PRMC 3rd May

[ashley]

Did my interview, medical and PJFT again this morning and got my date for my second attempt at the PRMC this afternoon. Anyone else going down CTC on that date?

[lew]

Good luck mate, better knuckle down with the next two weeks then aye.


lew

[the_trainee]

why did you have to re do all them things pal ? when was you on your 1st PRMC ?

[ashley]

I did my last PRMC May 04. I had to redo those things because apparently they're only valid for one year.

[mick_1]

good luck mate you'll be alright.

[sandaz]

yer gud luck m8ty, i got my interview put on pause due to my fitness, at mo im at 9.29 for 1.5 on tred and 21 mins for 3 mile on road and keeping to a program but still not had a pjft date. . . they told me to keep contacting them so . .

[ashley]

Cheers guys, I think I need all the luck I can get. Rather bricking it I am, even if it is 3 weeks away.

sandaz, that treadmill score sounds fine to me. You could probably get it down to 9 minutes, it's not hard on a treadmill. Once your heart and lungs get used to the pace it's plain sailing, or running rather, until 2400m. Besides, I don't think it's a set-in-stone indicator of how you'll do on PMRC. I had 8:35 last time and withdrew myself on bottom field, whereas lads getting upwards of 9:30 were passing the course. As for road running, I found fartleks to be great for increasing my pace. There's a site at the bottom of my post that's an absolute goldmine with regards to training, running in particular.

http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/

[the_trainee]

asheley how come youre only jus going back a year on ?

[ashley]

I agreed to a 12 month no-return. I'd rather not have withdrew myself and passed the course, obviously, but at the time I don't think I could have coped with the basic training. However, in the past year I decided to give college a go, and I think it's only strengthened my resolve to get a pass this time. Between the 90 minute lessons of boring rubbish, the armchair psychologists and the petty attitude of the place there's next to nothing that's going to make me think "Hang on a minute" to myself come May 3rd.

...well, maybe except certain fit girls, but isn't that what leave is for?

[sandaz]

cheers for puttin my mind at rest ash! so i need to get my 1.5 mile run dwn to 9 which is possible, i just have to get the speed correct from the start then maintain it , i guess its just the 3 mile run that i cud do with choppin about a min off im at 21 mins

[the_trainee]

id reccomend gettin a skippin rope sandaz to improve your balance aswell

[CrouchmasterT]

Good luck ashley, Don't rap cos il be down at PRMC block with my spankin stick if you do



And you think im joking?

[rod2dodge]

alrite ash i had had my prmc date booked in for may 3 would have been goin down with u. injured my foot a week after i got my letter through, back training now, test date booked in for 13 may. good luck, do some fartleks, get that 3mile time down, and you'll be fine.

[ashley]

Nobody?

I feel quite nervous now. A whole year has gone already, but I haven't waited a whole year to fail again. Roll on tommorow morning!

I feel like listening to something different for the train journey. Anyone want to suggest some music to stick on my MP3 player?

(Nu-metal and pop-trance doesn't count, and neither do REM)

[wato212]

Nobody seems to be on mine either that or they don't like me
Good luck with your prmc, hope everything goes well.


Wato