During the Viet War US Army trainees (Boot Camp) had to run in their black leather combat boots and army OD/OG (Olive Drab/Olive Green) fatiques. The ONLY difference between the PT uniform and the regular uniform was the PT uniform consisted of an un-tucked shirt. Tucked in, regular soldier; un-tucked, PT time. Going to the rifle range was double time a port arms; returning might be marching or double time, then low crawling to the barracks if somebody was angry that day. Exam running was probably 400 yards baton relay, again in the black leather combat boots & fatiques.
The emphasis in the 1960's was: carrying a man fireman style about 100 yards (possibly round trip); double timing with the M14 rifle at port arms; and low crawling with your steel helmet sliding across the dirt. RUNNING was not important during the war days. Carrying wounded men off the battlefield, going everywhere with your M14 rifle (the rifles were chained in rifle racks within the barracks within reach of the men, and rifles were at stack arms during class and eating (messhall). Rifles were with the men 24/7. Low crawling was emphasized to "keep from being shot." If a man didn't keep his head or behind sliding across the dirt, a DI would put his boot to it, pushing one's head or rear-end into the ground. Surviving Vietnam was the goal, DI's would yell, "You know where you're going...now crawl!"
Vietnam era trainees were instructed and led by WWII veterans. Their reasoning was, since the men had to fight in combat boots...they would TRAIN in combat boots! Fight as they trained. Same with the uniform; trainees had to fight in fatiques, then by George they'd TRAIN in fatigues! During the war it was MISSION FIRST, safety hopefully came along with it...but the mission came first!
After the war came; political correctness and safety first.
Today's Army trainees will go thru training that only the recruiter can answer; he's not only geared to answer those questions, it's HIS JOB!
Most novice runners max out at 20 miles because to run any further would leave them too tired to continue training for and running in the marathon. Having run 3 marathons and trained many others to do their first, I strongly recommend that the longest training run take no longer than 3 hours and 25 minutes and take place three weeks before the race. This should leave you in condition to continue your training and adequately recover before the race. In related links is a link to an article that provides advice on training for your first marathon.
Most anyone can run a marathon but you need to practice running a lot to succeed in a marathon.... for instance u might want to run a mile one week then two miles the next and three miles the next, etc. go to www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00novice.htm because that will answer all of your basic questions about running a marathon
i play football at a pee-wee level, and i can assure you that even the goalkeepers will run well under 1/10 mile..... it depends on your position but if you are playing wing back for example and are doing your job properly of getting back and forward you will run over 0.2 miles a game easily... its a 90 minute match even 0.15 miles averages out at just under 130 minute miles and that's not even a walking pace......
the first Battle of the Bull Run proved that both sides, (Union and Confederacy) needed training and more experience
You imagine there is no one around and run your fastest like there's a tiger after you
The exact distance that Marines run per day in Basic Training can vary depending on the specific training program and phase of training. Generally, Marines can expect to run anywhere from 3 to 5 miles per day, but this distance can increase as the training progresses.
6 to 8
To start training I would start running a few miles everyday and then go to a gym or skilled parkourist and get him to tell you how to roll wall run and flip
The distance a human can run varies widely depending on individual fitness levels, training, and experience. Elite marathon runners can complete 26.2 miles, while some ultramarathoners can run 100 miles or more in a single event. Generally, with proper training and conditioning, many people can run distances ranging from a few miles to marathons, while others may push their limits even further in ultramarathons. However, the average recreational runner might comfortably run 3 to 10 miles.
28 miles
Yes it is possible that a person can run 9 miles per hour, but it takes a lot of work and a lot of training.
A 5K run is a distance of 3.11 miles.
You ran 1.6777 miles
A 30K run is the equivalent to 18.6411 miles
That depends on how long you run for.
giraffes can run 35 miles per hour
0.031 miles.