10 Mile Endurance March (Para)

[anglo-saxon]

Anglo Saxon you're maths needs a little bit of work.

It's 11 MINUTE MILES, and 5.5 MILES PER HOUR. Easy to mix them up but there's quite a big difference!

Mike

Sorry old bean. Slip of the parsnip, what?

Corrected as noted.

Dyslexia rules, KO!

Cheers,

[Mal]

I think I got lots of determination. Catterick Garrison is the nearest town to me and everywhere around me is military training area - I live 12 miles from Catterick in the middle of no where, so kind of hard for me to find a running partner. I suppose I could bike down to catterick now and then and go running with a couple of mates I know who also like running, but theres alot of quite good running area (grass) around me also.

Mal

[Mal]

As for re-concidering my chosen career. I dont think so. I'm just going to give it all ive got and hope I make it

[anglo-saxon]

Easy there, Squeeky! You'll give yourself an aneurysm!

I predict there are three things that will preclude your entry into the Paras (or even the land of grown-ups in general):

1. You're physically weak (by your own admission).

2. Your attitude sucks.

3. You don't know how to express yourself as a human being.

At best, with your approach, you will get a regular kicking before finally being tossed aside as another failure.

Talk to Christian: I hear he has a spare nut he could lend you. viewtopic.php?t=6813

[Mal]

1. You're physically weak (by your own admission).

2. Your attitude sucks.

3. You don't know how to express yourself as a human being.

In reality, I am physically strong by my own admission. However I guess when it comes to typing on the internet you cannot really judge people in the right way. In other words, something you type may be interpreted in the wrong way! Alot of the things I say would not have been taken the way people are taking them if they heard how I express things with my voice. I guess all I can say is dont judge a book by its cover! I'll soon proove myself to myself

Mal

[sittingstress]

Oi Monkeyboy I have been in the basic training world for 6 years. There is NO personality trait I haven't seen. You DO Lack determination. Yes, get your arse to Catterick and run with whoever. I suggest ringing RSM there. He is a very good personal friend of mine and I have warned him off to expect your call. PM me to find out what my real name is and you can mention it to him. Or will you come up with a suitable excuse? The choice is yours. Familiarise yourself with Land of Nod Woods, Risedale Beck, Twin Trees, Tank Tracks, Lavrock Quarry etc. etc.. I was running those places in 1983!!!! and I still remember them.

You talk the talk but certainly don't walk the walk. Lets get down to your level; you ready? I will be up your way soon; wanna go for a tab with a fat 38 year old or do you just wanna fight me?

Show some spine sunshine and start to realise you got no hope.

ss

[alex4013]

Mal mate... you say you live in the middle of nowherre.. what better place to train? round that area there are plenty hills etc and you're in the environment to start with. Read a book called Soldier against the odds by lofty large... he lived in the middle of nowhere in gloucestershire and done alright for himself as a soldier.!! I haven't read much from your posts, but it does seem as though you lack confidence.. Get your arse in gear and get it done. no excuses. you've no-one to prove anything to except yourself. take that bloke up on his offer, hemight turn out to be a good bloke and help you to train more effectivley.

Head down and go fior it mate bo**ox to everyone else..

[Mal]

I dont lack confidence at all. I have resently been doing alot of cross training such as biking and swimming due to a foot injury. I'm going for some physio next week so should be back to my "main" training before long. If I lack confidence, tell me why I usually run 4miles every morning with a bergen, do a 30-60min type of running exercise every afternoon, and a light training run every evening.

Think i've set meself in good stead for the army. Must agree thou, this area is brilliant for training. I spend more time outdoors either training or just walking with a bergen (for fun, not training) than I do at home.

The book you were on about, not sure if I will get it, but I will deffo have a look for it next time i'm in town and have a quick flick through it, maybe even buy it if it looks any good, thanks

Mal

[mike_B]

Why on Earth would you three CV excercises a day!?

That is ridiculous, and you also say that you have a serious injury. Interesting.

Your previous posts suggest nothing like that amount of training. Have you just started doing this amount? If i were you I would concentrate on the Press-ups, they're not going to be best pleased with 25. You're just doing bergen walking 'cos you find it easy. Anyone with any sense would realise that they are of a reasonable standard at this and concentrate on the lacking areas. Wouldn't someone with real determination crack on and give 100% on the areas that he is poor at, and not just amble around on the excercises he finds enjoyable? Your schedule makes no sense.

I don't mean to stir, it just seems ludicrous.

Mike

[Skiffle]

Mal,

If your running with a burgen most morning, there is no wonder you have an injury. Running with weight in the military is kept to essential training (and a few other thing's).

The havier the weight the more stress puton the body. It P-Coy you will have built up through training (strength/duration/distance) to reduce the risk's of injury.

If you want to pass selection, my best advice is to cut it out, and build up through training. Most people i come accross that turn up at maximum fitness for a course tend to be worn out, and find it harder in the later stages.

Blokes who turn up reasonably fit, tend to get fitter as the course goes on and find it easier (and less injuring) by the end.

By all means raise and increase your fitness, but as i understand it (not read all your post's) you have not entered basic training. It will be a long hard road if injury's keep rearing up, and by the way you say you are training, they probably will!

Just calm down

[Mal]

On the note of weight exercises, for the last 3 weeks I have been going 3 sets of maximum situps, pushups, pulse pushups and crunches each morning, as soon as I get out of bed. I started at a CRAP 20 and now im upto 35 with ease, or 40 if I push myself. If you ask me, I think that is a big improvement, and by the time I enter the army in a couple of months I should be able to do AT LEAST 44 with ease Glad I took my mates advice on it, cause it helps alot as you can see from what I just said.

As for the 3 training sessions a day. I won't lie, I started the week before I buggered up my foot, and started the second week last monday. Instead of the afternoon session of running I have been cross training with a long bike ride or an hour of swimming. The light run in the evening I still do and in the morning, I ONLY jog down the hills and then walk at a brisk pace on flat and up hills.

My foots been getting better, especially in that first week of doing SBA. I find I can do easy runs ok now, however am going for some physio just to be safe rather than sorry.

Do you personally think that 3 sessions a day are too much? I find I can easily cope with them and want to make them longer at times. I aint been big headed or anything but my cardio fitness is above average and I can hope with it fine. Just your the second person to hint to me I may be doing too much I aint a fool, so I will take any advice given to me

Mal

[Skiffle]

Sound's like you may have had a lucky escape with the foot, may have been bruising to the fatty pad on the heel. I had that after the Plantar injury when i started back.

Problem was heel pad not used to that sort of impact, and had to be built up. Problem alwy's occure's with over training with weight while running
I.E burgen training

[Mal]

Just too add, the injury I currently have has nothing what so ever to do with any training I have done. I simple stood on a turf of grass in a way which over stretched the bottom muscles of my foot somehow, whilst out walking. Just pure bad luck if anything

Mal

[Mal]

Might have to keep that in mind when I continue with my bergen training. Might cut down on the amount of bergen runs I do, or use less weight, just to be on the safe side,

Mal

[Skiffle]

It's true about the over training with weight. I see it with nod's i've trained (reservists). They get a sort of superman complex (especially when young one's).

Exagerate a bit to there mates about who tought and hard they have to become, and feel they have to train that way to get there.

Has led to a few broken hearts when it makes them struggle more than it should.