Serious Question: Did any Marine ever run worse than I do?

[jp2usmc]

@Adema: If you slow your pace a little, can you make the full 3 miles?

[Adema1226]

@Adema: If you slow your pace a little, can you make the full 3 miles?

I can't run 3 miles without stopping, if that's what you're asking. I could do 3 miles with a combination of running / walking. I'm guessing I could do it in a little of 30 minutes. I walk 3 miles every weekend and it takes me about 45 minutes. That's walking alone.

[Jarhead1975]

Do you have any physical ailments that may be contributing to this? Maybe you aren't breathing properly. You may want to see a doctor and make sure its ok .

[PvtShane]

I too was worried about the physical part of Bootcamp. I ran a 12:45 IST. When I got to Bootcamp the running and pt was so brutal on my body that by the PFT I had stress fractures in both feet. I pushed through however and ran a 24:57. A ****ty time but considering- not that bad. Bootcamp was painful as hell, somehow I was never dropped, my Drill Instructors worked with the Corpsman because in their words, I put out. Now if I were you I wouldn't worry about Bootcamp. Just wait till MCT. I'll bet nobody has even told you about that slayfest. They've recently made it a lot harder. After that 15k hike running the PFT is a breeze. I did it ALL with stress fractures, so trust me when I say, if you want to be a Marine. If you REALLY want it. Then a little run won't stop you. However us slow runners tend to get slayed in Bootcamp. Get those pull-ups up. My 26 pull-ups and 107 (up from 13 and 50 on my IST) kept me out of the weak bodies. Stay motivated.

[Jarhead1975]

I'm not familiar with the term "slayfest", may know it by another name. A lot changed after I left there, even terminology.

[MOS4429]

Adema, update. How has the run been going since you started up the program?