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Posted: Sat 25 Oct, 2003 3:44 pm
by kwew
I'm sure the Marines know how much people hate runnning on treadmills,its just another test yes it might be nice to run on a road but tough you do as they say. i suppose thats what training is like, do things the hard way to not only physically push you but test you mentally. I think though the main reason they choose treadmills is because its easier and involves less hassle.
Posted: Sat 25 Oct, 2003 5:28 pm
by J.M.C
Yeah good point,we can piss and moan all we like but at the end of the day if you want to be a royal marine you have to do it their way...
Its not like the PJFT is hard or anything...
Posted: Sun 26 Oct, 2003 12:31 pm
by druadan
I musta missed this bit somewhere, didn't realise you had to do the PJFT for the Marines...still, it's not hard, but I hate running on treadmills...and I've only done it once!! I take it the trick is to whack it up to max (16kph) straight away and just keep going til the bloke says you've done the distance??
Posted: Sun 26 Oct, 2003 3:01 pm
by J.M.C
' I take it the trick is to whack it up to max (16kph) straight away and just keep going til the bloke says you've done the distance??'
I doubt you have to go that fast....
Youll easyily beat 10:40 even if you vary the speed.Just practise a few times and you wotn have to worry.
Posted: Sun 26 Oct, 2003 7:45 pm
by Pilgrim Norway
Road running - nothing else..... Warm up first for a good couple of streets..
then run twenty minutes. Slowly work at jogging and stretching out afterwards for another couple of streets.
When you start the twenty minute run use points of reference for start and finish - always use these references. - Samey same every day....
Do this three nights a week.
Increase the distance you cover only when you have done the running for a few nights. Run the time - not the distance. You'll find that you can cover longer and longer stretches within the twenty minutes.
You should notice a difference after a couple of weeks - you'll manage
more distance in the time given - and you'll feel a bit more than chuffed !
Remeber - time - not distance in the beginning.
Good luck,
Posted: Sun 26 Oct, 2003 8:02 pm
by Pilgrim Norway
Measuring the distance might just be tricky running in different areas.......
I suppose that some would think track a bit boring too....
Still - the scenic beauty of Lympstone will cure any boredom.
Posted: Sun 26 Oct, 2003 9:31 pm
by J.M.C
Nice on tom
@Norway pilgrim,
your norweigan,but in the royal marines???
Posted: Mon 27 Oct, 2003 1:38 pm
by druadan
Me fitness level isn't the problem, it's just treadmills!! Should be a piece of piss, 16kph is 6 minute miles, so easy over 1.5 I'd guess...
And if you want to vary your routes for running, get one of those little computers for your mountain bike (cheapo ones for around a tenner), then you can measure out the routes on your bike before you start running them. Makes choosing new routes a hell of a lot easier than if you tried to work distances out from a map.
Posted: Mon 27 Oct, 2003 1:41 pm
by always go commando
buy a real map (ordnance survey) of the area you live, its all practice
Posted: Mon 27 Oct, 2003 6:57 pm
by Pilgrim Norway
J.M.C
No - Old and Bold Marine - living in Norway.........
"Have the T shirt" for lots.... including running !
Take my advice... first run the time - then run the distance
If it's any comfort Diane Leather broke the five minute mile for women in
1955. Diane ran for Gosforth Harriers. The time has been broken many times since then but it's still something to aim for.... Girls Time....
Cheers