running

To be more clear: which academy has the best gym? Rec center? Nearby trails to run? Equipment? I have lifted in the USAFA cadet gym, and it is pretty sweet, so I wanted to know how other academies stack up. Yes, I understand this is purely an opinion. This is mostly a trivial matter. I am...

I have a question about the CFA. I am a female and this cycle I took the CFA twice. With my 2nd time scores as follows : basketball throw 46 ft, flex arm hang 38 seconds, shuttle run 9.3 seconds, push ups 44, sit ups 98, but my mile was 10:30. I have always struggled with running. I technically...

Hello, my name is **REMOVED** and I am a reapplicant applying to be in the USNA or USAFA Class of 2024. I am currently at Georgia Tech doing Army ROTC. I am posting this thread because of my desperation over the mile run on the CFA. I was recently asked to retake the CFA because of my mile time...

Greetings: I am currently a senior in high school and was accepted to the USNA back in November. In December 2018, I avulsed my right hamstring tendon in a school wrestling match. I had surgery on 03 Jan 2019, and I am just now able to get back into running. I am currently going through the...

I'm a senior in high school and I took the AFROTC fitness test a few days ago. My scores were as follows: 42 - 1 min pushups 31 - 1 min sit-ups 13:39 - 1.5 mile time Is this good? I'm done with trying the 1.5 mile but I'd love some pointers on how to get my 8:25 mile time to 7:30 within a month...

Hello all, I am an incoming freshman into a university on scholarship from NROTC. As August is approaching, I am physically preparing myself for the PFT, and am looking for the best way to do so. The minimum required scores for me are: Curl ups - 62 Push ups - 24 1.5 mile - 13 mins 30 secs At...

Hi Everyone, I've seen a lot on this forum about running and thought I'd give my 2 cents. I'll be at BCT in 2 weeks and have been thinking a lot about the topic. Best advice I ever got was that running is almost all mental. Someone who runs a 8 minute mile can knock it down to a 6 minute if...

Past SLE members, can you please let us know what the daily morning PT consists of? I am somewhat cardiovascularly challenged and a bit worried :( Thanks!

I'm a female candidate at USNA, and after searching this site for weeks, I can't find anyone answering one of the specific questions I have. (If it has been answered somewhere else, please link me to the thread.) I took my CFA in late September and submitted it to USNA. I was relatively pleased...

My NC worked out and ran before r-day. Running has never been their strong suite but they worked hard at it. Based on their letters the first week was ok. But they are tired (expected) and hungry (also expected). They have suddenly started to puke during runs and falling out. Often. Is...

I was wondering if anyone had any insight into what it is like to be on the Academy's track and/or cross country teams. How is it different from other sports in terms of practice time? What are practices like? Also, what is it like to be a walk-on? Any information at all on the experience would...

Hello everyone - I was accepted into USNA and I have questions about plebe summer. I know there have been many forums on this, but I wanted to confirm and receive advice about running in particular. I have never been a runner. I am female and a swimmer, and lift weights. I can do more than 80...