadre CT — Green Beret, 3rd Special Forces Group, seven combat deployments; running GORUCK events since 2015.