Training etc . . .

[HotShot]

I work it out as 16km/h = 6 minute miles, but there again time is needed for it to speed up, so you did it about as fast as the machine would let you Kane.

I worked it out at roughly 20.15km/h to do a 7.23 1.5mile, about 12.6mph

[beardo]

[T T Fresh]

Wow!!! that's fast.

[Woody]

When I did my pjft I set it to 16 kph also and got 9:10, the warmup to get to that speed is the 10 sec diff.

[sandaz]

thats what im worryed about, the warmup! on the medical they obvisouly take u into the gym and make you do the 1.5 mile timer, now when i do it in my local gym i seem to cain it out straight away, no build up at all as iv bin doin other exercises around the gym before. How will i go on with the 1.5 mile timer on my medical ? do they let u warm up ? cheers

[Woody]

Yes they make you warm up. For mine I spent 5 minutes on a bike with lowish gear setting and then 5 minutes of stretching, then going over how the machine works and away you go.

[CrouchmasterT]

Sandaz the run isn't done wth your medical, its done seperatly.

I did 5 mins jogging then some stretches.

[sandaz]

fingers crossed with the medical and final interview, how long roughly is it untill u start prmc from being successfull in the interview ? ? ? also iv heard they quiz u at ur interview about history on the marines. do u have to learn alot or just basics ( ie: victoria cross ?, battles etc ) ? cheers

[CrouchmasterT]

I didn't have a final interview, my selection went: written test, interview, medical, PJFT. Then my PRMC was 3 weeks after that

[Chappy]

I thought treadmills cant go higher than 19.2kph, would be a bit dangerous going higher than that

[sandaz]

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[GJimbo]

The treadmills I use occasionally at the gym can go up to 21km/h max. I think this might be the absolute max. for mainstream treadmills.

Sandaz, is the treadmill incline set to 1.5-2% to mimick (sp) outdoor running? You should be aiming for around 16km/h on the treadmill for 2.4km for a time of 9 mins.

Question: Is it under 9 mins. for 1.5 mile run we should be aiming for, or is it best to aim for 18-20 mins. for 3 mile run instead?

[beardo]

sandaz i find its best to go at 14.6 until the last 600metres then whack it up to 16...you should get just under 10 minutes

[speed freek]

sandaz i find its best to go at 14.6 until the last 600metres then whack it up to 16...you should get just under 10 minutes

I do roughly the same, except about lvl 14.5 up until 1.8km then the last 600 mts i just keep increasing the speed usually every 200 mts, Ending up absolutley sprinting for my life at about lvl 17. I usually get a time of around 9:45 sometimes slow, sometimes quicker.

P.S. I think doing 14.5 all the way through will get you a time around 10:40.

[beardo]

14.2 gets you 10.21

and the warmup depends where you have it...I had a 100m walk, 100 jog, then started