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kelly696 wrote:YAY, ran 1.7 miles in 10 mins last night. I had a stitch for most of it and it killed but I kept pushing it and pushing it. I strapped my boobs down with black nasty lol only joking I got a new sports bra and its fab.

Something in that post makes me think that you are on a wind up here

I think running in boots would make your feet ache, they are heavy and restrict your ankels more than trainers, (my husband wears them all the time and when he needs to run far in them he gets blisters) Im thinking of doing a run once a week in boots to get me used to it (I will need to buy some first, the only ones I have are knee high with a 6inch heal lol).

SandyTheGuvnor wrote:

kelly696 wrote:YAY, ran 1.7 miles in 10 mins last night. I had a stitch for most of it and it killed but I kept pushing it and pushing it. I strapped my boobs down with black nasty lol only joking I got a new sports bra and its fab.

Something in that post makes me think that you are on a wind up here

whys that?

Don't run in boots until you need to, for years all Mil personnel ran in boots for BFT's this caused a lot of people problems. In the end trackshoes were brought in and the timings were reduced. Your basic training will convert you to running in boots for now just put the miles in.

timex wrote:Don't run in boots until you need to, for years all Mil personnel ran in boots for BFT's this caused a lot of people problems. In the end trackshoes were brought in and the timings were reduced. Your basic training will convert you to running in boots for now just put the miles in.

ok thanks I will wait then,

MSI64 wrote:Its not just Women who have 14 minutes RLC/RAMC and some others have it too.
Its a minimum requirement???? I keep saying this.
For the people who say there should be one level Please tell me where that level should be set??? 9mins perhaps 10mins maybe???

You really are permanently OUTRAGED aren't you.

I don't think it matters if the 14min time limit is for guys as well, anyone who is fit and healthy enough to join the Army should be able to run a simple 1.5mile in less than 14min if they have a bit of determination to work on their fitness before selection.

MSI64 wrote:I like many old and bold on here used to run the 1.5 miles in boots and combats rather than trainers? try it some time

Just for the record, I've ran in boots, I've done the steeple chase in boots which is a lot harder than a BFT, so I don't need to try it as you suggest.

MSI64 wrote:I also ran my 1.5 mile in basic in 8.15 and this was consistent throughout my basic training, so do I have the right to say anyone who cant do it in in 8.30 cant join???

That's a poor argument, I never said anything of the sort as I'm not saying that everyone who is slower than me isn't good enough. I'm saying that the time should be challenging & 14min is just too slow.

Personally I would think that the slowest time allowed should be about 12mins as that is easily achievable (or should be) for young determined men and women wanting to join the Forces. The extra 2 minutes just allows people to be lazy.

Ok if your going to quote my post then you might have used this line as well

(Your 1.5 mile at ADSC is to see what your capable of. If we didnt have the 14 minute mark then yes we would have less applicants but please remember that your time for your 1.5 mile goes down to 10 minutes thirty when you join the Army proper.)

14 minutes is an achievable standard, remember the 1.5 mile is a test so 14 minutes for your run is like achieving a GCSE D, its not up ther but it shows you have put some effort in!

Im not outraged but I do kind of feel that it works and has worked for years so why try and fix it just because you did well on your run.

OK I will sign off with this thought

ADSC is a test to see if your fit enough to join BASIC TRAINING which will then train you too the minimum standard the Army needs you too be when you put your foot on the first rung of your career, It is not to see if your the fittest person on the planet.

well done kelly looks like you've got your runtime right down

Wish mine was down lol, Im shit at running but Im sure I will get better if I keep trying.

That's all it takes is practice, when I first started I really didn't like running, now if I haven't run in 2 or 3 days I can really feel it and feel like I need to go for a run

Also they'll give you fitness schedules at the careers office which are quite useful

HRH wrote:That's all it takes is practice, when I first started I really didn't like running, now if I haven't run in 2 or 3 days I can really feel it and feel like I need to go for a run

Also they'll give you fitness schedules at the careers office which are quite useful

They had ran out when I went yesterday lol just my luck, but I found this site and it has a traning program on so Im using that.

www.army.mod.uk

browsing that site is basically what I do with my working day its got everything on it

I hope my boss isn't on here haha

If makes no sense for everyone to have the same run times regardless of their job, any more than it makes sense for everyone to achieve the same education or pass mark regarded less of their military role.

However if a woman wanted to join lets say an Infantry Regiment then I would expect them to be equal to a man.






Can we all shut up about run times. I just want to hear about this girl and her tits bouncing all over the place.

Women joining the infantry? News to me......

Women joining the infantry? News to me......



It would be news to all of us, hypothetically.


If you are going to do the same job as a man then the standards should be the same. Simple.