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Run time for Para's AFC
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 1:49 pm
by ParaLad
Alright lads
Me and my friend was just having a discussion on the runtimes of para's in Harrogate AFC
As i said it has to be done under 9:15
and He said it has to be done in under 14min
Anyone Help
Thanks
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 3:03 pm
by pedro
If you can't do a mile and a half in under 14 minutes, you are a bit of a mong really if you're applying for the paras
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 3:05 pm
by ParaLad
pedro wrote:If you can't do a mile and a half in under 14 minutes, you are a bit of a mong really if you're applying for the paras
Yeah my time is 8:45
which can improve but isnt bad
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 3:09 pm
by pedro
not you personally by the way
just generally
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 3:10 pm
by ParaLad
pedro wrote:not you personally by the way
just generally
oh yeah i know
dont worry i dont take offence that easily
you joing the para's then ?
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 3:12 pm
by pedro
well I'm only 15
but one day I'd like to for sure
you?
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 3:12 pm
by ParaLad
pedro wrote:well I'm only 15
but one day I'd like to for sure
you?
ahh well im 15 aswell
yeah going to AFC in septermber if all go's well
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 3:14 pm
by pedro
well good luck to you
I'm gona get some A Levels under my belt if things don't turn out well
just as a life line
but good luck
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 4:37 pm
by Hyperlithe
Even women over 30 in the RAF have less than 14 mins to run 1.5 miles...
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 5:42 pm
by sportbilly42
Your mate may be referring to the 'squadded run' which you take as a warm up before giving your 'best effort' 1.5mile run.
The 'squadded run' acts as a reminder of the route for those who haven't done the course on your Barracks. It also, as I say, acts as a short muscle warm up (just in case the racing snakes pull something when they're going for it)
PTI will lead the squad around and should give a mix of jog, with a fair bit of quick marching thrown in. You have 15 minutes for this first 1.5 miles and the idea used to be that the PTI would get you back to the start as close to the 15 minute point as poss rather than beasting you. Then it's pretty much straight into the actual test of running the course in your fastest time.
Pass times vary depending on age.
(The above is as I remember it from a few years back.... there may have been some subtle changes thrown in since) Basically, you have a 3 mile run to complete the test. So factor this into your prep work before you join. Warm up drills are a must if you're joining to avoid all the leg injuries such as shin splints.
Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2009 9:42 pm
by ParaLad
thanks for that
helped quite alot
Posted: Mon 19 Jan, 2009 5:10 pm
by Carl Adams AKA Pirate
well i did 1.5 mile in 9 min 20 seconds, so because a wanna be a pioneer, am sure al pass it with that, and if i sprinted on some it i could have made that paras
lol