Posted on Sep 8, 2022
Anyone gone to airborne recently, Fall of 2022 or sometime this year?
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My question is what were the formation runs like? Did you run at the 9 minute mile, did people fall out? What happened?
I'm leaving in five weeks for airborne training and am working on improving my cardio-vascular health by boxing and running. Is five weeks enough time to get into shape so I don't fall out on the formation runs? How many did you do? What was the distance? Any tips are appreciated.
I'm leaving in five weeks for airborne training and am working on improving my cardio-vascular health by boxing and running. Is five weeks enough time to get into shape so I don't fall out on the formation runs? How many did you do? What was the distance? Any tips are appreciated.
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The standard is 4 miles in 36 minutes. 9 min pace. It is NOT 5 miles in 40 minutes. Ranger Regiment/Ranger School require 5 miles in 40 minutes. Airborne school is not even close to RASP or Ranger School...I should know, I went to all three of them.
You'll do two 4 mile runs while you're at Airborne School around the mock-ups and 34-foot towers on a run path. If you fail the first, you have another chance to pass on the second.
Run 4 miles every week for the 5 weeks you have left to train. If you do them under 36 minutes...then you'll be okay.
If you're worried about the run...put your mind at ease by....runnnninnnggggg.
You'll do two 4 mile runs while you're at Airborne School around the mock-ups and 34-foot towers on a run path. If you fail the first, you have another chance to pass on the second.
Run 4 miles every week for the 5 weeks you have left to train. If you do them under 36 minutes...then you'll be okay.
If you're worried about the run...put your mind at ease by....runnnninnnggggg.
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CSM William Everroad
CPL(P) (Join to see), just remember that the easiest way to supplement your running regime for short-term gains is by doing longer sprints (100m - 300m).
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Standard has really always been five miles in 40minutes. Can you do five miles at an 8:00min pace?
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That is only for Ranger School and IBOLC. I really don't know of anyone that uses that. The Infantry school will be developing a newer standard for future EIBs.
This is for the EIB currently.
"The EPFA is the first graded event of the EIB test. Candidates are required to perform 49 push-ups in two minutes, 59 sit-ups in two minutes, and a four mile run in 32 minutes."
This is for the EIB currently.
"The EPFA is the first graded event of the EIB test. Candidates are required to perform 49 push-ups in two minutes, 59 sit-ups in two minutes, and a four mile run in 32 minutes."
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