1.5 mile run challenge , THE CHALLENGE IS ON....

Trident


Hi mate,
 
Cheers for clarifying that point mate. Im new to this fitness stuff.

Im trying to build up my running to do an Half marathon this year.

Well good luck with that...............lol

GOVINDA


12 mins, 10 is very good mate, your talking SAS selection with that.

lol.....no chance
 
carrying a 60lb bergan and a weapon maybe lol
9:15 was my best time

I have to reiterate what Thruster said.

I have been a serving soldier for 18yrs and at the grand old age of 43 I can still get sub 9 and thats after 90+ pressups and 70+ situps and I am not infantry either.

The old PFT standards were a good guide as to what is good and what is average.  a soldier was considered to be very fit if he could do 72+ pressups 78 situps and the 1.5mile run in less than 8:15. there was always a few guys in every company/Squadron who could manage this.

As Thruster said, to improve your 1.5m time then intervals are the key - once you have established a decent weekly base mileage.

andyk

GOVINDA


12 mins, 10 is very good mate, your talking SAS selection with that.

lol.....no chance
 
carrying a 60lb bergan and a weapon maybe lol
9:15 was my best time

 
One of my best times was 2 miles in under 20 mins carrying 56 pounds ( rifle, webbing, daysack and water wasnt counted as weight which was another 3 lb's). Not sure on the exact time but it was 19 mins something.
sub 10 mins for a mile and a half is achievable with moderate training.

As I said earlier the Royal Marines and other All Arms Commando courses have  do 9 miles in 90 mins carrying the same weight you mention above to pass the course.

I have been running for about a year maybe and actually been trying this for the past three days and the standards are as follows:

Day 1 - 12:35
Days 2 - 10:40
Day 3 - 10:23

I feel that with a little extra training I am able to push it past the 10 minute mark and maybe even the 9 minute mark!

Shaun

My best time was 8 mins 50  
Worst ever time 10 min 17
Last fitness test last year 9 mins 50

That is after two minutes of pushups and two mins of sit ups.  

quickest i have ever ran the 1.5 mile run is 7.50mins

but average 8.30 to 9.00 mins now days

2 miler with kit was 15 mins and that was in 2006

Bloody hell leev.  Hardcore mate.   MY best ever EVER 2 miler with kit was 17mins 30.   ALmost died.  
What reg were you in?

it was on senior brecon mate lol was fit as a butchers dog

Army requirement for girls is 1.5 miles in 13 min. Did my first practice run last week in 11min but had some left in the tank. I'm aiming for sub-10min by the end of July when I go on PCCBC. Fingers crossed!

I am going to try this at the weekend, it is approximately (just under) 7 laps of our football pitch.  No idea how I'll do but it will be a good way to compare fitness.

if you can get on a running track its 6 times round!!

might try this soon, as I've started running again. I'm very unfit compared to a few years ago though.

Nothing worse though than doing it on a track where you have to do laps (for me anyway).   Was based at a camp where we had to do three laps of an old airfield.  Never got a good time there.  

no i hate the track too, was just saying as he wanted to run round a football pitch

That would snap me!

JimBob I reckon you would get a much better time if you did a straight (ish) road run.

onefatidiot sub 10 seconds is a fast time, a big target you have set yourself, what do you run it in now? i run a half marathon in march but im not much of  a runner, i can do 1.5 in just over 12 minutes , i dont think i could ever get sub 10 to be honest