Posted: 8/11/2009 5:38:01 AM EDT
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I took the APFT this morning and passed it pretty easily but I want to max it. I have that handled for push ups and sit ups but right now my 2 mile time is around 14:00 and I want to drop it down to 13:00.
Suggestsions/training programs? I played football all through high school so I only did sprints. The only distance running I have done has been over the summer leading up to the APFT. |
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im currently deployed to Iraq.
If your intent is to max your run time you should consider 60-120's. Run as fast as u can for 60 seconds then walk for 120 do this for 30-45 minutes every other day and over time switch the two. run 120 seconds and walk for 60 seconds. When i mean run i mean run your a-s off. Work on taking longer strides longer stride means less work for the same distance. When i started out i could hardly run 2 miles in 1630 now i max my time at 1300 with no problem. Keep up the hard work and you will get there. Always controll your breathing on a pt test and long runs, obviosly u cant when u do sprints. P.S. make sure you replace your shoes often to avoid shin splints, they are no joke. Good luck and god bless |
| You are going to get a hundred different answers to this, just pick the plan that you have the most faith in and work your plan hard. When I got my run time down to 13:16, many pounds of muscle and fat ago, I was doing one weekly two mile run, and a lot of sprint, burpee, sandbag, DB based conditioning. Going out each run with the previous week's time in my head was a great motivator to push it just a little bit harder. I garauntee you could run faster than 14:00 next week if you go out with the only thought of beating your time. |
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im currently deployed to Iraq. If your intent is to max your run time you should consider 60-120's. Run as fast as u can for 60 seconds then walk for 120 do this for 30-45 minutes every other day and over time switch the two. run 120 seconds and walk for 60 seconds. When i mean run i mean run your a-s off. Work on taking longer strides longer stride means less work for the same distance. When i started out i could hardly run 2 miles in 1630 now i max my time at 1300 with no problem. Keep up the hard work and you will get there. Always controll your breathing on a pt test and long runs, obviosly u cant when u do sprints. P.S. make sure you replace your shoes often to avoid shin splints, they are no joke. Good luck and god bless Sounds good, thanks for the help. |
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You are going to get a hundred different answers to this, just pick the plan that you have the most faith in and work your plan hard. When I got my run time down to 13:16, many pounds of muscle and fat ago, I was doing one weekly two mile run, and a lot of sprint, burpee, sandbag, DB based conditioning. Going out each run with the previous week's time in my head was a great motivator to push it just a little bit harder. I garauntee you could run faster than 14:00 next week if you go out with the only thought of beating your time. Now that I know the course I could definitely cut my time a little bit. |
