Running

[classified9]

for those of you ladies and gentlemen that have been to RTC, did people ever do extra PT after taps? Watched one of these "what to expect in navy boot camp" videos done by a recent grad and they were talking about doing extra workouts after taps

[jzhaun]

I didn't, but some people who couldn't pass their pushups/situps as they were used to.

The issue is if the OOD comes in you'll get in trouble. I gonna admit though, the gap under the racks is like the perfect height to stick your feet under and practice situps. I wish my current bed was that height.

[cousteau]

This is a question for you runners/RTC grads:

What is a good pace and distance that one should be able to do comfortably before going to RTC? Ex: 2 miles in X mins or 3 miles in Y mins... Or just pace would be a great help too. Thanks!

[mike]

Originally Posted by cousteau

This is a question for you runners/RTC grads:

What is a good pace and distance that one should be able to do comfortably before going to RTC? Ex: 2 miles in X mins or 3 miles in Y mins... Or just pace would be a great help too. Thanks!

Your long runs you should work up to going at a 10:00 pace easy for 5 + miles easily as a goal. When you start out running don't worry about pace though, time and effort are what's important. If you really want to get technical you could buy a heart rate monitor to make sure that you are not over exerting yourself on your runs. You get better just from building mileage.

I do 12 miles at an 8:50 to 9:00 pace once a week and my 5k time is 19:48 and I'm not even very fast. Speed comes from smart training and a good diet, lots of resources online too.

God bless