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run times for pgac
Posted: Tue 30 Jun, 2009 11:24 pm
by marti88
i have my pgac 31st august so am training at the moment but am curious about what run times some of you guys who passed pgac got or even if you didnt pass what time you got so i could see what the minium is.
i know officially it's 12min but wanted to know the real time.
i'm currently getting around 9.30min for the 1.5mile but am about to kick up my training.
Posted: Tue 30 Jun, 2009 11:41 pm
by buck91
it 3 miles for pgac
Posted: Wed 01 Jul, 2009 12:11 am
by mr_man_2168
It's 3 miles, which used to be a pass/fail as long as you came in at whatever time the PTI set for the group. Officially 24 minutes but on my PGAc we ran just over 22.
However I have it on good authority now that the new format is 1.5 miles with a PTI, in 12 minutes, followed more or less instantly by 1.5 miles best effort. This is very likely to play a big part in deciding who passes or fails, so aim to be as fast as possible! Also remember that you'll have been working hard the previous day on the bleep test and skirmish/battle PT, and once you finish the 3-miler it's straight onto the assault course with only as much time as it takes you to get changed to recover.
What I'm saying is get VERY fit if you want to pass PGAC. Get some longer distance work in to get your endurance up and get your body used to working hard for longer periods. If you can run 9:30 after the 1.5 mile warm up, you won't have a problem unless by some coincidence you get a course full of good lads.
Posted: Wed 01 Jul, 2009 1:51 am
by marti88
i thought the 3mile was a field run and then you had a 1.5mile run on a treadmeal watched by a pti? yea my next phase of training is to get 3.5 miles in 22min to ensure i can do the 3mile easier then to do 5miles to get my endurance up.
thanks for the info.
Posted: Wed 01 Jul, 2009 2:31 am
by mr_man_2168
First I've heard of that
I think other trades have a 1.5 mile run on a treadmill in the fitness assessment
Posted: Wed 01 Jul, 2009 2:54 am
by marti88
dats good then, one less thing to worry about, lol.
the afco didnt give me any regiment leaflets or anything because they were out of stock so i only know what i peiced together from internet.
Posted: Wed 01 Jul, 2009 1:31 pm
by gunner75
The 'beefing' up of the PGAC is long overdue! lets hope the PTI's actually do make it all count, when I done it i noticed they didnt seem as 'in your face' as their Army counterparts - however im sure they will be from now onwards.....
Its all good stuff!