hey man, glad to hear your pain is gettin better, u know any lads in fife that have already bin in the marines? the was a lad the floor below me that lived in fife, dropped out in week 8 though, really good lad and would like to speak to him again... any ideas? cheerz lad, Na sorry mate I dont know...

Those stretches really helped, I'v just got a slight pain in my right ankle now but I can work around it. Thanks again lads :wink: Im not sure about the sand hankins... I just found this site today: http://www.azcentral.com/health/fitness/articles/0907sandrun-CR.html Maybe it was the sand that cause...

thanks for the replies lads... I'm going down to the AFCO in a few weeks after a holiday and starting my application. I'll let my dad read some of the forums on this site and hopefully he will see that I have just as much chance as anyone. The hard work starts today as I am starting a new fitness pr...

I do stretch before I cycle likes but I dont stretch when Im finished, maybe thats the problem. I'll start doing that lat stretch aswell Sarastro thanks for the advice mate.

Wel the sand I run on is usually firm... I try n keep close to the waves so my feet dont sink in as much although I ocasionally lose concentration and get soaked lol :lol: Once my ankles get better though I'm going to start a new fitness programme which I only run at the beach one a week. So Rich ar...

I have already applied and sat aptitude tests (AST) for the RAF Regiment but I have grew a pair of balls recently and decided to go for the marines. I used to be really unfit and thought that it would be impossible to get up to a marine standard of fitness, but after reading the forums on this site ...

Thanks a lot mate that programme looks really useful, I'll try it out tomorow and let you know if theres any improvement in a week or two.

I thought that running on sand was better than running on concrete because theres less of a solid impact but I may be wrong?

I have been running a lot recently to get my stamina and basic fitness up. After the last couple of days though I have started to get sore ankles and knees but I haven’t ran since Thursday (4 days ago)? I usually run every second day and do either cycling or swimming in between. I also usually run o...

steve after reading your post I logged on to play.com and ordered a copy of Amongst the Marines. I'll let you know what I think of it mate, Im sure I'll love it.

I’m not religious so maybe I’m a hypocrite, but that woman absolutely infuriates me! How can they get away with protesting like that at a soldiers funeral! None respect Whatsoever, they all need a slap becuase anybody that is ignorant and foolish enough to act like that really need’s to be locked up...

Hi, thanks alot for all the feedback. We done a warm up of the route, we ran/walked for about halyway, than they showed us where we go, it was that hard (even for my poor fitness). I tried the same course on my own a few days after that and got 12.16, still pretty crap but on the way down. The date...

Awrite lads, I just passed the aptitude tests for the RAF Regiment :D unluckily I have to wait until I am 17 and a half before I can progress to the next stage (which is the interview and a medical then hopefully the PGAC). So I have 7/8 months to wait! :o gives me more time to get fit though :P Is ...