The running portion of the APFT has generally been my weak area. I've gotten around a 15:30 for my 2-mile run for the last couple of APFT tests I've taken. But thanks mainly to the inspired running workouts here at APFT.net, I was able to get my time down to 13:27 this past weekend. The sprint portion of the workout was especially good. During the first "rep", you feel pretty good. During the second and third reps, you feel absolutely horrible. Then, for some reason, it feels as though your body starts running in a more efficient manner during the last rep, which makes it more enjoyable.

I ended up with a total score of 272 points: 94 points for a 13:27 run, 90 points for 66 pushups in 2 minutes, and 88 points for 71 situps in 2 minutes. That was my best score yet. Formerly, my best score was 261 in AIT. Unfortunately, I did almost nothing specific for the situp portion of the test. Had I done 2 more situps, I would have had 90 points which would have qualified my for a PT patch. But there's always a next time.

posted by Brett @ 4:40 PM