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Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 5:55 pm
by mattt_h
i passed out of pirbright last friday one of our guys got ATR record of 7:43
Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 7:24 pm
by MikeB
7:43!! F**Kin hell, what was he running from?

Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 7:42 pm
by rambo
Someone is either pulling your pickle mate or your lying. I think he may have been on a motor bike.
Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 8:24 pm
by Worthers Original
Less than 5min/mile pace. Not beyond the realms of probabilty but he must have been one skinny whippet and would have to have been a very good runner before he joined. How well did he fair loaded down with a bergan?
Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 8:28 pm
by robj
It is obviously over 5min/mile as that is equivalent to 7:30
Sticky: Im trying to remember the address for the website that works out that information for you. Dont suppose you could post me a link could you?
If i can recall correctly, it allows you to enter the distance and time and then it works out your speed?
Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 8:31 pm
by Worthers Original
Worthers Original wrote:Less than 5min/mile pace.
....as in not as fast as 5min/mile pace

Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 9:20 pm
by Mal
7:43???? Not bad that like. Im on 8min 32, hoping to get somewhere below 8min before I go in the paras. The SGT on the insight course told us that some of the lads in the Paras get there times down to about 6-7min. Whatever happens, i plan to get my time below 8min, even if its 7min 59sec

What are everyone elses times on here?
Posted: Tue 23 Mar, 2004 9:53 pm
by Worthers Original
Mal wrote:....6-7min....

I think
he may have been plonker pulling.
Posted: Wed 24 Mar, 2004 9:34 am
by Contractor
i passed out of pirbright last friday one of our guys got ATR record of 7:43
will let you know if he beats that time.
Anything under 8 mins is very very good. Hope you crack it Mal, I never managed it, best I achieved was 8:40, but there again that was wearing DMS boots

Posted: Tue 30 Mar, 2004 5:39 pm
by Mick
When I went through basic there were two lads in my intake that ran the 1.5 mile in 7.15. One of them would be coughing his guts up at the end, whilst the other guy stood there straight faced. Apparently he could only run as fast as the quickest man. So we never found out how fast he could go.
I don`t know if the timings for the run are just for basic training, but every male upto the age of 30 has to run 1.5 miles in under 10.30 regardless of trade or regiment. Anyone over this is on remedial which will look bad unless you plan on being a private indefinately.
By the way the guy that ran well above only just passed the situp bleep test, which never made sense to me.
Posted: Tue 30 Mar, 2004 6:12 pm
by anglo-saxon
Contractor wrote:Anything under 8 mins is very very good. Hope you crack it Mal, I never managed it, best I achieved was 8:40, but there again that was wearing DMS boots

Ditto. 8:40 in combats and DMS boots was the standard for the PTIs. Any lads in the unit who could do the BFT in under 9:00 were doing well. A 6 min mile wearing that gear is not to be sniffed at. These days I'm happy just to sustain a sub-7 min mile in runnng kit!
Posted: Tue 30 Mar, 2004 9:37 pm
by Mal
When I went through basic there were two lads in my intake that ran the 1.5 mile in 7.15
Anyone know what the best record time has been for those in PARA depo? I plan to break it
Mal
Posted: Tue 30 Mar, 2004 11:05 pm
by Mick
One of the lads mentioned in my last post went p company so there is a good start I suppose Mal

Posted: Wed 31 Mar, 2004 1:44 pm
by Contractor
will let you know if he beats that time
He didn't - 8:26, poor lamb said he was tired, bless.
Not to worry he was happy enough, now look forward to his pass out parade this Friday, proud day for all.