Posted on Jul 15, 2018
What advice do you have to greatly improve my time on the 2 mile run in BCT?
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I ship to FT. Benning in August for BCT and OSUT, but I have a hard time with the running portion of the APFT. I can pass the push-ups and the sit-ups, but I can only run 2 miles in roughly 20 minutes. would I be able to pass the run portion if I really applied myself during basic? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Basic Combat Training (BCT)
Fitness
APFT
Posted 6 y ago
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Look up interval drills, mix of sprints and jogging. One of the fastest ways to get your run down.
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Do interval training on a 440 track. Start out on a warm up run for one interval, next run as fast as you can for 440, then walk the 440. Run again as fast as you can but try it faster, walk again. Do 8 intervals. This is what I did when I was active to max my run score. Hang tight!
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You can also do it for shorter distances, or for a set amount of time (30 seconds run, 30 seconds walk, or 60/60, etc.)
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Let your Drill Sergeant know that you want help improving your run. There is a position that select individuals have while marching called a running road guard. That person will sprint ahead of the formation before in order to stop cross traffic, then sprint back to formation. You may do this 8 or 10 times a daily. Volunteer to take that task every time.
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MAJ (Join to see)
Didn't help me worth a darn with my run times! As the shortest person in my outfit, I was always permanent road guard until I finally convinced my buddies to establish a rotation.
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